Gelatin Plastic Rainbows {Two Ways}

I'm on a rainbow kick lately,

I can't stop thinking about rainbows!

Whenever I'm on Pinterest, I'm pinning rainbows.

I have a few rainbow posts,

here, and here, and also here

and don't forget

this one and finally this one

Since you can never have too many rainbows,

we made a couple more!

This time, using plastic made from unflavored gelatin

You can find out how to make the gelatin plastic

here

(all you need is unflavored gelatin packets, water, and coloring)

I poured the gelatin into trays and set it aside to dry over the weekend

Rainbow Sun Catcher

I cut part of the dried gelatin into little rectangles and punched a hole in the top of each piece

Threaded them on fishing line with some beads

gathered all the fishing line together

tied it in a knot at the top

and hung it in the window

It looks amazing with the light shining through it!

Rainbow Collage

While I was working on the sun catcher, Miss C cut up the rest of the gelatin

I taped contact paper on the table

(sticky side up)

and placed one of each color in order of 

ROYGBV

to help get the girls started.

In no time at all, lines of color started to form.

It was so wonderful to watch the girls excited about matching the colors

and finding just the right spot for the oddly shaped pieces.

Especially Little A, 

who is 2.5 and not particularly interested in anything for more than a few seconds at a time.

When they were finished they had a rainbow collage!

I covered it with another sheet of contact paper

and 

taped it to our back door

 Such a cheerful way to welcome spring into our home!

Are you doing anything special to welcome spring?

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