I have a lengthy list of craft blogs that I like to follow. I was on a hunt for a fun 4th of July project for my kids. In my opinion crafts that are useful are the best kind. I was looking at the Crafty Crow blog and saw a link to Butterfly Jungle's page. She showed how to make firework t-shirts. It was totally my kind of craft. Not too complicated, not too many steps, not expensive and super kid friendly.
All you need is a white cotton t-shirt, sharpies in various colors, rubbing alcohol, dropper, cardboard (or a paper sack in my case) and kids. Check. Check. Check. Check. Check and Check.
Let the fun begin. Slide the cardboard or sack into the shirt.
Make dots with the Sharpies in circular designs or other fireworky designs.
Drop alcohol on each dot and watch the magic happen.
When the shirt is dry set the ink by covering with a towel and ironing for 3-4 minutes then finish in a hot dryer for about 15-20 minutes. So easy and so fun. The boys wore their shirts out and got many compliments and questions about how to make them. Pictures of the kids wearing them to come after the 4th.
1 comment:
Awesome idea! Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to try it.
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