75 Best Fun Rainbow Crafts And Activities for Kids

This gorgeous rainbow craft idea is perfect for summer time. Watch as the sunlight streams through and creates another magical rainbow on the ground!

Make your own stunning rainbows with paper plates, a white wax crayon and water color paints.

Work on fine motor skills and strength scissor skills with this fun rainbow theme learning activity, which comes with a free printable template.

Learn about rainbow colors and write your own rainbow poem with this free printable rainbow literacy activity that's perfect for kindergarteners, or first grade

This adorable 3d rainbow craft made using strips of colored construction paper is perfect for the St. Patrick's Day celebration this Spring

Color by number is a great way to get in some fun learning with number recognition as well as color recognition.

This cute rainbow coloring page is great for Spring time

Who wouldn't want to see the whole world in rainbow color?

These DIY rainbow vision glasses are so easy to make, and fun to wear for kids of all ages from toddlers up to older kids, for a cool and unique sensory experience.

These gorgeous butterflies are a vibrant mix of all the rainbow colors, fluttering through the sky

Perler bead crafts are a fun way for older kids to work on fine motor skills and make something to be proud of.

These rainbow heart crafts are the perfect addiiton to your perler bead templates

For more rainbow vision, make your own simple kaleidoscope.

This rainbow craft has an element of science learning, too! So much fun!

This rainbow fine motor busy bag is great for young kids to strength up their little fingers and the best part is you can make this from supplies you probably already have around the house.

These rainbow colours clay stackers are easy to make, and once they're dried its lots of fun for toddlers to play with too!

Use our free rainbow printables for color mixing and introduce your child to color theory

Sometimes you want to paint with your child, but without the mess and the cleanup... here's the solution!

This simple activity lets kids explore color mixing in all kinds of combinations

Stamp your own bright colorful rainbow using kitchen utensils, like a potato masher.

Explore nature and the different colors of the rainbow with this beautiful bright rainbow craft activity

It's great for kids to paint with a variety of different materials - have you ever tried with a sponge?

This activity is such a fun way for kids to paint a rainbow of colors

Explore all kinds of sensory play inspired by the colors of the rainbow

Plastic easter eggs make a great material for stamping circles, which you can use to complete your own rainbow shape

This easy craft makes a rainbow with colored popsicle sticks and cotton wool or cotton balls. Sometimes the best rainbow crafts are the simplest!

Scrunch up colorful tissue paper to put together your own 3d rainbow on a piece of paper. We love this fun idea from easy peasy and fun!

Grab some brightly colored wool and weave your own rainbow with this fine motor paper plate craft from pink stripey socks

Kids little hands can paint a St. Patrick's Day rainbow complete with a pot of gold, and some gold coins with this fun project

Explore the art concept of pointilism and paint using cotton buds for this awesome rainbow craft with a dotty effect, from coffee and carpools

Rainbow fish is one of the most famous rainbow books for kids, so bring the fish theme into your rainbow craft project for toddlers, from planning playtime

Looking for rainbow snacks to include with your rainbow theme for the kids? These rainbow sandwiches are healthy as well as fun and colorful

This rainbow sensory bottle incorporates the pot of gold theme and is a fun sensory bottle for musical play

This paper craft rainbow with cloud is absolutey adorable!

Tracing names, or sight words, is a super fun hands on way to get kids familiar with these letters and words.

This activity uses dot stickers to follow the lines and help younger kids recognise their own names.

A beautiful beaded rainbow craft that you can wear!

This activity is great for kids to make and sell, if they want a crafty side hustle in the neighbourhood.

Spring time is the perfect time for this fun rainbow craft from crafty morning.

It's great for St. Patrick's Day or to look out for the beautiful signs of Spring.

Dye oats vibrant colors using food coloring and they are ideal for sensory play bins

Putting together a rainbow salt tray is a fun way to work on sight words.

This sight word rainbow activity is ideal for small groups work in the classroom.

Explore simple chemical reactions with this rainbow science experiment from learn play imagine

Another rainbow science experiment, this time experimenting with light and refraction with this idea from buggy and buddy

This rainbow jar is a fun crossover between sensory bottles and rainbow science.

Explore density of different liquids with this science craft project from Playdough to Plato

You can also make a full set of sensory bottles in all of the colors of the rainbow.

These are great for calming visual stimulation and exploration.

One of our favorite rainbow ideas is these adorable potato print rainbows, with fluffy little clouds.

This craft is perfect for little hands and the result is so cute.

Wet felting is something different to try with the kids, using rainbow colored wool makes this fun for the time of the year

Colorful washi tape is so effective for this gorgeous and simple rainbow paper craft.

All you'll need is some colored and patterned tapes, and construction paper

This rainbow paint spinning activity from Babble Dabble Do combines art with science expriments and is so much fun for kids of all ages.

This rainbow sensory play from craftulate is a fun way to cool down on a hot summer's day, while learning all about summer and exploring the sense of touch and temperature.

Moon dough is a fantastic tactile sensory material, so why not use it to make your own rainbow and practice color matching with sequins and other decotations

This rainbow science experiment uses milk and food coloring to create an experience that kids will love

Paint a rainbow with a rolling pin with this fun rainbow art activity from Preschool Inspirations

Sea shells are one of the most beautiful craft materials to work with, and these rainbow shells are one of our favorite rainbow craft ideas for summer

There are so many fun ideas and fun activities for learning, using the rainbow.

This simple diy game is great for toddlers and preschoolers

Go on a color hunt with this free printable from This Time of Mine

Use rainbow color paint and spinning tops for a large scale rainbow art activity that engages the whole body

Make your own DIY chalk in all the colors of the rainbow, and draw your own rainbow pictures using your own homemade art supplies

This is one of the best ideas for rainy days! Place your rainbow picture outside in the rain, and see how the rain drops and the water change it up.

This activity from Rhythms of Play has elements of science and art together.

Create your own bright and beautiful rainbow mason jar craft with this fun idea from mom dot.

These rainbow heart suncatchers will look beautiful displayed on any window, with the sun shining on through

These rainbow sky sensory bottles from Kids Craft Room use blue colored rice for a base, with super cute little rainbows for a pop of color

Get musical with this paper plate rainbow craft that doubles up as a tambourine!

Melted crayon art always gives beautiful results, especially when you're working with all of the colours of the rainbow

There's not only rainbow handprint painting... what about rainbow footprints, and they even make a butterfly!

This adorable craft is an introduction to sewing snd needle skills for kids

Painting with bubble wrap is one of our favorite ways to paint, and it's a great way to make a rainbow!

Use colorful paper chains of construction paper to put together this decorative rainbow craft for St. Patrick's Day this March

Exploring different materials is always diffferent and fun, like this rainbow comb painting from The Imagination Tree

Slime is one of the favorite sensory activities with kids. Lots of mess, and lots of tactile sensory fun!

Rainbow soap foam is another great way to get hands on and explore all things rainbow

Colored rice is a classic for sensory play, so make your own rainbow rice for a brightly colored rainbow sensory bin

This simple idea from One Little Project is a classic and cute 3D rainbow craft for kids

Play unicorn hair dresser with this amazing and fun idea from Happy Toddler Playtime and get styling this rainbow unicorn hair

Watch as colorful water moves along paper towels in this classic kitchen science experiment on Fun Learning for Kids.

Use food coloring to set up your different water cups, and you're good to go

Kids love bubbles and these rainbow bubble snakes from Hello Wonderful are even more fun

This rainbow science activity is full of fizz, and it's even scented!

Build your own LEGO rainbow with this simple and easy idea from Glitter on a Dime

These rainbow windsocks, made from toilet paper rolls, are so much fun to take outside and run in the wind, to watch the rainbow colors stream behind you in the wind, like a kite

These colorful beads on colorful pipe cleaners come together to make one of our favorite rainbow kids crafts, from fireflies and mudpies.

They are so pretty!

Follow the lines, helping with visual tracking skills and hand eye coordinstion with this dot sticker activity from Happy Toddler Playtime

This yarn wrapped rainbow craft from Red Ted Art is extremely cute, with the little rain drop pom poms and the smiley faces.

You can also use pom poms for painting like in this cool rainbow craft from Fantastic Fun and Learning