With spring just around the corner, it’s the perfect time of year to make some rainbow art for kids. All you’ll need is some oil pastels, some watercolor paints, and some kids ready to create!
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We’ve had quite a few rain showers and have been searching those rainy skies for rainbows. We haven’t found our first rainbow of the year yet, so why not create our own! (This post contains affiliate links.)
The kids are becoming pros at using watercolors and oil pastels since those seem to be our art materials of choice lately, so we got them out and used them to make our rainbows! (We used the same materials to make our Watercolor Flowers recently. Be sure to check them out!)
Rainbow Art for Kids
Materials for Rainbow Art for Kids
- Watercolor paper
- Watercolors (We used liquid watercolors, but you could also use watercolor cakes.)
- Paintbrush
- Oil pastels or crayons
- Cotton balls
- Liquid glue
Directions for Making Rainbow Art for Kids
1. Use your oil pastels to draw a rainbow on your watercolor paper.
2. Paint the entire piece of paper with blue watercolors.
3. Once your paint has dried, pull apart some cotton balls and glue them on the sides of your rainbow to make clouds.
4. Hang your artwork to decorate your home or classroom for spring!
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Diane Hurst says
February 18, 2014 at 6:38 amI like the puffy and soft cotton clouds! This picture reminds me of a cut-out rainbow picture I made a little while ago– https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=594762653931905&set=a.135118709896304.33726.135111629897012&type=1&stream_ref=10
Natalie says
February 19, 2014 at 10:28 amI love how cheerful it is, and it also gives exposure to different media. Thanks for sharing with Afterschool!
Art Mom says
February 20, 2014 at 7:36 amWe love rainbows too! You just can’t help but smile when drawing and painting rainbows. Love the fluffy clouds too!
Jill says
February 21, 2014 at 5:26 pmRainbows are fun to create and the beauty of a rainbow always brings a smile to my face.
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Amy Greene says
February 26, 2014 at 5:35 amThis is such a cute and simple art idea for kids. Thanks for sharing with Mom’s Library this week. I have featured this rainbow craft at Pounds4Pennies this week!