St Patrick's Rainbows

St. Patrick's is a fun time of the year that is known for rainbows, leprechauns and the color green. Learn about St. Patrick's Day and create some fun rainbows in all green for the holiday. There are many different ways to make these rainbows using a variety of materials and a simple rainbow print out.

Pointillism Green Rainbow

Make this pointillism rainbow using different shades of green paint and q tips. Pointillism is a technique of painting with small dots to form an image.

To begin, get some green paint in different shades. You will begin with one shade and go around the rainbow to fill in. After you have done one curve, switch to a different shade of green to complete the next curve. Continue this until you have completed the rainbow.

Paint chip rainbow

This rainbow craft will strength fine motor skills while kid prepare the materials needed to make this rainbow.

First, get some paint sample from your local paint store. Use a hole puncher to punch out holes out of the different shades of green.

Then, glue the green circles around the curves of the rainbow until the rainbow is completed.

Want to add an easy shamrock onto the rainbow. Start by drawing 4 hearts with the bottom points touching.

Add a green circle in the middle where the points met, if you have a large gap in the middle like I did. Draw a stem coming down from the middle.

Painted rainbow

Create a rainbow using different colors of green paint. First, add a shamrock as a center of the rainbow. Then, add a curve using one color of paint. After painting the curve, use a white crayon to create a design in the paint. Do this while the paint is still wet.

Continue adding curves. They can be made of straight lines, dashes, or dots. Let your child be creative.

Torn paper rainbow

Gather some different shades and patterns of green papers. You can prepare these ahead of time or have your child participate in preparing the paper. Cut or tear strips of green paper into small square pieces.

Glue the green pieces of paper around the rainbow until you have filled in the entire rainbow.

Pair this activity with a book about St. Patrick's Day.

1. "Meet March" by April Martin This book is a book about the month of March. It covers holidays and celebrations occurring in March.

2. "How to Catch a Leprechaun" by Adam Wallace: Inspire your child to create their own leprechaun trap after reading this fun and silly book.

3. "The Night Before St. Patrick's Day" by Natasha Wing: The night before St. Patrick's Day there is so much happening as Tim and Maureen set a trap to catch a leprechaun. Read to see if the kids catch a leprechaun and how their day goes.

4. "Happy St. Patrick's Day from the Crayons" by Drew Daywalt: Green crayon is has been hard at work and needs a break. His friends lend a hand, but how can you color a leprechaun or shamrock without a green crayon?

5. "There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Clover" by Lucille Colandro: These series of books are so silly kids love them! Read out the little old lady swallowing all sorts of silly things.

There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Clover

St. Patrick’s Day is coming soon and I love reading “There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Clover” by Lucille Colandro. She has a series of these books to go along with holidays and seasons. They are so FUN to read aloud. Kids love the funny and outrageous things

Crafty Mama BirdKim

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