If you spend a lot of time on Pinterest you’ll find lots of DIY ideas that leave you feeling a bit untalented.  (At least that’s how I felt.)

Then my daughter and I came up with this beautiful rainbow heart garland.

This simple Valentine’s Day craft for kids looks gorgeous hanging from the windows.  And, it’s easy enough for kids to make.  

This simple heart craft is perfect for doing  together as a family.

Why not create one of these for each window in your home?  It would be a fun activity to do with the kids to celebrate 14 days of love. 

How to Make Paper Heart Garland

Materials needed:

• • • Thick Construction Paper (We used red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.)
    • Clear Tape
    • Hole Punch
    • Yarn
    • Small Bell or Large Bead (optional)

Cut a 1 inch thick strip from the length of each color of paper.  Be sure to use a thick construction paper or card stock for this craft.  Very thin paper will collapse in on itself once your heart garland is hanging.

Fold each strip in half.  

Then bend the edges of the strip in towards each other to form a heart.

Use clear tape to hold the edges together.  You will need to put the tape up about and inch from the edge to keep the heart shape.  You can also use glue, but then you will have to wait for it to dry before the next step.

Once all the hearts are formed, arrange them so the points of each heart alternate back and forth, from left to right, as shown in the picture below.

Use the hole punch to make two holes in each paper heart, diagonal from each other. 

One hole should be at the top of the heart. The other hold should be at the bottom, near the paper heart’s point.  

Rainbow Heart Garland

To create the rainbow affect, make one heart from each color of the rainbow and put them in order before punching your holes.

Tie a loop at the top of the yarn to hang your DIY Valentines decoration.

Then thread your yarn through the holes in the rainbow-colored hearts.

To secure it, you can tie a small bell or large bead at the bottom of the strand.  Or, you can just tie a large knot to keep the hearts from slipping off.

When finished, hang your rainbow heart garland from the curtain rod or a wall hook to enjoy.   

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Originally published January 21, 2016.

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Whether it’s to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, or to brighten up a rainy day, these colorful rainbow crafts for kids and rainbow activities are sure to please.

The months of March, April, and May are perfect for celebrating rainbows.

But these colorful crafts and activities can be enjoyed any time of the year.

Rainbow Crafts for Kids

If you are looking for preschooler rainbow crafts or a colorful rainbow craft for elementary kids, you are sure to find it below.

And the best part?

Whatever you choose, these crafts will brighten up your home and make your child smile.

Kids will love how this 3-D Over the Rainbow Craft pops out from the page.

Toddlers and preschoolers can work on color recognition while making this Giant Rainbow Collage.

This simple Rainbow Heart Garland looks beautiful when hanging from a ceiling hook or window.

Love paper plate crafts?  You may just find that pot of gold in this End of the Rainbow Twirler.

Colorful tape makes this Washi Tape Rainbow super easy for kids to make.

Even toddlers can make this colorful Yarn and Cotton Ball Rainbow.

Colorful pinwheels make this Rainbow  Wreath perfect for springtime.

This Yarn Wrapped Rainbow is perfect for helping little ones work on fine motor skills.

Kids will have lots of fun making this Tie-Dyed Shamrock Suncatcher with coffee filters and markers. 

This simple Streamer Rainbow is easy enough for even the youngest crafters to make. 

Let the kids get crafty right on the windowpane with this Rainbow Sun Catcher idea.

The patchwork look of this Shamrock Collage Craft is beautiful.

Love handprint crafts?  Check out this colorful Hand Print Wreath idea. 

Recycle those pieces of scrap paper and other leftovers in this Scrap Rainbow Collage.

Bright cupcake liners make this colorful Toddler Craft super easy to make. 

April showers make this Cloud and Rainbow Raindrops craft perfect for springtime.

Rainbow Activities

These colorful rainbow science experiments and sensory play activities are sure to delight kids of all ages.

Use science to Make a Rainbow two different ways.

Create your very own Rainbow Treasure Hunt with items you probably already have at home.

Kids will have fun with this messy Rainbow Cream Pie Sensory Play.

Use the classic baking soda and vinegar science experiment to create your own Rainbow Eruptions.

Work on basic math skills with your own DIY Rainbow Math Game.

These Rainbow Sensory Bottles  are perfect for babies and toddlers to explore.

Use candy and science to create your very own Skittles Rainbow.

Have a child that loves slime?  They will love making this colorful Rainbow Slime.

Whether it’s for a St. Patrick’s Day craft, or just to brighten up a rainy day, these colorful rainbow crafts and activities are perfect for spring.

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• Adorable Sheep Crafts
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Originally published March 1, 2016

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It has been a long time since we have played with our colored rice.  This week my daughter pulled out all the colors we had. When she realized we almost had a complete rainbow of colors, she asked if we could put them all together, and our rainbow treasure hunt sensory bin was formed!

To make our bin, I pulled out the large under the bed storage container I keep for sensory play.

My daughter helped to carefully pour each color into the bin.  (We had a lot of the red, white, and pink mix from our candy cane rice!)

Once all the colored rice was in the bin, she hunted out some LEGO Friends, along with a small treasure chest and pieces of “gold.”

We scattered some of the treasure on top, and I hid some under the rice for her to hunt for.

For an extra touch of magic, I sprinkled a bit of glitter across the rice before she went on her treasure hunt.

She had lots of fun discovering all the hidden treasure, and I had lots of fun creating a sensory bin with my daughter’s help.

If you liked this, check out our other sensory play ideas!

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