With spring arriving here in Australia I thought it would be a good time to collate and share some of my favourite rainbow theme activities that we have done here on learning4kids. I think rainbows would have to be one of my most favourite themes and I hope to continue to add to this collection.
RAINBOW SALT TRAY
A Rainbow Salt Tray is a great activity for kids of all ages. Why would you need crayons, textas, pencils and paper to draw when you can have more fun with a Rainbow Salt Tray? Read more here
SENSORY PLAY WITH RAINBOW JELLY
Ooey, gooey, slushy and messy! A fun sensory experience playing with Rainbow Jelly, read more here
RAINBOW COLLAGE
Adding a little bit of this and a little bit of that to create a rainbow collage! Read more here
PIPE CLEANER RAINBOW
A gorgeous little craft activity to create a 3 dimensional rainbow! Read more here
FRUITY LOOPY RAINBOW
All the colours of the rainbow in a box of breakfast cereal! Kids will have so much fun creating a rainbow using Froot Loops while sneaking one or two in the mouth. Read more here
RAINBOW SENSORY RICE BAGS
Bright, colourful, no mess and fun – sensory play with rainbow coloured rice in zip lock bags. Read more here
RAINBOW RICE IN A CUP
Make your very own rainbows in a cup using coloured rice. Read more here
RAINBOW RICE & BOTTLE TOPS
Using Rainbow Rice and Bottle Tops to create an open-ended, unstructured activity and see what the kids create while playing with these props. Read more here
PAPER PLATE RAINBOW
Using simple craft materials to create a Paper Plate Rainbow! Kids will enjoy swishing the rainbow through the air while listening to their favourite rainbow songs. Read more here
PAINT A RAINBOW
Getting the paints out to explore the colours of the rainbow and sing your favourite rainbow songs as you paint away. Read more here
PUFFY PAINT
Make a rainbow using Homemade Puffy Paint. For the full recipe and instructions click here….
Enjoy the rainbow activities!!

























So many fun ideas! I love your pipecleaner rainbow! You have reminded me i have wanted to do some jelly play for a while…lovely roundup…thanks for sharing Janice!
What a great roundup of activities! Pinned it and planning on adding some of these projects to our to-do list. I’m excited to have discovered your site.
Thanks Malia, I am so happy you found us too!! Can’t wait to explore your website!
thanks for putting this all together – I love the hands on activities you’ve picked. I have a tactile tuesday link up – I hope you consider linking this one up!