Make a Miniature Toy Lion from Pipe Cleaners.

Making all the printable Paris souvenirs got me thinking about Paris, and as the Tour de France is on, my mind switched over to the stuffed lions given to the day's stage winner at the tour. Now you can make your own miniature lion toys for a dolls house nursery, (or your Parisian souvenir stand). My little dolls house child (from a Josephine Parnell Kit) is happy to be sitting next to a toy scale King of Beasts.

Like most chenille stem or pipe cleaner animals, these little lions take very few materials and only a few minutes to make. Have fun, and reward yourself with a miniature lion the next time you bike!

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