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March 16, 2020 / kiddos

A Rainbow Of My Own- A Storytime Activity

A rainbow of my own- a storytime activity

With St. Patrick’s Day coming up and all the craziness in the world right now, we decided some bright and cheerful rainbows was just what we needed! For this week’s #mtnwildstorytime we read A Rainbow Of My Own by Don Freeman. This is a picture book from the 60s that is still incredibly loved today by young readers. I wanted to make a fun rainbow craft that would also double as a decoration in my son’s playroom. So we created a clay rainbow wall hanging!

We used white air-dry clay but you can make this craft a couple different ways. You can use colored air dry clay and skip the painting part. Or you can use oven bake clay and paint it. I bought a 10lb box of clay from Hobby Lobby a couple weeks ago and we have been having a blast making all sorts of creations with it.

To Make The Rainbow:

First my son rolled out four “snakes” of the clay to make them about the same width. It doesn’t matter how long they are because you are going to trim the excess off at the end anyways.

He made a rainbow shape and started to gently squeeze each “snake” together. He smoothed out any rough spots or little indents.

Then we took a knife and trimmed the bottom to make it more even.

I used a toothpick to poke holes at the bottom. I should have made the holes larger! The yarn was much too thick for this little hole so I ended up just shoving the yarn in with a bit of glue instead of threading it all the way through the hole. He used a straw to poke a larger hole at the top to hang it from a string.

We let this sit out for about 24 hours and then got to painting!

He painted each section the appropriate color and then once that was dry I helped him shove that yarn into the bottom holes.

We made two rainbows. One was thicker that had only five colors and the other was thinner and had six colors.

As most crafts go, you can really customize this to your style or preference. You could paint this all neutrals for a really modern and trendy rainbow or all one color, or just keep it the natural clay color!

We had a lot of fun with this activity and have been really loving working with clay. The projects are endless!

If you enjoyed this post, check out other storytime activites :

Over And Under The Snow

The Mitten

It Came In The Mail

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  1. Monica Simpson says

    March 17, 2020 at 4:13 am

    I love when books have a simple and fun craft to go along with it. This is perfect for spring!

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  2. April Kitchens says

    March 17, 2020 at 11:29 am

    This came out so cute! I can see turning the rainbow into a wind chime. We will be trying this activity out.

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  3. Shayla says

    March 17, 2020 at 2:10 pm

    This is such a special activity, and I love the pictures you posted.

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  4. Marysa says

    March 18, 2020 at 2:11 am

    This looks like a lot of fun. I love being able to tie things together like this (book and craft). What a great craft for a variety of ages, too.

    Reply
  5. Flossie McCowald says

    March 18, 2020 at 8:23 pm

    What a great and easy craft idea! I love how they turned out – so pretty and so colorful! Great job!

    Reply
  6. Rikki Ridgeway says

    March 19, 2020 at 8:12 pm

    I love when stories can be turned into fun arts and crafts like this. Makes reading, and learning more fun for kids. Especially if the kids are more hands on learners.

    Reply
  7. Jennifer Maune says

    March 23, 2020 at 10:28 pm

    This is such a cute and fun activity! I love how it ties in with the book.

    -Jennifer

    Reply

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