Fruit Loops Rainbow Craft for Kids!

Taste the rainbow with this fruity and fun craft for kids! All you need for this rainbow craft is paper, cereal, and glue!

Jump to Craft Instructions

A lot of crafts claim to be “for kids” but then include difficult instructions and long list of materials. However, this one truly is designed to make your life as a parent easier and their experience crafting *actually enjoyable*.

With a fun visual, room for creativity, and minimal materials this is a craft that both you AND your kids are going to love! So, let me walk you through it with some brief instructions, materials, and photos!

Opportunities to Use This Craft

There are so many fun occasions to pull out this craft and do it with your kiddos. Here are some fitting opportunities when this rainbow craft could come in handy:

• Saint Patrick’s Day Activity
• Tool for Teaching the Rainbow Colors
• Practicing Color Identification/Fine Motor Skills
• Celebration of Spring
• National Find a Rainbow Day Craft – on April 3rd!
• Teaching About Different Types of Weather
• Rainy Day Activity
• After-School Entertainment

Whether you have a young child who is just learning their colors or an older child who loves independent activities, this is a great activity for kids of all ages!

Materials for this Rainbow Craft

I am a big craft fan, but I am especially fond of crafts that require minimal effort or materials. (And I am going to guess that you feel the same way!) Thankfully, this rainbow craft falls right into that category! With materials that you likely already have at home, it is an easy craft to throw together.

All you need is:

• 1 sheet Rainbow Craft Free Printable – This is the canvas for your kids to turn into a rainbow masterpiece!
• 1 box Fruit Loops (or a knock-off) – Don’t worry. You don’t have to go out an buy a new box of Fruit Loops. Probably 1-2 cups worth will be enough! Really, you just need enough to cover the rainbow portion of the printable.
• 1 bottle glue – Either stick or liquid glue will work for this
• 1 box crayons/colored pencils – This is optional, but if your child likes coloring, they can color first and then add the cereal on top
• 6 little bowls – An optional addition for helping sort out all the colors and keep them organized.

Fruit Loops Substitute: If you don’t already have Fruit Loops and don’t feel like running to the store, you could try replacing them with Fruity Pebbles, torn paper, colored pop poms, rainbow beads, painted noodles, or just skip the glue-on layer entirely! It’s a super flexible activity, which just warms my mama heart.

Rainbow Craft Free Printable

Attached below is my free downloadable rainbow coloring page/craft sheet. It features a rustic rainbow sketch with clouds on the ends, 6 layers, and the names of the colors in order! Happy crafting 🙂

Instructions

I feel like this is a pretty straightforward craft, but I will just lay out the instructions here so that there isn’t any confusion!

1. Print off Rainbow Craft Sheet.
2. Use crayons or colored pencils to color in each arc in the rainbow to match its label.
3. Separate the fruit loops by color into different bowls/groups.
4. Glue the fruit loops into the arc section that they match with.
5. Let the glue dry.

And then, your little artist’s creation can be hung on the fridge! Or maybe by the window. No matter what, can guarantee that it will be so cute that you will want to take a picture and put it on display somewhere!

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• St. Patrick’s Day Bingo Game – Free Printable

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