How To Make Hand Print Rainbows for St. Patrick’s Day Preschooler Activity

Rainbows bring smiles to faces everywhere and these hand print rainbow are very easy for children of all ages to make. This is a perfect activity for toddlers, preschoolers, and Kindergartners. They are fun to make and parents just love handprints from their children.

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How To Make Hand Print Rainbows for St. Patrick’s Day Preschooler Activity

Crafts Materials Needed

*Construction Paper in Rainbow Colors (Red, Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet)

* Pencils or Markers

* Scissors

* Glue

 

Hand Print Rainbow Instructions

Step 1

Teach the kids about the rainbow and the spectrum of light and all that jazz. If they are very young….teach them the order of the colors in a rainbow by telling them about the name Roy G. Biv (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet)

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Step 2

Have the child trace his or her hand on each color of paper (or trace it for them if they are very young)

Step 3

Glue each hand together, in order (Red, Yellow, Orange, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet) in a rainbow-like arc.

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