Lion Costume

My oldest son wanted to be a lion this past Halloween. The mane was going to be the hardest part. Not only how to make it (mops? yarn?) but also how to keep whatever it ended up being on his head. Enter, the toilet seat cover. Yes, that's right. The toilet seat cover. Found in the bottom of the linen bin at Goodwill, in yellow (and washed thouroughly indeed).