I always love finding new and engaging rainbow activities for kids. In the hopes that you agree with me, I’d love to share 25+ amazing rainbow activities that I think the kiddos will love. These activities are great for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, teaching colors, and bringing spring into learning.
Colorful Learning and Playing with Rainbow Activities
Unique Rainbow Art for Kids – Buggy and Buddy
Rainbow Hair – Rubberboots and Elf Shoes
10 Preschool Rainbow Activities – Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds
Edible Rainbow Sensory Bin – Life with Moore Babies
Teaching Shapes and Colors with Rainbow Rocks – Fun-A-Day!
Rainbow Scissor Skills & Color Matching Activity – Little Bins for Little Hands
Racing Rainbow Painting with Cars – Fantastic Fun and Learning
Montessori Color Mixing Activities – Living Montessori Now
Creating a Rainbow – KC Edventures
Rainbow Fine Motor Play – Fun-A-Day!
Rainbow Lacing Busy Bag – Coffee Cups and Crayons
Rainbow Sight Word Game – The Measured Mom
Rainbow Sensory Collage – Crayon Box Chronicles
Rainbow Jar: Kids’ Science Experiment – Playdough to Plato
What’s My Colour? Colour Song and Guessing Game – Let’s Play Music
Beading a Rainbow – Parenting Chaos
St. Patrick’s Day for Preschoolers (Cereal Rainbow) – Sorting Sprinkles
Build a 3D Rainbow – Gift of Curiosity
Rainbow Fine Motor Play – Sugar Aunts
Rainbow Activity with Colorful Corn Sensory Play – Fun-A-Day!
Fine Motor Rainbow Pipe Cleaner Craft – The OT Toolbox
Magnetic Letter Rainbow Color Activity – Fantastic Fun and Learning
Rainbow Toy Hunt – Coffee Cups and Crayons
Easy Colored Rice St. Patrick’s Day Centerpiece – Lynnae McCoy
Color Matching with Transformers Rescue Bots – Stir the Wonder
Scented Rainbow Science and Sensory Play – Fun-A-Day!
Even More Rainbow Activities Collections
36 Rainbow Activities for Babies, Toddlers, Preschoolers and Older Kids – Fun at Home with Kids
40 Fantastic Rainbow Activities for Kids – The Imagination Tree
Rainbow Inspired Recipes, Crafts and Activities for Kids – The Outlaw Mom Blog
Rainbow Sensory Play Ideas – Twodaloo
Rainbow Crafts and Activities – Housing a Forest
Preschool Lesson Plans You Should Check Out
Save time and get right to the playful learning with our printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes book suggestions, printable plans, over 30 learning activities (whole group, small group, and centers) related to the theme, and corresponding printables.
Grab the Rainbow Preschool Lesson Plans and the St. Patrick’s Day Preschool Lesson Plans
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Sara @ Let's Play Music says
March 17, 2014 at 12:26 pmThanks so much for featuring our colour song Mary-Catherine!
Sandi says
March 22, 2014 at 1:13 pmWow! There are just waaaaay too many awesome rainbow activities and not enough time. Thanks for including my rainbow hair fellow in your collection.
Mary Catherine says
April 3, 2014 at 3:42 pmI completely agree, Sandi. I feel like I could do an entire month’s theme just on rainbows now! Your rainbow man makes me giggle every time I see him. 🙂
Jacquie@KCEdventures says
March 22, 2014 at 10:47 pmWow! What a colorful round-up — and I ADORE your rainbow rocks! Those colors are just beautiful. Thanks for including us & have a great weekend.
Mary Catherine says
April 3, 2014 at 3:45 pmI loved how you integrated fine motor skills into a colorful activity! Thanks!