Tie dyeing with the kids

A last minute school holiday activity was a hit, and until the kids went back to school we had to wash their shirts each night so they could wear them the next day lol.

I had some procion dyes already made up from dyeing some BWM cotton, so thought it was definitely worth some tie dyeing. Never tried it before but figured we'd all have fun and as long as the mess was contained outside well, can't hurt hey... what a hoot it was.

After a quick video on the net, Master B (10)decided he wanted to have a go at a "bullseye" and off he went with the red and yellow, some rubber bands and a nice new tshirt. Miss E (7) just wanted to play with all the colours so I gave her some hints on what colours to keep away from each other, and she decided just to roll her shirt up and rubber band along the length. She then put colours in rainbow fashion along the length of the roll.



Added to the mix was a tshirt and a couple of singlets for little sister K (16months), I ended up doing the old shirt (was too small for a spiral but turned out lovely all the same, muted colours though as it was polyester cotton), then the big kids did a singlet each as they couldn't get enough. They still haven't had enough and keep asking when we can dye again. This weekend hopefully if it is fine, I've stocked up on bargain priced tshirts now, and hopefully I'll get another turn, am hoping to dye some fabric as well.

Overall it was a complete success, they love it, they love what they made for K and can't wait to dye again :) Neither can I, although I may sneak in a dyeing session when they aren't around so I get more of a turn!

The kids were so proud of themselves and pleased with their results!


Kayla charging through the hose on a hot afternoon, just perfect for testing the colourfastness