Activities & Days Out / 21 November, 2018 / Nanny Anita

Rainbow Paper Plate Craft

One day during half term we saw the most beautiful rainbow which inspired us to make a rainbow paper plate.

Make sure you follow my paper plate board on Pinterest for more ideas.  Don’t forget to save the pin for later.

You will need:

  • paper plates
  • paint and ribbon for each colour
  • double sided sticky tape
  • some thread

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Cut the plate in half and draw the lines to separate each colour.

One colour at a time paint your rainbow, trying to keep within your lines you have drawn.  This a great way to help children develop fine motor skills. If you can’t remember or are teaching a child to remember the sequence of colours then this is a handy rhyme ‘Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain’ (the first letter is the corresponding colour) or, try to remember the name ‘Roy G Biv’.

rainbow paper plate

When your paint has dried, stick the ribbon to the back of the plate where each colour starts and finishes.

rainbow paper plate

 

Finally, using your thread find a nice window to hang your rainbow up.

This activity is a great way to talk about how rainbows are made. If you have younger children you could talk about how there has to be rain and sun to make a rainbow.  For older children you can talk about how the sun must be behind you to see it, and how the light is refracted by the rain drops.

 

Pin for later:

Rainbow paper plate craft for kids.

 

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