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Rainbow craft and activity ideas for kids
This list of the BEST Rainbow activity ideas for kids includes:
- Rainbow crafts
- Rainbow painting ideas
- Rainbow recipes
- Rainbow science experiments
- Rainbow art
- Rainbow sensory play
- Rainbow printables
Rainbow Cork Painting
Here is an easy rainbow art activity to start! Using our free rainbow printable paint a rainbow using corks. This is the perfect rainbow painting idea for toddlers and preschoolers.
Forget paintbrushes, painting with a sponge is so much more fun! Look at the fabulous rainbow effect created in this rainbow sponge painting art.
Help toddlers to work on their fine motor skills as they make a rainbow necklace! The best bit is that this rainbow threading craft is edible!
How adorable is this footprint butterfly! This beautiful keepsake can be made using a babies or toddlers footprint. Use rainbow coloured paints to create a colourful rainbow footprint butterfly.
Why not go one step further and make a beautiful rainbow butterfly ring dish with babies or toddlers footprints. This is a rainbow craft you will want to treasure forever!
Rainbow Sponge Painting Art
Forget paintbrushes, painting with a sponge is so much more fun! Look at the fabulous rainbow effect created in this rainbow sponge painting art.
Rainbow Threading Craft
Help toddlers to work on their fine motor skills as they make a rainbow necklace! The best bit is that this rainbow threading craft is edible!
Rainbow Footprint Butterfly
How adorable is this footprint butterfly! This beautiful keepsake can be made using a babies or toddlers footprint. Use rainbow coloured paints to create a colourful rainbow footprint butterfly.
Clay Rainbow Dish
Why not go one step further and make a beautiful rainbow butterfly ring dish with babies or toddlers footprints. This is a rainbow craft you will want to treasure forever!
Rainbow Handprint Butterfly
Another fun way to use rainbow prints to make a butterfly is to use your child's handprints and a cardboard tube to make a colourful rainbow butterfly.
Rainbow Paper Plate Craft
If you want to keep is simple then this rainbow paper plate craft is for you. Hang them up to brighten up your room!
Rainbow Playdough Recipe
Let younger children get crafty with some rainbow playdough. They will love squashing and squeezing the playdough as they explore mixing the rainbow colours.
Rainbow Rice
Toddlers and preschoolers will love playing with rainbow rice too! It is easy to make and lasts ages. Have you ever tried running your fingers through rice? It is so relaxing!
Rainbow Small World Play
How much fun would toddlers and preschoolers have making and then playing with a rainbow small world. I love that the rainbow is free standing and all you need to make it is some old cardboard!
No Mess Rainbow Craft
If you want to get the paints out but avoid the mess have a go at making these no mess painting rainbow heart cards. You could use this technique to make any shape or pattern.
Rainbow Pour Painting Craft
Pour painting is so much fun! Use paint in every colour of the rainbow to make these striking pour painting flower pots.
Rainbow Luminaries
These beautiful rainbow drip painted luminaries are made using a similar painting technique. I love the way the light shines though the paint.
Rainbow Candle Holder
Another really fun and very effective painting technique to try is painting by dipping an object into nail varnish. I think you will agree that this rainbow candle holder is gorgeous and it is a lot easier to make than it looks.
Rainbow Ice Painting
Have fun painting with some colourful ice paints. They are great for exploring colour mixing and so much fun for little ones.
Rainbow Walking Water
Are you ready for a bit of science?!Another fun colour mixing activity is the rainbow walking water science experiment that always amazes the kids!
Fizzy Rainbow Science Experiment
If your kids love experiments they will be amazed by this fizzy rainbow science experiment. This hands on experiment will have them saying wow!
Printable Colour Wheel
Explore the colours of the rainbow using a printable colour wheel. Kids will love playing with this spinner.
Rainbow Painted Bread
Edible activities are always a winner with children. Rainbow painted toast is easy to set up and lots of fun.
Frozen Waterbead Rainbow
I have a feeling that exploring a frozen waterbead rainbow will be another winner with young children. How fun!
Rainbow Snow Painting
Sticking with the freezing theme if you have snow painting a rainbow in the snow is such fun!
Rainbow Spaghetti
Rainbow spaghetti is lots of fun for babies and toddlers. Colouring cooked spaghetti is really easy and little ones will love exploring both the colours and texture of this fun rainbow sensory play activity.
Blow Painting Rainbow
Try blowing paint using a straw to create a piece of rainbow art. What a fun technique.
Rainbow Suncatcher Craft
Use colourful tissue paper to create a rainbow suncatcher.
Colourful Rainbow Art
Another fun idea using tissue paper is this colourful rainbow art. Make it on a canvas and it will make beautiful wall art.
Rainbow Flower Craft
Have fun making this rainbow flower craft using a salad spinner. This painting technique is so much fun!
Colour Changing Flowers
Why not turn some real flowers into rainbow flowers. This science experiment for kids is easier than it looks. Kids can learn about how flowers drink water whilst making their own bunch of rainbow coloured flowers.
Rainbow Skittles Experiment
Get a bag of skittles and have a go at the rainbow skittles experiment. It's great fun!
Yarn Art Rainbow Craft
Paper plate crafts are always popular and I love this yarn art rainbow craft. What a fun way to learn how to sew!
DIY Rainbow Crayons
Kids of all ages will love making these diy rainbow crayons. They would make adorable gifts and are made using your old broken crayons.
Rainbow Heart Magnets
Use little wooden hearts to make rainbow heart magnets. The white patterns against the rainbow colours looks really effective.
Rainbow Mobile
I love this adorable rainbow mobile complete with unicorns. Follow the link to print out and colour your own!
Rainbow Heart Craft
Alternatively print out and make rainbow hearts. There are so many different ways you can make these paper hearts.
Rainbow Necklace Craft
Little girls will love this sweet and simple rainbow necklace craft. Why not make is as a homemade gift for someone special?!
Rainbow Zipper Toy
Why not have a go at making a rainbow toy for your toddler. This rainbow zipper toy looks lots of fun for little ones and is great for working on their fine motor skills.
DIY Rainbow Unicorn Hobby Horse
Or if you are feeling really adventurous make a rainbow unicorn hobby horse. Im totally in love with this DIY toy!
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