With all the rain we’ve been having lately, the boys and I decided that we could use some cheery color to help brighten up the day. Really, they’ll use any excuse they can come up with to get crafty (not that I’m complaining!).
We cut paper plates in half and attached strips of colored tissue paper to the back side. You could use construction paper, crepe paper, or whatever you have on-hand. I got our tissue strips from Oriental Trading Co., and it came with enough to last us a lifetime! Sawyer took advantage of the opportunity to teach Sutton about the correct rainbow color order 🙂
Then they glued cotton balls to the other side of the plate to create the cloud. At first they attached whole cotton balls, but they soon discovered it was much more fun to shred them up before gluing them down.
Easy peasy, bright and cheery!
Anonymous says
March 2, 2011 at 3:10 amLove this!!! The perfect craft for a rainy day… 🙂
Dana says
March 2, 2011 at 3:10 amI love your blog,so many creative ideas.
Dana
http://playandlearnwithdana.blogspot.com/
BodyLogique says
March 2, 2011 at 4:51 amThis is so cute and so simple! I teach adaptive yoga to children with autism & other sensory needs, and we are using a book called “The Rainbow Inside Of Me”. Its about our emotions/energy. This is a perfect art project to go with it. I am going to use it Friday! Thanks for your great blog and creative ideas! 🙂
http://bodylogique.blogspot.com/
Amanda says
March 2, 2011 at 12:52 pmVery cute!
frillsfluffandtrucks says
March 2, 2011 at 6:02 pmSo pretty!! I’m collecting lots of ideas to use for a rainbow birthday party my daughter already is planning for December–this one is going on the list! 🙂
~ Sarah
Rachel at Sun Scholars says
March 25, 2011 at 1:26 amThat is so cute!!! I love it.
Thanks so much for sharing this at For the Kids Friday at Sun Scholars! I’ll be posting the next link party tonight, so be sure to stop by. I can’t wait to see what you have to share this week!
🙂 rachel @ SunScholars.blogspot.com
Julie says
April 1, 2012 at 10:24 pmI saw this rainbow idea on Pinterest and loved it. I thought it would be cute with strips made out of plastic tablecloths, too, so I linked to it in my 14 Ways to Create Learning Experiences with Children Using Plastic Tablecloths post.
Thanks for the fun idea!
Ted and/or Laura says
July 25, 2012 at 4:18 amI love this idea, it will be perfect for the freezing cold winter! I would like to pin this to my Pinterest board. You do not have a “Pin it” button, so I want to ask specific permission to pin it. Please let me know. Thanks.
Heidi @ Moms Crafty Space says
July 25, 2012 at 4:58 amAbsolutely! Thanks for asking 🙂
castord hanna says
November 24, 2012 at 11:36 amThanks for the post. I had been looking for something
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Liuba says
January 2, 2013 at 8:58 pmmany thanks for ideas!!! I made this rainbow with Alex (I am his nanny) … he was so happy and put it in his room hehehe…
Fantastic idea!
I found it on childmade.com 🙂
Many thanks,
Liuba
esotericnebula says
February 24, 2013 at 9:22 pmMy daughter loved doing this and we hung them in our windows – adorable thank you!
Lynn
Jen says
March 7, 2016 at 3:34 pmThanks for sharing! I featured your over on my blog, Simply Living, today. Please feel free to check it out!
http://www.simplylivingjen.com/2016/03/07/rainbows-and-pots-of-gold-in-preschool/