Create a Rainbow that Spreads Love

Get ready to unleash your creative colors and celebrate Pride month in the most fantastic way possible with this easy DIY project! OOLY has a fun craft for kids that will make their rainbow-loving heart soar. With the vibrant hues of Creatibles DIY Air Dry Clay and a dash of imagination, you’ll create a mesmerizing rainbow masterpiece that’s sure to spread joy… and pride!

Time Duration: 45

Skill Level: Intermediate

OOLY Products Needed:

Other Items Needed:

Scissors (adult supervision required)
Glue
Pencil

Directions:

Hand rolling out black clay into a long thing line

Black clay rolled out in a long strip next to a 12 inch ruler

Step 1: Roll out black Creatibles DIY Air Dry Clay into the shape of a “worm” that has even thickness throughout. Keep rolling until it is 12 inches long.

Brown clay with white tool and ruler on white table

Brown and black clay rolled into a thing line and shaped into a rainbow

Step 2: Repeat with the brown Creatibles DIY Air Dry Clay, cutting it slightly shorter at 11 inches.

Bend black clay into an arch and lay the brown piece underneath. To ensure the clay sticks, you can wet your fingers and gently rub the area where the black piece and brown piece attach.

Red, brown, and black dry clay rolled into the shape of a rainbow

Step 3: Create a 10 inch red arch and place it underneath the brown arch.

Orange, red, brown and black rolls of dry clay in the shape of a rainbow

Step 4: Create a 9 inch orange arch and place it underneath the red arch.

Yellow, orange, red, brown, and black dry clay rolled into long lines and put together in a rainbow shape

Step 5: Create an 8 inch yellow arch and place it underneath the orange arch.

Green, yellow, orange, red, brown, and black rolled out into the shape of a rainbow

Step 6: Create a 7 inch long green arch and place it underneath the yellow arch.

Blue, green, yellow, orange, red, brown, and black dry clay rolled out in long worm like shapes and put together to make a rainbow

Step 7: Create a 6 inch long medium blue arch and place it underneath the green arch.

Purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red, brown, and black dry clay rolled out into the shape of a rainbow

Step 8: Create a 5 inch long purple arch and place it underneath the medium blue arch.

Colorful clay rainbow in pink, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red, brown and black

Step 9: Create a 4 inch long light pink arch and place it underneath the purple arch.

Colorful dry clay rolled out and put into the shape of a rainbow

Step 10: Create a 3 inch long light blue arch and place it underneath the light pink arch.

Varying sizes of clay rolled out into the shape of a rainbow and stuck together

Step 11: Create a 2 inch long white arch and place it underneath the light blue arch.

Gray clay next to ruler with colorful clay in the shape of a rainbow

Clay rainbow craft with gray clay hook at the top

Rolled out colorful clay glued together to make a rainbow

Step 12: Make an upside down “U” with a 3 inch long gray arch and place it on the backside of your rainbow, press the ends gently into the clay, adding water as needed to ensure it sticks.

Allow your creation to dry before turning over the rainbow.