Torn Paper Rainbow Craft
Brighten up your day with a fun, colorful torn paper rainbow craft with bold rainbow arcs—perfect for little hands and big imaginations!
Yield: 1 rainbow
Materials
- Construction paper red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, medium blue, and dark blue (plus you’ll need a piece of white or light blue for the background).
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Pencil
- Free printable template
Instructions
- Trace the Rainbow Arc Templates – download the templates and cut them out. Trace the pieces onto the matching paper colors (feel free to use images below as a guide)
- Cut out the traced arcs with scissors – Do this step yourself if your child is under five or still mastering scissor skills.
- Tear the Edges – Hand them one arc at a time and demonstrate tearing slowly along the edges. The goal is controlled ripping, not shredding the whole thing into confetti. NOTE: Younger kids will tear in big chunks. That’s fine. Older kids can tear smaller, more deliberate pieces that create a feathered effect.
- Assemble Your Rainbow – Start with the biggest piece (the red arc). Put glue on the back and flip it over, placing it on your background paper. Press it flat by spreading little hands down from the center to the outside edges.
- Layer all the colors on top of the red – follow this order: orange then yellow then green, then light blue, then dark blue.
- Glue clouds into place at each end of the rainbow