Cotton Ball Rainbow Craft

This colorful cotton ball rainbow craft is a fun spring activity and a great way to work on fine motor skills with toddlers and preschoolers! It is super easy to set up and kids will love watching their puffy cotton ball rainbows absorb all the different colors.

cotton ball rainbow on piece of paper with pipette dropping colors on top

Rainbow art is such a fun way to celebrate spring and this cute rainbow cloud craft is an easy activity for a rainy afternoon or St. Patrick’s Day. It would also be a great addition for rainbow or weather units for preschoolers.

My 3 and 5 year old had a lot of fun making their own (very different) rainbows and using the pipettes is a great way to build fine motor skills.

small childs hand using a pipette to drop colors on his rainbow

If you are interested in this activity, we have a lot of fun rainbow activities you may enjoy including this fruit loop rainbow craft and climbing rainbow science experiment.

Rainbow activities are such a great way to practice learning colors with preschoolers and help older kids remember the colors of the rainbow.

This is also a fun activity for color mixing and you can watch how different colors absorb into the cotton ball and create a new color.

cotton ball rainbow on a tray next to watercolor paints

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Materials

Cotton Balls
Watercolor paper or cardstock
Pipette or eye dropper
Liquid watercolors or food coloring
Glue
Tray (optional, but makes for easier clean up)

How to Make a Cotton Ball Rainbow

Step One: Glue the cotton balls to your watercolor paper in the shape of a rainbow and place on a tray for easier cleanup. (As you can see – we did not yet have a tray, but it was very quickly added before things got out of control!)

two children sitting at the table with their white cotton ball rainbows prepared ready to paint next to liquid watercolors and a glue stick

Step Two: Fill small cups with a little bit of water and a few drops of the liquid watercolor or food coloring

Step Three: Use pipettes to drop the different colors onto the cotton balls and have fun!

We hope you had fun with this cotton ball rainbow craft and would love if you shared your creations with us on instagram @foxfarmhome or on facebook!