tie dye (sort of)

One of the items on our summer "bucket list" was tie-dyeing.  We had guests staying with us last weekend, and, with a total of 6 kids in the house, we needed a large project that everyone could participate in - so the tie-dying kit came out.

I was a little concerned about the mess of traditional tie-dying, especially with 4 extra kids (baby was sleeping), so we modified it a little.

I dumped each of the three colors into old spray bottles and hung the shirts out on a low clothesline.  We laid several ground rules (SPRAY ONLY THE SHIRTS.  NOTHING ELSE.  Don't work on the back of your shirt until everyone is ready, so that everyone is spraying in the same direction, etc.), and then handed out the spray bottles and let them have at it.  

Hubby donated some of his old shirts for smocks.  We should have had everyone wearing gloves, but I just didn't have enough.  We all had slightly dyed fingers by the end of the project, but I was pleasantly surprised by how little mess there was.

The kids had a great time, and the shirts turned out great!