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    St. Patrick's Day Rainbow Craft for Kids (Video)

    February 20, 2019 By Brandy 13 Comments

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    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!

    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!

    Watch our step by step video!

    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

    St. Patrick's Day Rainbow Craft for Kids

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    5 from 2 votes

    St. Patrick's Day Rainbow Craft

    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!
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Active Time10 minutes mins
    Total Time15 minutes mins
    Cost: $3

    Equipment

    • stapler
    • scissors
    • hot glue gun

    Materials

    • 1" strips of colored cardstock
    • White Glue
    • Glitter
    • String
    • Cotton Balls
    • 1" white cardstock hearts

    Instructions

    • Stagger the lengths of your strips by ½" 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.
      rainbow colored paper
    • Stack the strips in order of the rainbow colors and staple one side.
      paper rainbow
    • Bring the staggered sides over to the other end and staple.
      card stock rainbow
    • Hot glue cotton balls for clouds.
      rainbow with cotton ball clouds
    • Spread glue on white hearts with Q-tip or paint brush. COVER in glitter and let dry.
      glitter hearts
    • Cut a long piece of twine and make a knotted loop. Glue to top of the rainbow.
      rainbow glitter craft
    • Glue hearts to the long strings underneath the rainbow (we used hot glue).
      glitter hearts glued to rainbow

    Video

    St. Patrick's Day Rainbow Craft

    Hang on the wall or in a window!

    St. Patrick's Day Rainbow Craft

    This post is updated version of one originally shared in 2014.

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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. The Freshman Cook says

      March 14, 2019 at 7:26 pm

      So adorable and clever! I can't wait to make this! Thank you for sharing at Celebrate It!

      Reply
    2. Maritza says

      March 06, 2019 at 2:49 pm

      Such fun ideas. I love the paper rainbow craft. Great for a school activity!

      Reply
    3. Randi | Confessions of Parenting says

      March 06, 2019 at 2:35 pm

      I 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?

      Reply
    4. Mama's Happy Hive says

      March 08, 2017 at 7:52 pm

      Thank you for linking up at "A Little Bird Told Me" Wednesday link party! You have been featured on Mama's Happy Hive blog. 🙂

      Reply
    5. Mixed Bag Mama says

      February 23, 2017 at 4:53 pm

      So 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.

      Reply
    6. Anita says

      February 22, 2017 at 6:15 pm

      This is adorable! Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    7. littlesapphire says

      February 22, 2017 at 12:50 pm

      What an adorable project! Rainbows sure make these yucky days of February go a little faster. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    8. DearCreatives (@DearCreatives) says

      February 22, 2017 at 11:54 am

      Love your DIY need to this one with the grand kids. Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight Party @DearCreatives Pinned & shared.

      Reply
    9. jollyandhappy says

      February 21, 2017 at 6:25 pm

      Very cute craft!! Always love gold glitter!

      Reply
    10. JESS44903 says

      February 21, 2017 at 2:21 pm

      Aww...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!

      Reply
    11. diyadulation says

      February 21, 2017 at 6:49 am

      This is absolutely adorable! I love any craft that involves glitter!

      Reply
    12. Desiree @THE36THAVENUE says

      February 17, 2017 at 4:04 pm

      This is too cute... PINNING!
      Thank you so much for partying with us!
      Desiree
      XO

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        February 17, 2017 at 5:26 pm

        Thank you Desiree! 🙂

        Reply
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