Dear crafty friends! Let’s make this year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations super fun with today’s Tissue Paper Rainbow Pot of Gold kid craft idea!!! It’s a DIY that is super quick and will create some magical {and lucky} craft fun for everyone in the family!
Just print out the provided file below and add colorful tissue paper pieces to make your own rainbow masterpiece within minutes! #gluedtomycrafts
Colorful Rainbow & Pot of Gold Craft Idea For Kids
Get the kids smiling from ear to ear, with our latest Rainbow Pot of Gold kid craft idea! I’ve even included a FREE leprechaun black cauldron template below, to get you started even faster. That means NO excuses my dear friends! You can make it happen within minutes and I’m here to root you on!
Using the FREE provided pot of gold printable and some inexpensive colored tissue paper from your craft stash – you too can recreate this easy rainbow kid craft activity in no time! It’s just a matter of cutting and pasting on the dotted lines, to bring the rainbow to life. You could even throw in some simple changes like glitter glue or paper scrap squares instead! The choice is yours!
On that note, I hope you are encouraged to recreate it today, in honor of the upcoming St. Patty’s Day holiday!!! Everything you need to know, can be found in the full tutorial below!
Happy crafting my friends!!! Please don’t forget to share pictures of your paper and tissue paper pot of gold creations, on our Facebook page wall for us to admire from a far this St. Patrick’s Day holiday! I can’t wait to see your artwork! #gluedtomycrafts
PAIR YOUR POT OF GOLD CRAFT WITH —> Handprint Leprechaun Card
Craft Supplies:
- Free Pot of Gold Printable
- Colored Printer
- Thick White Cardstock Paper
- Colored Tissue Paper {red, yellow, purple, blue and orange}
- Basic Paper Craft Scissors
- School Glue or Glue Sticks
- optional materials – gold glitter, shamrock stickers etc.
Directions:
- First things first – simply download and print the template listed above, in color on thick white cardstock. Print ONE pot of gold template per craft you want to make. Set aside.
- Now it’s time to take your colored tissue paper and cut out a handful of small squares from each, keeping them in separate color piles {you won’t need much though so keep that in mind}
- Next, draw on a single line of glue on each colored line I have in the printable. Just follow the line with your glue bottle. You won’t need a lot of glue either so just follow the lines and don’t over-squeeze on the glue.
- Now take your cut tissue paper squares and place them on the appropriate colored line in the printable, one by one, ON THE LINE to make a rainbow. Add more glue and/or tissue paper if needed.
- Then add other embellishments you see fit {like shamrock stickers or gold glitter!}
- Once done, set aside to let it dry completely.
PAIR OUR TISSUE PAPER POT OF GOLD CRAFT WITH —> You Are The Pot of Gold At The End Of My Rainbow
Are you by chance looking for even more fun St. Patrick’s Day kid craft ideas?
Be sure to check out our Handprint Shamrock, Popsicle Stick Leprechaun Gnome and Dump Truck Full of Luck craft posts.
All of which would pair nicely with today’s rainbow pot of gold kid craft idea – hint hint! #gluedtomycraftsinspiresyou
Tissue Paper Rainbow
Tools:
- School Glue or Glue Sticks
Supplies:
Instructions:
- First print out our provided printable, in color, on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You only need one print per craft.
- Now it's time to take your colored tissue paper and cut out a handful of small squares from each, keeping them in separate color piles {you won't need much though so keep that in mind}
- Next, draw on a single line of glue on each colored line I have in the printable. Just follow the line with your glue bottle. You won't need a lot of glue either so just follow the lines and don't over-squeeze on the glue.
- Now take your cut tissue paper squares and place them on the appropriate colored line in the printable, one by one, ON THE LINE to make a rainbow. Add more glue and/or tissue paper if needed.
- Then add other embellishments you see fit {like shamrock stickers or gold glitter!}
- Once done, set aside to let it dry completely.
