We were so excited to welcome artist Melissa from Art House back to another neighborhood park this summer. Over fifty people showed up to design their own T-shirts, while even more played in the splash park or did Zumba nearby. No two shirts turned out the same, but they were all bursting with color and creativity. Check out our photo album to see the artists at work, or look below to see how you can make your very own tie-dye creation! Try This at Home!You might notice that we don't have any buckets of dye or soda ash set up; that's because this is a special kind of tie-dye that is almost 100% mess-free! If you want to try this at home, here's what you'll need: Sharpies Rubbing alcohol Eye dropper or small paint brush White article of clothing (paper towels and coffee filters also work well) Cardboard or embroidery hoop Instructions below: 1. Place the cardboard under your material to prevent the sharpie from bleeding through. If you are making a shirt, you will want to put the cardboard INSIDE the shirt to keep the opposite side clean. In the picture above, you might notice someone using an embroidery hoop to keep her shirt taught. That works too! 2. Draw your design! You can use as many or as few colors as you like, but remember that everything will start to blend together in the next step. 3. Using an eye dropper, drip rubbing alcohol onto your design. For more accuracy, you can also apply the rubbing alcohol with a paint brush. Almost like magic, your design will spread out and the colors will mix together to create a beautiful tie-dye effect! 4. Allow shirt to air dry before setting the color by either ironing or drying it on high heat. 5. Wear and enjoy! Next Monday (July 27) will be our last day at Michael Zone Recreation Center, so make sure you come out and join us for the grand finale! If you haven't had your crafting fix for the summer yet, don't worry! We have plenty of other activities planned at different neighborhood parks. Check out our calendar to see what's going on at Fairview and Herman Parks!
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