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25 Gorgeously Colorful Rainbow Crafts for Kids

February 7, 2017 by Selena Robinson 3 Comments

These gorgeously colorful rainbow crafts for kids are a wonderful way to add art to a spring unit study!

When I think of spring, I think of blooming flowers, baby animals, rain showers, and rainbows.

And there’s no better way to welcome spring than to make some lovely spring crafts with kids.

These gorgeously colorful rainbow crafts for kids are a wonderful way to add art and sensory play into a spring unit study.

Or, if you’re a parent, you can just spend a lazy weekend afternoon making the whole house colorful with these beautiful crafts.

25 Gorgeous Rainbow Crafts for Kids to Make

Either way, kids will love making them and learning how different shades combine to form the gorgeous rainbow colors we know so well.

Take a look at the full list below.

While you’re here, grab our printable Over the Rainbow Playdough Mats for some sensory preschool fun this spring!

Add some color to your early learning units with this list of gorgeous rainbow crafts for kids to make!

25 Gorgeously Colorful Rainbow Crafts for Kids

This list of rainbow-themed crafts features fine motor skill practice, color recognition, and even some simple science experiments.

Some of the ideas here are even no-mess, which means that they’d be perfect for large groups or very young children.

Or teachers who don’t have time to clean up afterward. (Like yours truly.)

How to Use Rainbow Crafts with Early Learners

When you’re ready to try some of these craft ideas, you might want to start by asking the class:

  • What is a rainbow?
  • What colors are in the rainbow? (If they don’t know, the acronym ROYGBIV is perfect for helping them remember the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.)
  • What kind of weather do we see before a rainbow appears?
  • When is the last time you saw a rainbow?
Beautiful and Easy Rainbow Crafts for Kids - Look! We're Learning!

As you talk about rainbows, listen for some ideas your students may have that are incorrect or some answers they may be unsure about.

Take a look at the basic facts about rainbows in this simple rainbow unit to help fill in the gaps for them!

When you’re ready to try a craft or two, let your students know it’s time to make an art project together. Then get out the crafting supplies and get crafting!

Need more rainbow-themed learning ideas? Try some of these too!

  • 100th Day of School Rainbow Mickey Upcycle from Crafty Mama in ME
  • Rainbow Science from Schooling a Monkey
  • Rainbow Picture Books for Kids from The Jenny Evolution
  • Plant a Rainbow! from The Usual Mayhem

Get the list of 25 gorgeous rainbow crafts for kids below.

25 Gorgeously Colorful Rainbow Crafts for Kids

Add some color to your early learning units with this list of gorgeous rainbow crafts for kids to make!

1

Easy Coffee Filter Rainbow Craft - Look! We're Learning!

2

Rainbow Paper Science Experiment - Science Kiddo

Photo Credit: www.sciencekiddo.com
3

Rainbow Heart Suncatchers - Fireflies and Mudpies

Photo Credit: www.firefliesandmudpies.com
4

Paper Plate Rainbow Craft - Housing a Forest

Photo Credit: www.housingaforest.com
5

Rainbow Discovery Bottle - Preschool Inspirations

Photo Credit: preschoolinspirations.com
6

Fizzing Rainbow Science Experiment - Fun-A-Day

Photo Credit: fun-a-day.com
7

Streamer Rainbow Craft - Happiness is Homemade

Photo Credit: www.happinessishomemade.net
8

Rainbow Eruptions - Learn Play Imagine

Photo Credit: www.learnplayimagine.com
9

Rainbow in a Bag - Powerful Mothering

Photo Credit: www.powerfulmothering.com
10

Rainbow Colored Rice Activity Bin - Happy Hooligans

Photo Credit: happyhooligans.ca
11

Weaving Rainbow Fish Craft - Crafty Morning

Photo Credit: www.craftymorning.com
12

Rainbow Jar Experiment - Playdough to Plato

Photo Credit: www.playdoughtoplato.com
13

Stained Glass Rainbow Craft - From ABCs to ACTs

Photo Credit: fromabcstoacts.com
14

How to Make Rainbow Crayons - Pre-K Pages

Photo Credit: www.pre-kpages.com
15

Rainbow Slime - Mom Dot

Photo Credit: www.momdot.com
16

Rainbow Mobile Craft for Kids - B-Inspired Mama

Photo Credit: b-inspiredmama.com
17

Fruit Loops Rainbow Craft - Hands On As We Grow

Photo Credit: handsonaswegrow.com
18

Rainbow Soap Foam Bubbles - Fun At Home with Kids

Photo Credit: www.funathomewithkids.com
19

Celery Stamping Rainbow Fish Craft - Crafty Morning

Photo Credit: www.craftymorning.com
20

Grow Your Own Rainbow Crystals - Little Bins for Little Hands

Photo Credit: littlebinsforlittlehands.com
21

Paper Plate Sun and Rainbow Craft - Easy Peasy and Fun

Photo Credit: www.easypeasyandfun.com
22

Pipe Cleaner Rainbow Craft - Preschool Inspirations

Photo Credit: preschoolinspirations.com
23

Pom Pom Rainbow Craft - Artsy Craftsy Mom

Photo Credit: artsycraftsymom.com
24

Rainbow Threading Cereal Craft - Messy Little Monster

Photo Credit: www.messylittlemonster.com
25

Pom Pom Painted Rainbow Craft for Kids - Fantastic Fun & Learning

Photo Credit: www.fantasticfunandlearning.com

Don’t miss these other ideas for learning about rainbows and springtime!

This printable rainbow tally marks lesson for early learners is a great way to teach students how to count with tally marks!
Pick up these printable rainbow playdough mats for some colorful fine motor fun with early learners!
Share this list of 50 spring books for kids with early readers!

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