The story behind it
By TurkeyMom · March 2015
Ages3–6 yrs
Prep10 min
Activity30 min
Leveleasy
MessMedium
Works for1:1 · Small group · Class
Scrunch seven sheets of foil into tubes, bend them into arches, stand the ends in matching play dough and paint each band a rainbow color. A simple 3D rainbow craft for St. Patrick's Day.
⚠️ Safety first
- Torn foil edges can be sharp. An adult can tear the sheets for younger kids.
- Supervise scissors use if you use them.
- Play dough and paint are not food. Keep them out of mouths and wash hands after painting.
Steps
Tear off 7 sheets of foil, each one a little bigger than the last. These will be the 7 bands of the rainbow.
Roll each sheet into a tube. Pinch the foil and scrunch it as you go.
Keep scrunching until you have a long, thin foil tube.
Bend each tube into an arch and arrange the arches from biggest to smallest.
Set out the washable paints, one color for each arch.
Press both ends of each arch into a ball of play dough in the matching color so it stands up.
Paint each arch its rainbow color.
Help hold the arch steady while your child fills in every bit of foil with color.
Let the paint dry.
Arrange the arches in order and enjoy your bright 3D rainbow.
Tips
- It is easier to simply pinch the sheet of foil and kind of scrunch it along the way than to roll it neatly.from the author
- Standing the ends in play dough gives proper leverage, so the kids can easily paint the colors of the rainbow.from the author
- My kid was very particular about getting every single part of the foil filled with color, so you may have to help by holding the rainbow while they paint.from the author
- Sing the Cat in the Hat Rainbow Song REALLY loud while you paint!from the author
- The paint doesn't take that long to dry.from the author
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