Spin Drum Craft: Fun Following Instructions Worksheet for Kids
This craft worksheet helps children ages 3-5 build fine motor skills and the ability to follow multi-step instructions as they construct their own working spin drum from cardboard, string, and beads. Because each step depends on the one before it — cutting, assembling, attaching the string and beads — this project strengthens sequencing and sustained attention in a way that a single-step activity cannot.
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Month 12: Learning & Development | Ages 6-7
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- Topic:
- Arts & Crafts
- Skill:
- Arts & Crafts (Art & Craft): Creative art and craft activities.
- Pack:
- Page 27 of 28 in Month 12: Learning & Development | Ages 6-7.
How to use this worksheet
Read through the step-by-step instructions together before starting, so your child has a sense of the whole project. Help your child cut out the cardboard shape needed for the drum, then guide them through assembling the pieces according to the instructions. Attach the string and beads as directed, showing your child how the spin drum works by twisting the handle between your palms. Once assembled, let your child decorate the drum with markers or crayons before trying it out.
Materials needed
- Cardboard
- Scissors
- Glue
- String
- Beads
- Markers or crayons
Extension activities
- 1Decorate the finished spin drum with additional colors and patterns.
- 2Experiment with different sizes of cardboard and string length to see how the sound or spin changes.
- 3Create a short story or song about the spin drum and perform it together.
- 4Make a second, simpler noisemaker using a different household material, like a container filled with rice.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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