Rainbow Clay Pin(Ages 9-16)
Bring a little color into your ensemble with these easy and fun clay rainbow pins!
Who doesn’t love rainbows? They are so beautiful and cheery. Now, kiddos can make their own using coffee filters and paint.
Rainbow Shape Mobile(Ages 2-8)
Younger kids love making this fun, colorful mobile to brighten up a kitchen on a rainy day! It uses up lots of construction paper scraps and helps them hone their sorting and math skills!
Rainbow Flower Banner(Ages 3-8)
These bright rainbows are fun from start to finish! Grab glue and a piece of cloth, then head out to the garden to gather a few of nature's offerings.
Hanging Rainbow(Ages 3-8)
Use watercolors and ribbon to make a beautiful rainbow. Hang it in a window, and the sun shining through it will make it glow just like the real thing!
Recycled Crayon Suncatchers(Ages 5-11)
We love this project because it’s a great opportunity to use up those old, broken, discarded crayons that are no longer in use. Use melted crayon shavings to create all sorts of beautiful suncatchers.
Rainbow Craft(Ages 3-8)
Explore color and texture with this simple rainbow craft.
Pot of Gold(Ages 3-8)
Make your very own pot of gold, complete with its own colorful rainbow. Who knows? You just might catch a leprechaun!
Rainbow Hair Clip(Ages 3-8)
With just a few supplies, you can make an eye-popping rainbow hair clip that's sure to be the envy of every fashionista on the playground!
Sensory Rainbows(Ages 2-8)
This craft is a great way for young kids to work on fine motor skills, introduce new textures, and practice their colors.
Rainbow Painting(Ages 2-6)
What child doesn't love to paint a rainbow? This new twist on a rainbow painting is a fun, messy way for kids to experiment by dragging paint around the paper with a kitchen sponge!
Spectroscope(Ages 5-16)
Study the science behind rainbows with a do-it-yourself spectroscope! You can see all the colors that make up white light from the sun, and the unique color patterns in light from light bulbs and other sources.
12 Rainbow Craft Ideas Perfect for Rainy Days
Whether they're streaking across the sky after a rainy day, or cobbled together from shredded pieces of construction paper, rainbows brighten our lives and put smiles on our faces! Celebrate all things ROY-G-BIV with this lengthy list of rainbow crafts and activities suitable for all ages! Practice sorting colors and shapes with a rainbow shape mobile, recycle your worn down crayons into dazzling sun-catchers, or build a working spectroscope to see rainbows everywhere you look!