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in Create· Dandelions· Learn· Spring· Spring· Summer· Summer

Rainbow Flower Threading Board

Explore colors in a new and fun way with this simple rainbow activity for kids. This reusable cardboard rainbow takes just minutes to set up and will be loved throughout the spring and summer seasons! Kids will love decorating the rainbow while working on color recognition, hand-eye coordination, and strengthening fine motor skills. 

A fun rainbow activity for kids!

Summer vacation is here which means we have all day to get outside and enjoy nature. Most of our time is spent in free play, but sometimes it’s nice to have an activity ready to go to mix things up a bit. Summer days can be long, so start collecting your ideas now! 

This rainbow activity is fun for kids of mixed ages, interests, and abilities! If you have multiple children, you can make one board for each child or encourage team work and have them share the same rainbow board. 

Just a quick reminder to only pick flowers in your own yard! 

Ready to give this rainbow activity a try!? Here’s what you’ll need..

Supplies:

  • Flowers
  • Sharpened pencil to poke holes in the cardboard.
  • Cardboard– These cardboard sheets are a convenient option if you don’t have any to reuse. 
  • Something sharp to puncture holes in the cardboard- I used a sharp pencil. 
  • Scissors or X Acto Knife– These are excellent for cardboard crafts! They are very sharp ONLY for adult use.
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Related: Check out Nature Sun Catchers Made With Recycled Items

Here’s How I Made the Rainbow Activity Boards:

Step 1:

Make your rainbow board. I used 2 different sized bowls to trace half circles on my cardboard. Next I cut it out with an X Acto knife. This doesn’t need to be perfect because it will be covered in flowers!

Explore colors in a new and fun way with this simple outdoor craft for kids!

Step 2:

I drew simple rainbow lines with a pencil on my cardboard. Then poked holes with a pencil for threading the stems. 

Explore colors in a new and fun way with this simple outdoor craft for kids!

Once it was all set, we headed outside and went around our yard quickly to check out our current flower situation. We looked at the different colors that we currently have and decided which ones to thread on the board. We decided on red, yellow, green, and purple! 

Explore colors in a new and fun way with this simple outdoor craft for kids!

My boys are obsessed with identifying plants ever since our sticky scavenger hunt activity, so this was a fun activity to tap into that interest again!

Fun rainbow activity for kids!

My four year old loved pointing to the plants and identifying the colors!

Fun rainbow activity for kids!

Our creation looked more and more beautiful with each color we added!

Fun rainbow activity for kids!

I love that we can reuse this rainbow activity board over and over again! We will try this activity again during wildflower season:)

You can also try to place wax paper on top of the flower rainbow and place a heavy book on top to press the flowers. This way the decoration will last much longer!

Fun rainbow activity for kids!

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Fun rainbow activity for kids!

I hope you give this rainbow activity a try! I promise, your little nature lovers will love it as much as my boys.

∼Tara

Need more simple nature ideas?! Check out:

A Simple Flower Name Activity

Fun Ways for Kids to Collect and Craft With Nature In All Four Seasons

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