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A completed rainbow-shaped wall hanging made from rolled and stapled paper chains. The wall hanging is suspended from a wooden dowel against a solid green background.

Paper Chain Rainbow Wall Hanging

  • Prep time: 1 Hour
  • Total time: 4 Hours

Perfect for bedrooms or playrooms, this rainbow wall hanging adds a fun pop of color to any space. Best of all, both young ones and the young at heart will have fun making it!

Supplies

Cardstock or Construction Paper

  • 280 Strips Tan/Neutral/Cream x 140 squares
  • 132 strips Light Blue x 66 squares
  • 108 strips Light Yellow x 54 squares
  • 80 strips Light Pink x 40 squares

Additional supplies

  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Rainbow template
  • String/twine
  • Stick/Dowel

Steps

  1. Gather your supplies.Flatlay of craft supplies on a green surface including a ruler, wooden dowel, scissors, twine, a stapler, construction paper, and a bowl of Lucky Charms cereal.
  2. Cut cardstock/construction paper into 1-inch x 6-inch strips.Overhead view of hands using scissors to cut a light blue piece of paper. Stacks of pink, blue, white, and yellow construction paper are nearby, along with a bowl of Lucky Charms cereal. The background is a green surface.
  3. Take the short end of one paper strip and overlap it with the other short end to form a loop. Staple the short ends together.Close-up view of hands using a stapler to connect pieces of colored paper to create a paper chain. Multiple chains in pink, blue, yellow, and white are visible.
  4. Take another paper strip and thread it through the first loop. Staple one short end of the strip to the other short end to form a new loop, linking it to the first one.
  5. Use the rainbow template as a guide to link the paper strips in the correct color order.
  6. Slide the finished chains onto the dowel in the order shown on the template.
  7. Tie one piece of twine or string to both ends of the dowel and hang.