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    Paint Sample Rainbow Craft

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    This fun and easy paint sample rainbow craft is great for kids of all ages. Using a few simple supplies, kids can create a beautiful rainbow!

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    This quick and easy rainbow craft is full of color and shapes making it all kinds of rainbow fun!

    Those that have visited Made with Happy before will know that rainbows are our absolute favorite. If you love rainbows too, make sure to check out our most popular rainbow posts including Rainbow Punch Pinata, Rainbow Painted Rock, The Best Rainbow Rice Crispy Treats, Rainbow Vertical Garden, and Rainbow Popcorn.

    Rainbow Crafts For Kids

    The kids will love this fun rainbow activity! Not only is this fun for St. Patrick's Day but it's also a great art project to create beautiful rainbows all year long! Perfect for a crafty morning or just a fun way to talk about the colors of the rainbow! 

    We love craft projects that also offer a fun pot of gold at the end! And I love watching the kids work on their fine motor skills as well. We're all about making a paper plate rainbow craft of other rainbow crafts for kids but I love that this colorful craft is just a tad bit different than the others. 

    Since rainbows play a big part in bringing happiness and beautiful colors into the home, this craft really is a must! This is a fun craft idea throughout the Spring and Summer times

    Ways to Display this Rainbow Craft

    displaying your rainbow craft

    I'm a big believer in hanging up the kid's crafts as they make them. I love to showcase their artwork and show it off for everyone to see! The kids also love to show it off as well so it's a win-win! 

    You can easily hang up this rainbow in the window of the home for everyone outside to see or keep it a bit more personal and have it hanging on the fridge instead. 

    As long as you're displaying it and letting the world see, you can't go wrong! This is the perfect keepsake for St. Patrick's Day and a fun reminder of how easy it is to bring a little brightness into the day! 

    What you Need to Make this Rainbow Craft

    Paint Sample Rainbow Craft Supplies
    • 8 ½ x 11- bright colored cardstock
    • Black sharpie marker       
    • Paint sample cards, in bright rainbow colors (available for free at any hardware store, or any store that carries house paint)
    • Craft sequins, in bright rainbow colors
    • Small star shaped hole punch
    • Glue stick
    • Craft glue
    • Cotton balls, approximately 16

    How to make this Paint Sample Rainbow Craft 

    What I love about this craft is that it's not hard to do at all and takes minimal craft supplies. Anything that is easy to do and looks great has a vote in my book! 

    Drawing The Rainbow

    Drawing Rainbow with Sharpie

    First start by drawing seven lines of your rainbow on your paper. It's best to have your child turn their paper horizontally and start with the outside line to make sure they cover most of the paper.

    Note: Encourage them to leave space (⅓ of the paper) on the bottom of the paper to add their clouds.

    Sharpie Drawn Rainbow

    We encourage seven lines which will result in six sections for the rainbow.

    Decorating The Rainbow

    Star shaped paper punch

    Grab your paint samples or scrap paper and any shape hole punches you might have on hand.

    paint sample punched stars

    For the younger kids, it can be a fun way to learn different shapes by making different shapes for each color.

    Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.

    glue stick on rainbow

    Using a glue stick start placing your shapes and sequins row by row.

    place paint samples on rainbow

    We started with the paint sample shapes in the sections.

    place sequins on Rainbow
    first level of rainbow glued shapes

    Next, we added the sequins in between the shapes.

    gluing all colors of rainbow

    Complete row by row until all rows are completely full

    paint samples glued to paper

    Once each of the rows is filled it is time to add the clouds.

    glue at end of rainbow

    Using craft glue, liberally add glue to the bottom of each end of the rainbow.

    adding cotton balls to end of rainbow craft

    Add cotton balls to each of the ends of the rainbow. We approximate each side can take about 8 cotton balls.

    rainbow craft with cotton ball clouds

    Encourage your child that not all the cotton balls have to fit fully on the page. Some can hang off, giving the clouds a more puffy feel.

    Fun Rainbow Craft For kids

    This rainbow is so bright and sparkly! Display it by adding a magnet to the back on your refrigerator, or hang near a window to watch the sequins sparkle in the sunlight.

    We highlighted this Rainbow Crafts along with some other fun kid's Spring crafts in our March Crafts for Kids along with our 101+ Easy Craft Ideas for kids.

    You also do not want to miss our 101+ Free Kid's Printables full of Crafts & Coloring Pages.

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    Kids Rainbow Craft
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    Paint Sample Rainbow Craft

    This fun and easy paint sample rainbow craft is great for kids of all ages. Using a few simple supplies, kids can create a beautiful rainbow!
    Course Kids Crafts
    Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time 15 minutes minutes
    Servings 1 Rainbow Craft
    Author Alli Ward

    Equipment

    • Glue Stick
    • Craft Glue

    Ingredients

    • 8 ½ x 11- bright colored cardstock
    • Black sharpie marker
    • Paint sample cards in bright rainbow colors (available for free at any hardware store, or any store that carries house paint)
    • Craft sequins in bright rainbow colors
    • Small star shaped hole punch
    • Cotton balls approximately 16

    Instructions

    • First start by drawing seven lines of your rainbow on your paper. Its best to have your child turn their paper horizontal and start with the outside line to make sure they cover most of the paper.. Note: Encourage them to leave space (⅓ of the paper) on the bottom of the paper to add their clouds.
      Drawing Rainbow with Sharpie
    • We encourage seven lines which will result in six sections for the rainbow.
      Sharpie Drawn Rainbow
    • Grab your paint samples or scrap paper and any shape hole punches you might have on hand.
      Star shaped paper punch
    • For the younger kids, it can be a fun way to learn different shapes by making a different shape for each color.
      paint sample punched stars
    • Using a glue stick start placing your shapes and sequins row by row.
      glue stick on rainbow
    • We started with the paint sample shapes in the sections.
      place paint samples on rainbow
    • Next we added the sequins in between the shapes.
      place sequins on Rainbow
    • Complete row by row until all rows are completely full
      adding other colors to rainbow craft
    • Once each of the rows is filled it is time to add the clouds.
      paint samples glued to paper
    • Using craft glue, liberally add glue to the bottom of each end of the rainbow.
      glue at end of rainbow
    • Add cotton balls to each of the ends of the rainbow. We approximate each side can take about 8 cotton balls.
      adding cotton balls to end of rainbow craft
    • Encourage your child that not all the the cotton balls have to fit fully on the page. Some can hang off, giving the clouds a more puffy feel.
      rainbow craft with cotton ball clouds

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