Things You'll Need:
- White T-Shirts
- unsweetened Kool-Aid powder
- vinegar
- rubber bands
- bowl
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Step 1
Making tie-dyed T-shirts is a fun activity for kids and adults all ages. Start with a few white T-shirts or as many T-shirts that you want to tie dye.
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Step 2
Then go to your local supermarket and select as many colors as they have in supply of unsweetened Kool-Aid powder mixes. Determine what colors you want in your tie-dye T-Shirts and buy that Kool-Aid powder mix.
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Step 3
Dissolve each package of Kool-Aid into 1 ounce of vinegar in its own bowl or container.
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Step 4
Use rubber bands to twist your soon to be tie dyed t-shirts into unusual shapes.
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Step 5
Dip each t-shirt into the bowls.
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Step 6
After drying the tie-dyed T-shirts, Take off the rubber bands on the t-shirt then set your colors by placing a pillowcase or thin dish towel over each shirt.
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Step 7
Iron the tie dyed T-shirt with a medium-hot iron. Wait at least 24 hours, then wash each tie dyed T-shirt separately.
Comments
sugaredup said
on 10/2/2009 We're holding a tie-dye party in a few weeks for our daughter's 8th birthday. Thank you for this great idea! I've never heard of tie-dying with kool-aid. 5*
bowiebydesign said
on 9/14/2009 I will give this a try. This idea will be great for a kids party.
psaysofavril said
on 9/8/2009 This will save me tons!