On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping, ten lords a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying, five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. For the twelfth day of Christmas this year, my daughter and I made twelve paper drummers drumming.
Materials
- Blue, orange, yellow, beige, black, and green construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Orange, blue, and red markers
Instructions
- Cut twelve shirts and twelve hats from the blue paper.
- Cut twelve pants from the orange paper.
- Cut twelve drums from the yellow paper.
- Cut twelve heads and twenty-four tiny circles from the beige paper.
- Cut twenty-four tiny ovals from the black paper.
- Use the orange marker to draw zigzags on the yellow drums.
- Glue the orange pants on the green paper.
- Glue the blue shirts above the orange pants.
- Glue the beige heads above the blue shirts.
- Glue the blue hats on the beige heads.
- Glue the black shoes to the ankles of the orange pants.
- Glue the beige circles to the arms of the blue shirts.
- Glue the decorated yellow drums to the front of the drummers.
- Draw mouths and eyes on the faces of the drummers with the red and blue markers.
- Display the twelve drummers drumming.
Also check out the rest of my Twelve Days of Christmas crafts.
Image Credits
Twelve Drummers Drumming Craft © 2015 Heather Johnson
Paper Pieces for Twelve Drummers Drumming © 2015 Heather Johnson
Drawing Zigzags on the Paper Drums for Twelve Drummers Drumming © 2015 Heather Johnson
Gluing Orange Pants for Twelve Drummers Drumming © 2015 Heather Johnson
Gluing Shirts, Heads, and Hats for Twelve Drummers Drumming © 2015 Heather Johnson
Drawing Faces for Twelve Drummers Drumming © 2015 Heather Johnson
Twelve Drummers Drumming Craft © 2015 Heather Johnson