Simple Fruit Cereal Rainbow Craft for Kids
My kids love simple crafts for kids, and they love snacks. So, this adorable fruit cereal rainbow craft for kids was a big hit! Not only did they get to create a fun rainbow necklace just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, but they got to eat their rainbow craft when they were finished!
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This cute rainbow craft for kids is perfect for kids of any age. My oldest son put the necklace together all on his own, while my youngest needed a little assistance. But they both had a blast eating their fruit cereal and marshmallow rainbows when they were finished!
Make Your Rainbow Craft for Kids
To make this adorable rainbow craft for kids, you’ll need a bowl of fruit cereal, a few full-sized marshmallows, string, and a plastic yarn needle. When choosing your string, be sure to pick one that is smooth. Fluffy yarn won’t work for this rainbow craft for kids because the fibers from the yarn will get stuck to the marshmallow.
In addition to being a fun rainbow craft, this cute rainbow necklace is also perfect for preschool learning. Your little one will have the chance to sort colors, count the cereal pieces, create a rainbow pattern with the cereal, and practice their fine motor skills by threading each piece of cereal onto the string.
Start by asking your child to sort the cereal into different piles of each color. Then, organize the cereal into a rainbow pattern — red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, and violet. At each end of the rainbow patter will go a marshmallow cloud.
Thread the string onto the plastic needle and pull the string through the center of the marshmallow. Push the marshmallow down the sting and into the center of the string where you would like one end of the cereal rainbow to go.
Ask your child to thread four of each color of the cereal onto the string. The plastic needle is perfectly safe for young children to use because it’s not sharp at all. But it’s perfect for helping your child easily thread the cereal onto the string to create their rainbow craft for kids.
Have them keep threading until all the colors have been added to their rainbow craft for kids. And don’t forget to make sure you leave out extra cereal so your kids can snack while they work!
Finish you rainbow craft for kids by threading another marshmallow onto the end of the necklace. If your child is young, I would suggest placing the marshmallow onto the string yourself. The sting can get sticky from the inside of the marshmallow, which may turn into a mess in little hands!
Eat the Rainbow Craft for Kids
To turn this cute rainbow craft for kids into a necklace, simply tie the ends of the string together. It’s probably a good idea to wipe the string with a wet paper towel to remove some of the stickiness from the marshmallow, too. After you’ve create the necklace, the only step to complete is eat their fun rainbow craft for kids!
I love this simple rainbow craft for kids because it’s perfect for so many occasions. Whether you use it to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day or just to pass the time on a rainy Spring afternoon, I guarantee this cute rainbow craft will be a hit with your kids!
Rainbow Necklace Craft for Kids
This adorable rainbow craft for kids is perfect for St. Patricks day or a fun rainy day spring craft for kids.
Materials
- Fruit cereal
- Marshmallows
- Yarn or string
Tools
- Plastic yarn needle
Instructions
- Cut a length of yarn or string to fit around your child’s head.
- Run one end of the string through the eye of a plastic yarn need.
- Sort the fruit cereal into small piles by color.
- Thread a marshmallow onto the string slightly further than halfway.
- Thread four pieces of purple fruit cereal onto the string, followed by four pieces of blue cereal, four pieces of green cereal, four pieces of yellow cereal, four pieces of orange cereal, and four pieces of red cereal.
- Finish by stringing another marshmallow on the end of the cereal sequence. Tie a knot at the end of the string to secure the necklace on your child’s neck.
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Emily is a midwestern mom of two boys. She loves all things DIY — from home renovations to kids birthday party planning. Whether she’s making a new farmhouse craft for her home or helping her kids with a cool activity, you can bet she’s in the middle of some kind of DIY project (or three) right now!
This looks like such a fun craft for kids. Great sorting as well! I have made these in the past, but never added the marshmallow clouds.
Sometimes the simplest crafts are the best ones! Love love love.