Easy Rainbow Paper Strips Crafts for Kids

Let’s make bright rainbow animals and shapes using colorful paper strips. This craft is super fun, easy to do, and perfect for decorating your classroom or home. With just scissors, glue, and rainbow colors, you’ll have cheerful crafts ready to shine !

What You Need

• White sheets of paper
• Printed or hand‑drawn shapes (cat, butterfly, fish, rabbit, dinosaur, kite)
• Colored paper strips (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple)
• Scissors ✂️
• Glue stick
• Googly eyes, stickers, or paper shapes (optional for details)

How to Make

1. Print or draw simple shapes like a cat, butterfly, fish, rabbit, dinosaur, or kite on a white sheet.
2. Cut out the inside of the shape. You need the cut‑out piece without the sheet.
3. Cut colored paper into strips.
4. Paste the strips inside the cut‑out shape to fill it with rainbow colors.
5. Trim the extra parts of the strips neatly along the outline.
6. Add fun details with googly eyes, paper shapes, or stickers.
7. Pin or hang your rainbow crafts to decorate the class!

Templates:

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