Give each child a paper plate and some brown tempera paint. Have him cover the back side of the plate with paint. Use scissors to cut openings in the plate for him to see through, and help him glue fake fur on the edges of the plate to complete his lion mask. A variation of this activity is to have each child make a tropical bird mask. The child can paint the back of a paper plate with blue, red or yellow paint. Then use scissors to cut openings in the plate for the child to see through. Ask the child to glue brightly colored feathers to the top of the mask.
Cover a large corkboard with green paper, cut paper leaves and an assortment of colorful jungly-looking items. Give each child an outline drawing of a jungle animal, printed from the computer or from a coloring book. Encourage the children to color and decorate the pages as they please using crayons or paint. Hang the animal drawings on the corkboard jungle.