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Rainbow Sponge Painting

March 12, 2018 By Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed. Leave a Comment

My preschoolers have recently been obsessed with rainbows! We took a whole week to learn more about rainbows, how they’re made, and the orders the colors go in. ROYGBIV, for life, y’all! We even made an adorable mathematics equation about rainbows, which also introduces them to those math terms they’ll hear later in their school life. Rain drops + sun light = rainbows!

During our studies on rainbows, they were extremely interested in making rainbow crafts. I can’t say that I blame them because they are bright and beautiful! This Rainbow Sponge Painting is no exception.

This rainbow painting is great for a general study on rainbows, or even makes a wonderful St. Patty’s Day craft!

Rainbow Sponge Painting

Rainbow Sponge Painting

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Supplies:

Paint
Canvas
Sponge
Scissors
Glue
Gold Glitter
Black Glitter Foam
Black Cardstock

Instructions:

1. Cut a square shape from the sponge for each color of the rainbow that you will use.

Rainbow Sponge Painting
2. Dab a sponge into paint and stamp it onto the canvas to start creating the shape of a traditional rainbow or one shooting across the sky.

Rainbow Sponge Painting
3. Continue to do the above step until your rainbow is complete. (Don’t forget to use a new sponge for each color paint. Allow the paint to overlap a bit to get a nice blend of colors.)

4. Allow the paint to dry completely.

5. Cut cloud shapes from black cardstock. Use a sponge to dab white paint across the entire cloud, leaving a small black border around the edges. Allow the paint to dry completely.


6. Cut the shape of a black pot from black glitter foam. You can also use the black cardstock if you can’t find black glitter foam.

Rainbow Sponge Painting
7. Glue the clouds onto the rainbow, slightly hanging off of the canvas.

Rainbow Sponge Painting
8. Glue a black pot onto the cloud.

Rainbow Sponge Painting
9. Spread a bit of glue above the pot and add gold glitter. (The chunky stuff looks a lot like gold coins!) Allow the glue to dry.

You’re all finished and your rainbow is beautiful!
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Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed.

Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed.

Erica Leggiero, M.S. Ed. has been working and teaching in the field of early childhood education for over 7 years. Erica is currently the director and teacher at a Preschool Enrichment Program in her area. Erica believes that young children learn best through play and exploration, and she is constantly looking for new and creative ways to incorporate learning through play. She embraces this belief in all of the activities she creates in her preschool classroom, and loves sharing them here on her blog. Erica has also co-authored the book, "Learn With Play" with other kid bloggers in the preschool field.
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