45+ Quick and Easy Rainbow Craft for Kids for Home

Rainbow Craft for Kids: Children never tire of colors, and rainbow crafts hit that sweet spot between creativity and zero stress. These are easy, fast projects that use things you probably already have around the house. What this really means is: You don’t need a full-blown art studio to keep kids occupied. All you need are two or three materials, a plan and genuinely fun ideas to execute.

Quick and Creative Rainbow Craft for Kids for Home

 

Here are 45+ rainbow crafts organized into obvious sections and put into language I can understand, so you know exactly what you’re dealing with.

Paper-Based Rainbow Craft for Kids

• Paper Strip Rainbow – Stick colored strips of paper together to make a curvy rainbow which makes a working on the fine motor skills (and is cute on walls).

• Rainbow Paper Fan – Fan out colored papers that are folded side by side, then glue them; kids really like the pleasing motion and the bright feel.

• Easy Rainbow Collage – Kids can use a glue stick to apply scraps of colored paper in rainbow order; it’s messy (in the best way) and suitable for any age.

  

• Rainbow Accordion Streamer – When you place the strips together in a zigzag pattern, it lends itself for your desired 3D effect to make it look like a pretty rainbow or an arch of clouds.

• Paper Plate Rainbow – Cut a paper plate in half and stick down colored strips to make the rainbow, easy setup and perfect for little ones.

• Tissue Paper Rainbow – Keep kids busy scrunching tissue below and on top of things putting them down as they go in the color order!

• Cut up paper to make a Rainbow Mosaic – You’ll practice focus and patience while building your rainbow using the leftover squares of paper!

• Cut-and-Paste Rainbow Wheel – Children glue small circles around a big one in rainbow order; the circular design feels new.

• Rainbow Card – Make a card and design the front with layered rainbow strips; perfect for birthdays or thank you teacher!

• Rainbow Paper Bracelet – Weave narrow strips into a wearable bracelet (fast, cute & perfect for makebelieve)!

Nature & Recycled Rainbow Art Activity for Kids

• Leaf Rainbow Craft – similar to the rainbow walking stick but instead you collect leaves, paint them in a rainbow of colors, and line them up; teaches color mixing and nature awareness.

• Stone Rainbow Painting – Paint pebbles in an array of colors and arrange them into a rainbow! Hardwearing, great for garden decor.

• Tornado’s Brewing – Use bottle caps in color or paint for a rainbow hue; glue on to cardboard to make into a sturdy feeling business of art.

• Cardboard Tube Rainbow – Cut circles from toilet paper rolls and paint them; stack or adhere to make a colorful rainbow.

  

• Worn Magazine Rainbow – Tear up some colorful magazine pages and balance them into arcs; environmentally friendly and beautiful.

• Egg Carton Rainbow – Cut up an egg carton, paint it in every color of the rainbow and glue together before hanging; makes for fun texture.

• Rainbow Plastic Spoon Flowers – Paint the spoons and arrange them in the fashion of a flower petal; whimsical, out-of-the-box, really adorable.

• Jar Rainbow Lantern – Fill a jar with colored layers or tissue; set an LED candle within for soft rainbow colors.

• Rainbow Bead Recycling Craft – With beads you have around the house, glue a glittery rainbow to cardboard and use them during sensory time!

• Rainbow Crayon Melt Art – Melt broken crayons in a rainbow template and the drippy mess is cool and artsy.

Paint & Creative Texture Rainbow Craft for Kids

Using just a selection of plastic bottles that are readily available in the community and some nice colorful paint, we can create an amazing selection of cool crafts!

• Finger Paint Rainbow – This is a great one for little hands as kids use their fingers to make each color stripe; it’s definitely messy but fun and scales down well preschoolers.

• Pom-Pom Painted Rainbow – dip pom-poms in paint and stamp each color on; creates an interesting texture and makes making rainbows clean & quick.

• Sponge Dab Rainbow – Cut sponges and dab paint in order of colors, for a soft blend look.

• Cotton Ball Cloud Rainbow – Paint a rainbow and make it look fluffy and dreamy with cotton balls.

  

• Salt Texture Rainbow – Glue arcs and addition of colorful salt; dry to a vibrant textured piece.

• Thread-Painted Rainbow – This involves dipping threads in paint and then dragging them across paper; the unpredictable lines mean it’s one-of-a kind.

• Rainbow Handprint Art – Color each finger with a different color and stamp handprints, kids love looking at their hands turn into art!

• Blow Painting Rainbow – Drop liquid watercolors (or add food coloring to standard water ) then blow through a straw to move the colors and make a picture.

• Rainbow Bubble Print – Blow colored bubble soap into water and stamp paper over that for some magical bubbly prints.

• Art Rainbows/Simple Rainbow – Have children paint arcs with wide brushes (this is a really clean and colorful way to “paint” t00).

Adorable DIY Things & Rainbow Decor Items

• Rainbow Bookmark – Place different colored strips on top of each other and create a slim bookmark; useful and fits the school going kids.

• Rainbow Key Chain – Cut out little rainbow shapes from foam or felt; add a ring and you have an easy-to-make key chain reliever.

• Rainbow Wand – Use a small rainbow cutout with streamers of ribbon on the bottom, play pretend magic.

• Rainbow Suncatcher – Make with clear sheets and pieces of cellophane; hang in a window to see the colors!

  

• Rainbow Dreamcatcher – Wrap some yarn around a hoop then hang rainbow ribbons off it, more decoration than the real thing but definitely soothing to craft.

• Rainbow Doorhanger – Thread on colored beads and tie through a ring – will ‘clink’ gently when hung.

• Rainbow Pencil Topper – Roll rainbow foam into a whirl and put on pencils; bring more fun to writing.

• Rainbow Clay Coil – Create thin snakes out of the clay and spiral them into a rainbow; great for shaping and coordination!

• Make a Rainbow Felt Patch – Cut three layered arches of felt and sew or glue together; great for bags or jackets.

• RAINBOW GARLAND – Cut out rainbow shapes,  string together – fabulous for party decor or bedroom ideas too.

Snacky Fun and Awesome Pretend Play Rainbow Craft for Kids

• Cereal Rainbow Craft – Create rainbow bands by lining up loops of different colored cereal; this one’s edible, fun and great for fine motor skills.

• Rainbow Sprinkle Art — Glue a rainbow shaped outline and dump sprinkles on top; they love it, like decorating with “confetti.”

• Rice Colored Pasta Rainbow – Dye up some pasta pieces and pop them into an arch; vibrant, tactile play which is also a good one to stick once you glue it.

  

• Painting with Colored Ice – Freeze colored water, and then use the ice cubes as paint; softens a bit but when first applied it offers delicate rainbow strokes.

• Rainbow Slime Swirl Bright – Create individual batches of bright colors and twist into one.

• Edible Rainbow Necklace – String cereal cut into loops onto string, a snack and a craft in one.

• Rainbow Sugar Art • Dye practicing sugar in tiny bowls and spoon it into designs; sorts of like little kid sand art.

Fast Hacks for These Crafts at home

Here’s the thing. Children have short attention spans, but it’s not because crafts are boring — adults often make them too complicated. So keep it simple.

Prep materials beforehand. Don’t have kids waiting for scissors to be found.
Use washable supplies. Who wants to stress over scrubbing away puddles of red sauce?
Let kids choose their colors. Even if theirs is a pink-heavy “rainbow,” creativity counts.
Display their work. The vision of their creations hanging around is the more reason they are motivated to stick around.