Paper Plate Pots of Gold

Yellow paper circles are stuck to a black paper plate to create a Leprechaun's pot of gold with play dough and popsicles.  She next adds red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple hand cut outs to make a rainbow.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.playdoughandpopsicles.com/2016/02/16/paper-plate-pot-of-gold-handprint-rainbow/

Rainbow Jars

Rock salt is colored red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple and layered into a jar to create a rainbow with kc edventures.  M&Ms or Skittles could be used too to make a fun treat. 

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.kcedventures.com/blog/kids-rainbow-activity-fine-motor-skills

Rainbow Soap

Blue soap is poured into a cloud mold with red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple layered soap cut and bent into an arc and set on top.  Latika soap shares the details.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.latikasoap.com/DIY_Rainbow_Soap/ 

Rainbow Pillows

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple felt is cut into descending arcs and glued onto a pillow to make a useful decoration for St. Patrick's Day.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/make-an-easy-felt-rainbow-pillow

Rainbow Candy Jars

Glass jars are filled with Rolos and painted with rainbows and rainbow stickers with chica circle.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://club.chicacircle.com/pot-of-gold-rainbow-painted-candy-jar/

Rainbow Necklaces

Mini vials are filled with layered red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple salt to make a rainbow necklace for St. Patrick's Day.  A creative princess shares the details.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://acreativeprincess.blogspot.com/2015/01/unicorn-rainbows-necklace.html

Rainbow Hanging Lantern

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple squares of tissue paper are glued onto a large paper marche lantern with the swell designer.  A great way to light up any room.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.theswelldesigner.com/2011/03/make-rainbow-bright-paper-lantern.html

Rainbow Binoculars

Toilet paper tubes are wrapped in strips of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple paper and topped with a shamrock for some fun leprechaun hunting.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sassydealz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/rainbow-binoculars1.jpg

Hello wonderful uses pastel tape.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/MAKE-RAINBOW-BINOCULARS

3D Rainbows

Plain white copy paper is cut into strips and painted red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple and stuck together at the ends to make a rainbow with clean mama.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cleanmama.net/2010/05/messy-monday-paint-rainbow.html

Rainbow Collages

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple pieces of paper, pompoms and stickers are used to make a preschool appropriate rainbow collage with happy hooligans.  She then adds cotton clouds.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://happyhooligans.ca/rainbow-collage/

Paper Chain Rainbow

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple strips of paper are cut and taped together to make a rainbow chain.  Sassy dealz then adds a paper pot of gold at the end for a cute St. Patrick's Day kids craft.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sassydealz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/st-patrick-rainbow-craft.jpg

Pipe Cleaner Rainbows

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple pipe cleaners are bent into a rainbow and glued to a black painted terra cotta pot to make a leprechaun's lucky pot of gold.  Make and takes then adds gold wrapped candy for a special treat.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.makeandtakes.com/make-your-own-pot-of-gold

Rainbow Mobiles

Construction paper is cut and painted into a rainbow, clouds and raindrop shapes to make a rainbow mobile for St. Patrick's Day with my little 3 and me.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://mylittle3andme.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Beautiful-Rainbow-Mobile.jpg

Make and takes uses an embroidery hood and thread.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.makeandtakes.com/rainbow-threaded-embroidery-hoop 

Pink stripey socks cuts cardboard into descending arcs and painted red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple.  Next, she strings them all together.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.pinkstripeysocks.com/2015/06/diy-easy-breezy-cardboard-rainbow.html

Button Rainbows

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple buttons are strung onto jewelry wire to make a unique rainbow craft for St. Patrick's Day.  Laura kelly designs next strings on cotton clouds decorated and outlined with silver metallic paint.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.laurakellydesigns.com/laurakellydesignsblog/index.php/2014/02/25/button-rainbows-with-silver-lines-clouds/

Rainbow Wind Catcher

A paper plate is cut in half and a rainbow is painted on it to make the base for this rainbow wind catcher.  Next a pretty cool life sticks long strands of colorful tape to blow in gusty March windes.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.aprettycoollife.com/2011/03/rainbow-wind-catchers.html

Yarn Rainbow

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple yarn make a super cute rainbow craft.  Parents also adds cotton clouds. 

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.parents.com/fun/arts-crafts/kid/yarn-crafts-kids-can-make/?page=5#page=5

Rainbow Bread

Dough is colored red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple and then layered to make a rainbow within a loaf of bread with cake student.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cakestudent.com/over-the-rainbow-bread/

A Rainbow of Liquid Density

Kids can make a rainbow of liquid density with playdough to plato's unique take on this fun science experiment.  Her trick to make a rainbow?  Food coloring.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.playdoughtoplato.com/2014/03/06/rainbow-jar-st-patricks-day/

We made that uses water and varying amounts of sugar to make her layers.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/water-density-experiment/

Handprint Rainbow

ROYGBIV hand cut outs are placed into a rainbow at activity village for a St. Patrick's Day kids craft.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/handprint-rainbow

The pinning mama uses different color paint to make her version.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.thepinningmama.com/2014/03/02/5-saint-patricks-day-kids-hand-print-crafts/

St. Patrick's Day Shakers

Even the smallest kids can participate in fun, colorful St. Patrick's Day activities.  Activity village shows how with these rainbow shakers featuring colorful confetti and crepe streamers.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/rainbow-shakers

No time for flashcards uses pompoms for her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2011/03/shamrock-shakers-discovery-bottles.html