Last Updated on March 8, 2025 by Sheryl Cooper
Inside: Toddlers and preschoolers will love exploring colors with this collection of rainbow activities. They will learn how to sort and identify each color while building a variety of skills!
You want to teach your toddlers and preschoolers the colors of the rainbow, but are looking for hands-on ideas that will keep them engaged.
I found over 30 different rainbow activities that invite young children to build skills while exploring the colors of the rainbow.
So many fun ideas that include art, science, literacy, music, math … and more!
30+ Rainbow Activities Kids Love
Rainbow Art
Paper Plate Rainbow Suncatcher
Rainbow Easel
Rainbow Sensory
Rainbow Color Sorting Sensory Bin
Rainbow Rice Hunt(Modern Preschool)
Taste-Safe Rainbow Sensory Bin (Life with Moore Babies)
Rainbow Water Play
Floating Rainbow Balls (Simple Fun for Kids)
Rainbow Fine Motor
Rainbow Ball Fine Motor Game (Still Playing School)
Pom Pom Scoop and Sort (Happy Toddler Club)
Rainbow Muffin Tin Sorting (Play to Learn Preschool)
Rainbow Playdough
Pot-o-Gold Counting Playdough Game (Hands On As We Grow)
Rainbow Playdough Color and Counting Game (The Chaos and the Clutter)
Rainbow Science
Rainbow Walking Water Experiment (Fun Learning for Kids)
Rainbow Literacy
Learn to Spell Your Name and Make a Rainbow (Hands On As We Grow)
I See a Rainbow Book (Fun a Day)
Rainbow Name Hunt (Toddler Approved)
Magnetic Letter Rainbow Color Activity (Fantastic Fun and Learning)
Rainbow Math
Roll and Count Rainbow Game (Nuture Store)
Roll a Rainbow Snack Game (Playdough to Plato)
Rainbow STEM
Melt a Rainbow Ice Tower (Fun at Home with Kids)
Rainbow Shapes
Rainbow Rocks (Fun a Day)
Rainbow Music and Movement
What’s My Color? Song and Guessing Game (Let’s Play Kids Music)
Rainbow Cooking
Milk Toast Rainbows (123 Homeschool 4 Me)
Large Motor
Popping a Rainbow (Toddler Approved)
Rainbow Montessori
Montessori Color Mixing Activities (Living Montessori Now)
Rainbow Printables
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Preschool Color Lesson Plans
I’m so excited to be one of the authors of these hands-on lesson plans!
24 preschool learning activities for your colors theme, including literacy, math, science, art, fine motor, and more! A great resource for teachers and homeschoolers.
CLICK HERE for more information!
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