Finger Painting Rainbows

Even if it’s cloudy outside, there’s still a great way for your little ones to see a gorgeous rainbow. Whether they’re color experts or just learning the basics, this delightful craft is also a great way to give them a refresher of six of the most well-known rainbow colors. Best of all, it’ll make a gorgeous craft to hang on the fridge and brighten your day!

Materials:

• Construction paper
• Cotton balls
• Glue
• Paint in red, green, blue, orange, yellow and violet

Step 1:
Gather your materials.

Step 2:
Lay down your construction paper horizontally and glue a cotton ball to the bottom left corner. This will be the origin of your rainbow, so make sure you leave plenty of room for it to spread!

Step 3:
Glue down more cotton balls in a circle around your first one to make a big, fluffy cloud.

Step 4:
Now it’s time for your first color! Just like a real rainbow, we’ll start with red. Lightly trace a gentle arch coming from your cloud to the top right corner of the page. Then, get your little one to dip a finger into red paint and make a series of dots following your line.

Step 5:
Now it’s time to repeat the process you did in step 4 for the rest of the colors. First, you’ll do orange followed by yellow, green, blue and then violet at the bottom. This is a great time to review the colors you’ve painted with your kids and make sure they’ve got them memorized!

Step 6:
Now that your rainbow is finished, hang it up in a place where everyone can see your little one’s great work!