I want to start by letting you know that I'm really not crazy! A few years ago I had an idea to tie-dye t-shirts with ALL of the 1st Grade students, we use them as our "uniform" for field trips. The kids love them and they are a great way for us to keep track of our kiddos while we are away from the classroom.
Each time we take on this GIANT task I try to figure out how to do it better than the time before. It always amazes me how much fun the kids have with this activity.
Students get to choose the design for their shirt during class (they choose from the designs that come with the dye package). Then the shirts are labeled with each student's name on masking tape and wrapped around a rubber band. When we start to dye shirts, students are called over to choose the colors they would like. We don't let students put any dye on the shirts because adults (teachers) have a hard time keeping the dye only on the t-shirts!
Getting ready to rinse the extra dye out of the shirts...
After dye is placed on a shirt, they are placed in a plastic grocery sack and tied shut. Once school is out, I take all the bags home in a VERY LARGE garbage sack. The shirts are removed from the sacks and extra dye is rinsed from the shirts while they are still wrapped in the design. After dye has been rinsed, remove rubber bands and allow t-shirts to air dry. When shirts are dry, rinse them in vinegar water to set the dye and allow them to dry again.
Maybe I should have worn gloves while I rinsed! Mrs. I is not allowed to tie double knots in the sacks anymore.
I'm glad my husband was at Wood Badge! He'll never know about the pond in our driveway....
Close to done. I love how bright the colors are and the fun designs the kids chose. Once the shirts have dried after the vinegar and water rinse, it's time to wash. I try to keep similar colors together just incase the color runs. Wash on warm and dry! That's it!
That is 90 tie-dyed t-shirts!
Take a look at our hard work!
The side bulls-eye.
The crumple.
The rolled stripes. (Very Patriotic!)
I already have plans to improve for next year!!!
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