A bright, colorful, and glittery St. Patrick’s Day rainbow craft for kids! Use craft paper in a rainbow of colors to make this quick and easy rainbow. Then add cotton balls for the clouds!
Rainbows are perfect for any time of year, but especially during the month of March. Ruby and I had fun making this sweet little St. Patrick’s Day rainbow craft to brighten up our window.
I love the bold colors and she loves the glitter. We will show you how easy it was to make, and share more rainbow treats and activities at the end of the post!
St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Craft for Kids
Materials Needed:
1″ strips of colored cardstock
Stapler
Scissors
White Glue
Glitter
String
Cotton Balls
Hot Glue
1″ white cardstock hearts
Directions:
Stagger the lengths of your strips by 1/2″ beginning with red. Ex: If your red strip is 8″ long, your orange will be 7.5″, yellow 7″, green 6.5″ …and so on.
Stack the strips in order of the rainbow colors and staple one side.
Bring the staggered sides over to the other end and staple.
This creates the perfect arch!
Hot glue cotton balls for clouds.
Spread glue on white hearts with Q-tip or paint brush. COVER in glitter and let dry.
Ruby was ALL about the glitter! We only needed a few hearts, but ended up making extras because she just couldn’t stop and was having so much fun. Now she has a nice pile of gold hearts to use for…whatever.
Cut a long piece of twine and make a knotted loop. Glue to top of the rainbow.
Glue hearts to the long strings underneath the rainbow (we used hot glue).
Hang on the wall or in a window!
Ready for more fun St. Patrick’s Day rainbow crafts and activities?
Rainbow Fruit Platter from Gluesticks
Felt Heart Banner from Say Yes.
Preschool Rainbow Sorting Activity from Sew Fantastic
Pinwheel Rainbow Wreath from Wine & Glue
Easy Rainbow Chain From Crafty Morning
Rainbow Shamrocks from Fun a Day!
Rainbow Tassels from Tied Ribbon
Rainbow Cookies from Gluesticks
Desiree @THE36THAVENUE says
February 17, 2017 at 4:04 pmThis is too cute… PINNING!
Thank you so much for partying with us!
Desiree
XO
Brandy says
February 17, 2017 at 5:26 pmThank you Desiree! 🙂
diyadulation says
February 21, 2017 at 6:49 amThis is absolutely adorable! I love any craft that involves glitter!
JESS44903 says
February 21, 2017 at 2:21 pmAww…this is SO cute!!
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
jollyandhappy says
February 21, 2017 at 6:25 pmVery cute craft!! Always love gold glitter!
DearCreatives (@DearCreatives) says
February 22, 2017 at 11:54 amLove your DIY need to this one with the grand kids. Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight Party @DearCreatives Pinned & shared.
littlesapphire says
February 22, 2017 at 12:50 pmWhat an adorable project! Rainbows sure make these yucky days of February go a little faster. Thanks for sharing!
Anita says
February 22, 2017 at 6:15 pmThis is adorable! Thanks for sharing.
Mixed Bag Mama says
February 23, 2017 at 4:53 pmSo cute! My 4 year old would love this. Love all of the other ideas too! Thanks for sharing on This is How We Roll link up.
Mama's Happy Hive says
March 8, 2017 at 7:52 pmThank you for linking up at “A Little Bird Told Me” Wednesday link party! You have been featured on Mama’s Happy Hive blog. 🙂
Randi | Confessions of Parenting says
March 6, 2019 at 2:35 pmI love all of these fun St. Patrick’s Day ideas! My kids love this holiday, because who doesn’t love rainbows, gold, and mischievous leprechauns?
Maritza says
March 6, 2019 at 2:49 pmSuch fun ideas. I love the paper rainbow craft. Great for a school activity!
The Freshman Cook says
March 14, 2019 at 7:26 pmSo adorable and clever! I can’t wait to make this! Thank you for sharing at Celebrate It!