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Tissue Paper Rainbow

Use tissue paper to make a beautiful rainbow to hang in your window.

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Participant Age: 7 to 12, Under 7
Approximate Cost: Under $10
Duration: 1 to 60 minutes
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Physical Challenge:
  • Glue stick
  • Rainbow pattern
  • Plastic page-protector sleeve
  • Scissors
  • Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple tissue paper
Download, Print, and Cut Out Pattern

Download and print the rainbow pattern. Use the pattern to cut the plastic page protector into the shape of a rainbow.


Cut Tissue Paper

Cut tissue paper into 1/2 inch squares.

Glue Tissue Paper to Plastic Sleeve

Open the plastic sleeve (which should now be a doughnut shape). Glue rows of the tissue-paper squares to one half of the plastic sheet. Start with a row of purple, followed by blue, green, yellow, orange, and red.

Assemble and Hang Rainbow
  • Put dabs of glue along the red tissue and fold the plastic back in place to make the rainbow.
  • Allow glue to dry. Hang in a window.

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