We hosted a "Tie Dye" party in our back yard earlier this week and it was FUN! We invited a bunch of friends to come over with white shirts and dressed to get WET. The kids made shirts, played in the homemade sprinklers and wading pool, ate lunch and PLAYED. It was great! Kaylee kept coming up to me and saying, "Not done yet Mama!" and would then run back to the wading pool to play.
The weather was in the mid 80s, not a cloud in the sky and very low humidity. Perfect!
I supplied beverages for the moms, juice boxes for the kids, hot dogs and cookies. Everyone else brought a snack to share. We ended up with a great assortment of summer goodies. Popsicles, chocolate strawberries, popcorn, watermelon, cheese sticks, and yogurts. The kids were thrilled.
These were fun to make. I made a batch of sugar cookies, piped around the edges, then filled the center with thinned down frosting. Then I dripped several different colors of frosting in the center and dragged a tooth pick through it to create the crazy designs.
Here are the boy's shirts we made LAST year...
And our new ones this year...
These are how our shirts washed up. The kids loved them and they are so unique, but a word to the wise: DO NOT use tie dye from the year before. It isn't potent at all! I had a couple of bottles left in the basement and used those to refill the new ones after we used them up. The purple one and the onesie had lots of pink that didn't end up sticking around after the wash. So I dyed them again letting it sit much longer and they still weren't as vivid as they should have been, but it helped.
I purchased a kit at Michael's for 40% off and it was the best deal. All of the bottles, dye, gloves, and rubber bands that we needed for less than it would have cost to purchase the dyes separately. The instructions were great and the kids (about 15 of them) had a great time creating their custom summer tee. It was a lot of work, but worth it.
The onesie is for baby sister who will be here in 4 months! The kids said that they are going to bring this to her to wear in the hospital. I think that will be hilarious.
They sported these hip creations all over the place the next day and it was pretty easy to spot where they were at all times 🙂
Le says
I love it!!!
Shannon says
I love your idea of having a collective Tie Dye party. You provide the dye, some food, and the space to dye and everyone else brings a shirt and a snack to share. Sounds like a recipe for fun!I've shared your Tie Dye party ideas on my blog.
Alicia says
what a fun idea 🙂 this would work great for boys and girls no matter what age! thanks!
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Marlee says
This look awesome! I love tye-dye! Found you at the Thrilling Thursday's blog hop and am glad I did! Am a happy new follower :).
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Christy says
Cute! I was googling "summer tie dye party" and found your post. I'm planning one for our boys and their neighborhood friends soon. I'll have to post pics of ours also.
Kristine @ JandMs Eye Candy says
Fun idea!!! Something we will have to do for all the cousins this summer!
Thanks for sharing!
Kristine
http://www.jandmseyecandy.blogspot.com
kristy.lynn @ kristy.makes says
what a great idea! i love love the cookies & was just thinking about doing tie dye with my little dude for the first time this summer! 🙂 thanks for sharing! 🙂
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Rachel @ Pleased as Punch says
I love this idea...my kids would go nuts if we had a tie dye party! Maybe I'll have one too! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Elizabeth says
Adorable! Love the pic of the shirts on the clothes line.
Connie the crafterbug says
Brandy,
I don't know how you have so much energy. I enjoy seeing all your new creations. I don't think I have done tye dye since the fifth grade. The onesie is my favorite. I think any baby would be proud to wear it.
Connie
Vivian says
How fun and how creative!!