Bead Sculpture Rainbow
This rainbow craft is fun because it is 3D - and also because threading beads onto pipe cleaners is just fun, anway! The rainbow sits on a cloud cut from foam board (or a recycled pizza tray) so it make a pretty display.
Weather Crafts
Whatever the weather we've some inspiration to get crafty with this large collection of weather crafts.
Bubble Wrap Snowy Picture
This technique is a fun way for younger children to add some textural snowflakes to their winter pictures! Our photos aren't great but hopefully you can see the effect.
Cotton Bud Snowflakes Craft
Kids can have a go at this fun cotton bud snowflakes craft during the winter or for Christmas. Glittering the ends of the cotton buds is fun to do, and the sticky tack makes them satisfyingly quick to turn out, so make as many as you have gems!
Fingerprint Rainbow
This fingerprint rainbow is a fun activity for little ones - perfect for St Patrick's Day, or perhaps for a Noah's Ark, weather or general rainbow them
Glitter Glue Snowflake
This glitter glue snowflake is quick and fun to make and is suitable for all ages. Younger children can keep their snowflake designs simple or trace designs you have created, while older children can get really got to town! Display in a window or hang on the Christmas tree.
Glittery Snowflake
Here is a glittery snowflake craft for kids which can be done with all ages. The result is a very pretty snowflake which can be hung in your window or on your Christmas tree.
Handprint Rainbow
This handprint rainbow makes a fantastic classroom or large group project and looks dazzling on the wall! Perfect for St Patrick's Day, Noah's Ark, or any rainbow theme - as well as for Rainbows' Promise and Pot of Gold Ceremonies.
Handprint Snowflake Painting
Here's an idea for some messy fun to while away a long winter afternoon!
You will need:
Construction paper White paint
Large Snowflake Craft
This large snowflake craft can be done with even the youngest children - perfect for dressing up the classroom or home for winter or at Christmas! And as you can see below, they look very pretty displayed in a window...
Make a Rain Gauge
Measuring the rain in the UK can be very rewarding - at least you won't have to wait too long to get a result! Here are instructions for making a simple homemade rain gauge out of a plastic bottle - perfect for your experiments in measuring the weather.
Make an Anemometer
Here is a brilliant scientific craft / experiment - making your own anemometer out of paper cups and sticks, and them learning how to measure the wind speed. You will end up with a very rough answer but a good understanding of how a real anemometer works!
Make Your Own Weather Vane
This is a fun way to encourage children to think about how to measure wind direction, and why they might want to measure it. And of course, for some reason, weather vanes are often cockerel shaped - so ours is too! This easy craft includes a template for you to cut out.
Painted Wellies
Get creative with our painted wellies! This is a lovely way to update old Wellingtons and would be a nice way to personalise hand-me-downs. The result is not permanent. Designs can be removed whenever you want with nail varnish remover or will chip off after about a month.
Paper Sculpture Rainbow
This paper sculpture rainbow is fun for the kids to make and looks to pretty on display, it's sure to brighten up a grey day. Pre-prepare the cloud shapes and strips for your youngest children, or get them to help and practice their cutting skills.
Pipe Cleaner Snowflake
Twist and turn some pipe cleaners to make this pretty pipe cleaner snowflake decoration for your window or tree. Or make lots and combine in a snowflake mobile. This is a good "no mess" craft for keeping little fingers busy...
Popsicle Stick Snowflakes Craft
Have fun making this popsicle stick snowflake craft - use them to decorate the Christmas tree, your classroom or your windows in winter! Use whatever crafty decorations you have on hand...
Puffy Paint Snowflakes
Create some pretty, textural snowflakes with our puffy paint recipe, made from kitchen ingredients. Watching the paint puff up in the microwave is always exciting!
Rainbow Bag Tag
Hang this lovely rainbow bag tag from a satchel - or anywhere in a child's bedroom or playroom - and everyone's day will be brightened. It's a super starter sewing project for children.
Rainbow Castanets Craft
The children will enjoy making these rainbow castanets for St Patrick's Day - remember there's a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow!
Rainbow Fridge Magnet
Spotting a rainbow is always a special occasion, and having seen this pretty rainbow fridge magnet craft I am convinced that every family's fridge needs a rainbow on it!
Rainbow Mobile
Is the sky grey outside? Get the paints out, put your aprons on and paint yourselves a rainbow mobile to hang in the window! You need a few supplies for this craft but we expect you will have most of them about the house.
Rainbow Necklace
Make a rainbow to wear round your neck for St Patrick's Day, spring, or any time you need something bright and pretty to cheer you up!
Rainbow Shakers
These rainbow shakers are fun for younger kids to make - with the added advantage that they can play with them later, too! Great for St Patrick's Day, a rainbow theme, or any time when things need brightening up.
Rainbow Streamers
These Rainbow Streamers are a fun craft and decoration for kids to make for St Patrick's Day, when learning about rainbows, or just to decorate the classroom or home.
Rainbow Window Decoration
Add some sparkle to your window with this pretty rainbow window decoration! Painting with glitter glue is always a popular activity.
Rainbow Wool Collage
Although simple to do, the textural nature of our rainbow wool collage made it popular with our testers, who enjoyed sticking the multi-coloured strands of wool in place.
Salt Snowflakes
Here's a quick and fun snowflake activity - and you almost certainly have everything you need easily to hand! The finished snowflakes are really lovely so the kids will feel they have made something special.
Sun Handprint Craft
Bring a little sunshine into your home with this super easy sun handprint craft for summer! And as it involves some painting, some tracing, some cutting and some sticking, it proves a particularly popular craft for kids!
Sun Suncatcher
Brighten up a room with this quick and easy recycled craft idea which uses an old foil pie plate and sweet wrappers!
Care should be taken with very young children as the points of the "sun" can be sharp.
Tissue Paper Snowflake
Make this tissue paper snowflake with the kids for a quick and easy Christmas or winter decoration. It's a classic idea but it never loses its appeal, and as the kids get older the snowflakes can get more and more complex.
Wax Resist Snowflakes
Although our photo doing do this craft justice, it's worth having a go at these wax resist snowflakes.
Woven Rainbow Craft
You'll need very simple supplies for this stunning woven rainbow craft, but all the kids we've tested it on really loved having a go at this and we think it looks fabulous on display. We also have a printable version of the craft instructions below.
Woven Snowflake
This woven snowflake makes a pretty Christmas tree decoration and is fun for kids of all ages to make. We've got some suggestions for variations below, too...
