This paper plate craft is a great option for you and your toddler for a rainy day or an indoor activity.  The best part is you can hang it by a window like a sun catcher, or even take it outside and use it like a kite!

 Here’s what you’ll need for this craft:

• 1 paper plate per child

• Red tissue paper

• Orange tissue paper

• Yellow tissue paper

• Blue tissue paper

• Purple tissue paper

• Glue

• Scissors

• Paint brush

If you’d like to hang your rainbow you’ll also need:

• Hole puncher

• Ribbon

1. First, you’ll want to prepare your sheets of tissue paper by cutting the sheets into squares, no bigger than 1”x1”.

2. Next, go ahead and cut your paper plate in half.

3. Now, you’ll want to take your glue and paint it on the plate in a thin layer.  Depending on how fast your toddler moves, you might want to paint the glue as you switch colors.  Begin to play your squares of tissue paper onto the plate in a rainbow formation. 

4. Once all of your colors are in place, you can paint another layer of glue on top of the tissue paper if you’d like to keep everything in place. 

5. While your rainbow is drying you can cut strips of tissue paper to hang from the bottom if you’d like.  If you choose to hang your rainbow outside, the strips look great when they sway in the wind!

6. Finally, if you’d like to hang your rainbow go ahead and punch a hole at the top, slip your ribbon through the hole and fasten it in a knot. 

SOURCE: Messy Little Monster