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I must say, rainbows are an absolute favorite project theme in our household.
I bet they are in your household, too!
The bright colors are both inviting and magical for kids of all ages.
In fact, for adults, too! I love them!
I actually had each of my bridesmaid where a different color of the rainbow for our wedding.
It was gorgeous!
Both my girls have always been intrigued by rainbows.
My youngest had only just turned 3 and she could recite the colors of the rainbow in order.
I was shocked!
Nothing like adding some bright rainbow colors to craft projects and activities for some extra motivation to learn new skills.
Check out this Rainbow Jelly Bean Experiment, for a cool science and art activity that your kids are sure to love.
Even though rainbows are something you could explore all year long, we always tend to do them in the Spring around St. Patrick’s Day.
St. Patrick’s Day and rainbows go hand in hand, right?!
Have you ever found that pot of gold at the end of a rainbow?
I sure haven’t, but I’m still hoping my luck will come one day. Haha!
Rainbow Streamer Runway Project
For this activity, all you need is some streamers in every color of the rainbow and some painters tape.
Tape up the streamers in the order of a rainbow and you’re set.
Get those long winter wiggles out by getting your kids to run free through the streamers.
The giggles were completely contagious!
I was laughing, too!
The girls ran back forth so many times that they would have to take a water break every once in awhile.
Fizzing Rainbow Science Project
For this Fizzing Rainbow Activity, You Will Need:
- baking soda
- vinegar
- food coloring or liquid water colors
- eye dropper
- 6 small containers
- a cookie sheet
First, dump a bunch of baking soda on the cookie sheet and spread it out.
Use you finger and create a rainbow in the baking soda.
Make sure there are 6 arches for this project so you can use every color of the rainbow.
Next, pour a small amount of vinegar into each of the 6 containers and add a different color of food coloring to each.
Have your child use an eye dropper to squeeze the vinegar into each of the rainbow lines.
My girls loved how it bubbled and fizzed.
Give it a try!
And enjoy doing this project over and over as there will be more than enough finger to get the fizzy rainbow effect many times!
Spinning Balloon Rainbow
For this project, you will need balloons in each color of the rainbow, clear packing tape and a blow dryer.
Blow up all 6 rainbow colored balloons and then use the clear packing tape to tape the balloons into a circle.
Use a blow dryer to blow air under the balloon circle on an angle and watch is go.
It may take a couple tries, but when you’ve got it, the balloons will spin around and around.
This is a super fun rainbow project that keeps you on your toes!
You may want to add an extension cord to the blow dryer to avoid tripping.
Both my girls, continued to take turns with this.
It’s so cool to watch when the balloons start spinning.
Give it a go!
Rainbow Zip Tie Chain Project
I was in the dollar store one day and happened to come across some colored zip ties.
I instantly knew what project I was going to use them for… A Rainbow Zip Tie Chain.
So as you can see, we were missing a few colors, but they girls didn’t care.
If they were missing a color, then they would just skip it.
Chaining the zip ties together was amazing fine motor practice.
If you’re child doesn’t know the order of the rainbow then you could turn this project into a color matching or patter activity.
Have them use one color at a time.
“Can you find all the reds?”
“Now, how about all the oranges?”
Once the girls were finished they insisted that they hang them on their doors.
Sure! Why not!
Display what they are proud of!
We used a 3M hook at the top of the door and let it hand down.
They loved it!
Download the FREE Rainbow Week of Crafts & Activities PDF here
Rainbow projects are so much fun!
There truly are endless possibilities of activities and crafts that can be created with a rainbow in mind.
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