25 Rainbow Activities for Kids

There’s just something about the colors of the rainbow that make projects seem a little happier, don’t you think?! These 25 rainbow activities for kids are sure to bring smiles as children play along with fun and colorful math, science and literacy projects.

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Rainbow Activities – Science

Use just a few simple ingredients to build a walking water rainbow. // The STEM Laboratory

Have you made a rainbow jar yet?! It’s a definite must for kids AND grown ups.

Make a crystal rainbow. // Little Bins for Little Hands

Pull out your stash of candy and make a Skittles rainbow.

Melt a rainbow ice tower! // Fun at Home with Kids

Whip up some magic rainbow milk.

Grab just three ingredients and make your own rainbow paper. // Science Kiddo

In the mood for an engineering project?! Build rainbow marshmallow toothpick structures. // The Imagination Tree

Rainbow Activities – Literacy

Make words magically appear with a set of rainbow colored markers.

Find the matching alphabet sound! 

Work on matching upper and lowercase alphabet letters with a sticker match up. // Mom Inspired Life

Practice reading and writing sight words by creating a sight word rainbow!

Build a magnetic rainbow name box. // Mama.Papa.Bubba.

Spell sight words (or names or word families) with rainbow beads threaded through pipe cleaners. // Preschool Inspirations

Make a letter R craft. // The Measured Mom

Go on a rainbow name hunt! // Toddler Approved

Rainbow Activities – Math

Roll a rainbow! // The STEM Laboratory

Print hundred charts on bright, rainbow colored paper and make DIY math puzzles.

Learn about addition facts by painting number bond rainbows. // Math Geek Mama

Roll a rainbow snack as you practice the numbers 1 to 10.

Grab a bag of colored popsicle sticks, print some free activity cards, and solve missing patterns.

Practice color and shape recognition as kids piece together rainbow puzzles. // Itsy Bitsy Fun

Match up number puzzles! // From ABCs to ACTs

Race to fill a rainbow with a fun dice game. // Housing a Forest

Play with some free printable counting bear cards. // Life Over C’s

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