A memory that has stuck with me from my childhood has been spending time up north with my cousins over the Fourth of July-- watching fireworks, swimming in the lake, doing fun crafts, and decorating our "candy bags" for the parade. Unfortunately Tyler won't get those memories, so one I've wanted to create with him is decorating his own 4th of July shirt every year. I thought it would be fun to tie-dye a shirt this year. I picked up a white sleeveless shirt at Walmart for $3-4 and a few days later we walked to Hobby Lobby and picked up some S.E.I brand tie dye spray. Though it's still a few weeks out, Tyler was SO excited about doing it that we've already made it. He's worn his shirt several days in a row (and would keep doing so if I hadn't buried it in the dirty laundry!). We also made a pillow case that turned out really cool, too.
Be prepared... tie-dye= big ol' MESS! It was a lot of fun though! I didn't buy gloves, so our hands were nice and colorful, too!
The shirt is on the right side and the yellow, blue, and red tie dye is a pillowcase! That turned out super cool, too!
What are some of your 4th of July traditions?
I'm so glad you posted this! Today I just put a list together of summer projects I would like to do with my boys and at the top of the list was a Tie dye shirt for the 4th! Tyler's shirt turned out great!! I love that its sleeveless! My oldest is so into these muscle shirts! He calls them short sleeveless shirts. He only owns 1 muscle shirt right now and if I didn't hide it he would wear it everyday! Sorry for the rambling! Have a fun 4th of July! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAh, "muscle shirts" that is what they are called! I seriously could not remember! Tie-dying was so fun AND messy! Hope you all have fun making a shirt, too!
Deletelove the 4th of July tie-dye!
ReplyDeleteOH - what fun, we're going to try this - thanks !!
ReplyDeleteadorable! I loved the idea of coloring.
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Very cute tie dye shirts! Thanks for linking up this week to my Enchanted Thursdays Blog Hop!
ReplyDeletethat shirt turned out great, what a cool way to celebrate 4 July. Thanks for sharing on Kids Co-op
ReplyDeleteThe shirt looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun 4th of July activity! I featured your post at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page and pinned it to my Kids' Patriotic Activities Pinterest Board at http://pinterest.com/debchitwood/kids-patriotic-activities-u-s/
ReplyDeleteThe shirt is perfect for the 4th of July!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking up to Learning Laboratory at Mama Smiles =)
Oh, how fun!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!! I will be featuring this in my holiday round up tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteWaoo! its fun!!Thanks for sharing this method of tie dye shirts
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!! Wish I had a hobby lobby close by. Wonder if I can find something similar. This is my first time visiting and I will definitely be returning for more ideas.
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It turned out GREAT! Sometimes the mess is worth it. :) Thanks for linking up to The Sunday Showcase.
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