There are so many fun and simple ways to make rainbows. In fact, we have 10 colorful and creative rainbow crafts to keep kids busy and engaged this spring and summer season. From buttons, to paint, to paper straws, there are endless amounts of possibilities! We have ideas perfect for toddlers, preschoolers and kids of all ages. Gather some simple supplies and watch as kids get creative making rainbows from cardstock, craft sticks, foam sheets and more.
Making this colorful rainbow craft with self-adhesive buttons is a perfect way for toddlers and preschoolers to practice learning their colors. It's also great for strengthening fine motor muscles. Remove the backing off the colored buttons and place them in rainbow color order in the shape of a rainbow on blue cardstock paper. Use scissors to cut the button rainbow out of your blue cardstock. Then cut out clouds from a white foam sheet and glue them at the ends of your rainbow.
Rainbow craft sticks makes this a mess free and super easy craft for kids to create. Cut out two cloud shapes the same size from a white foam sheet. Use tacky glue to glue a red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple craft stick in a line at the bottom of one of your cloud shapes. Add tacky glue all over the cloud and craft sticks. Then line up and glue the second cloud on top of the other. Add some personality to the rainbow craft by adding self-adhesive googly eyes in the middle of the cloud and then give your cloud a cute smile with a black marker.
Finger painting is a classic activity that young children delight in. Here's a simple way to turn colorful fingerprints into a simple rainbow craft. Place red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple paint in the sections of a rectangular paint palette. Kids dip their finger into the paints and press them on blue cardstock paper in the shape of a rainbow. When the paint is finished drying, use school glue to glue cotton balls at the ends of the rainbow to make fluffy clouds.
Make this fun and colorful paper plate rainbow mobile to hang on display in your home for the spring season! Punch 6 holes along the bottom of half of a white paper plate. Crinkle and glue white tissue paper squares all over the back of your paper plate half. Thread a purple bead at the bottom of 6 pieces of white curling ribbon and tie a knot to secure it in place. Slide pony beads onto each of the ribbons, creating a rainbow pattern by alternating colors. Attach the beaded ribbons to each of the holes in the bottom of the paper plate half with a knot. Hang the rainbow mobile in your favorite window.
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Add some extra colorful decor to your walls by creating this rainbow monogram wall art craft. Paint the front and edges of a wood letter with white acrylic paint. Cover a 12-inch by 12-inch white canvas with colored masking tape, creating a rainbow pattern by alternating the colors. Glue your painted wood letter in the center of your rainbow taped canvas. Embellish the letter with acrylic jewels to match your child's favorite colors. Hang your gorgeous rainbow canvas in a bedroom or play room for everyone to enjoy.
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This adorable rainbow coin purse is a great craft for kids to make at a rainbow themed birthday party. It's a fun party favor kids will use over and over again. Take a pencil and draw the arches of a rainbow on the front of your white canvas coin purse. Paint the first arch of your rainbow with red paint. Continue painting each arch with the different colors of the rainbow. Allow the paint to dry completely before use.
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These rainbow sunglasses are so fun to make and even more fun to wear! Cut a red chenille stem 9.5 inches long. Then cut an orange, yellow, green and blue chenille stem one-half inch shorter than the last color. Line up the ends of the chenille stems and twist them together to secure them together. Glue the chenille stem rainbow on the inside frame of red glasses with a dab of hot glue. Then glue white pom-poms on the front corner of the red glasses for fluffy clouds. Now hit the pool this summer in your cool new shades!
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Add some whimsical magic to your wardrobe by making and wearing a colorful rainbow in a bottle necklace. This fun necklace is a simple and easy make and take craft activity for a rainbow themed party. To make the necklace, fill a small corked glass bottle with colored stone gravel. Rainbow craft sand is another fun alternative for filling the bottles. Close the cork bottle and wrap it with various colors of baker's twine. Attach a long string of baker's twine around the top of the cork bottle to create a necklace.
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This colorful rainbow wreath is a great decoration for the spring and summer seasons. It's easy and inexpensive to create too, making it a great craft project for all ages. Gather 6 striped straws in each color. Arrange them by rainbow color order and glue them in a circle to create a wreath. Gather 12 more striped straws in each color. Cut half of them 6 inches in length and the other half about 4 inches in length. Glue the 6-inch straws in between the original length straws according to color. Then glue the 4-inch straws in between the 6-inch straws. Attach a piece of ribbon or a paper clip to the back of the wreath for hanging.
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Add this simple and cute Noah's Ark Rainbow craft to your Sunday School or VBS lesson on Noah and how God always keeps his promises. To make the simple rainbow craft, print out the cloud template on white cardstock and have children color and cut out the template. Cut out construction paper strips in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. Have children glue the paper strips on the back of their cloud in rainbow color order. Bend a black pipe cleaner in half and tape it onto the back of the cloud for hanging.
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