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Glitter Rainbow Art Project on Canvas for Kids

March 3, 2021 By Angie Kauffman · PRINTABLES TIP: Always go toward the end of a post to find the printable. · Disclosure: This Post May Contain Affiliate Links. {I may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links.}

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Glitter Rainbow Art Project on Canvas Post Preview: Kids can paint a beautiful glittery rainbow design with this simple and inexpensive art project.


Okay, so I really love today’s project that I’m sharing. I love that it’s easy, inexpensive, great for all kinds of ages, and super cute. What a great combination for a craft, right?

For real – this is a very easy project. But I’m going to admit that I love crafts and projects like that. I have always been easily overwhelmed by really complicated or technical crafts. That makes me love crafts that are approachable, fun, and low pressure. While today’s craft has the potential to be messy, it is definitely approachable and low pressure.

The project I’m sharing today is a Glitter Rainbow Art Project on canvas. You can use it as a great opportunity to talk about the colors in a rainbow or just for a fun excuse to create something fun, fabulous, and sparkly.

Glitter Rainbow Art Project

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Supplies Needed for Glitter Rainbow Art Project

Another great feature of the Glitter Rainbow Art Project is that it’s pretty flexible about your supplies. I will make suggestions and then some alternate ideas.

Rainbow Art Project Materials

  • Canvas – could be a stretched canvas on a frame or a flat panel canvas (this is also flexible in that you can use whatever shape or size canvas you would like)
  • Paintbrushes – I recommend one per color, if possible
  • Craft paint in rainbow colors – specific Apple Barrel paint colors used for the project as shown: Cardinal Crimson, Pumpkin Orange, Bright Yellow, Crisp Green, Bright Blue, Purple Pansy. You can use other colors, however. Here is a large set of popular Apple Barrel paints.
  • Glitter in a rainbow colors –  gold glitter was used for both orange and yellow in the project as shown
  • Paint palette or pallet paper
  • Tray or somewhere to shake excess glitter

Apple Barrel Paint Set

How to Make Your Glitter Rainbow Art Project

1. Paint the colors of the rainbow on the canvas in order from top to bottom. The order is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.

You could overlap the blue and purple areas, if you want, to try to create a separate line for indigo so that you will have blue, indigo, and violet instead of just blue and purple.

Rainbow Painting Project

2. Allow the paint to dry. If you’re trying to make it dry more quickly, you could use a hairdryer or fan.

3. Paint another coat for each color. While each section is still wet, shake glitter onto each color line, matching the colors. For example, use red glitter on the line with red paint.

Glittery Rainbow Art Project (step 2)

4. Shake the excess glitter off of the canvas into a tray or trashcan.

5. Set aside and allow your beautiful rainbow art project to dry.

Rainbow Painting Project for Kids

More Rainbow Resources to Check Out

Here are lots of ideas for studying rainbows including crafts, activities, and science experiments.

If you are looking for an activity around Saint Patrick’s Day, here is a free printable rainbow and pot of gold coloring or finger painting page.

Fun Saint Patrick's Day finger painting activity for your kids (and you). Finger paint a pot of gold! Download the free Saint Patrick's Day coloring page and be sure to print an extra for yourself.

Lacy from Catholic Icing has this super cute rainbow cake that looks delicious.

Rainbow Cake

WhiskerWorks has this darling laser-cut personalized rainbow craft project

Personalized Laser-Cut Rainbow Craft

Here is a very cool mosaic rainbow craft kit from Make a Mosaic Creations.

Rainbow Mosaic Craft Kit

Another fun way to work on rainbow colors would be to follow this tutorial to make these Homemade Rainbow Bath Bombs.

Homemade Rainbow Bath Bombs


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Rainbow Art Craft for Kids

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Filed Under: Art, Music, and Drama, Crafts and Projects for Kids, Spring Fun Theme, Summer Fun Theme Tagged With: painting, rainbows

About Angie Kauffman

Angie, mom to three very fun kids, is the founder of Real Life at Home.  With degrees in elementary education (B.A.) and special education (M.S.Ed.), as well as being a former homeschooler, she is passionate about supporting both parents and teachers by providing printables, crafts, and activities to help children learn and grow.

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