Let’s  simplify art for kids. Unlock your membership library today!🔑

5 Tie Dye Ideas to Try with Your Kids

by Andrea Martelle
August 5, 2024
Tie Dye gifts

Tie dyeing isn’t just for tee shirts! Here are five of our favorite tie dye ideas, perfect for a summer day!

Updated June 2024

We love to tie dye. We do it every summer and love to try new techniques (thanks to the Neon Tea Party for the endless inspiration!).

This post contains affiliate links.

Whether you’re just dipping your toes into the tie dye waters, or you’re a seasoned pro, here are 5 of our favorite tie dye projects.

A note about kits: for all of our projects, we use Tulip One Step kits. We love these kits because they come in so many awesome colors and they don’t require any other ingredients (besides water) for the dyeing process.

tie dye ideas pin
Photo by Andrea Martelle

If you’re looking for step-by-step instructions on how to tie dye, be sure to read our post on How to Tie Dye Shirts with Kids.

5 Tie Dye Ideas to Try

tie dye
Photo by Andrea Martelle

1. Tie Dye a Tee Shirt

It’s a classic for a reason. Every kid we know loves to wear a tie-dyed tee, and they love making them even more.

ice dye
Photo by Andrea Martelle

2. Ice Dye

This variation on tie dyeing uses ice and powder dye to make amazing designs. It’s super easy, almost like ‘set it and forget it’!

tie dye projects
Photo by Andrea Martelle

3. Think outside the tee shirt box

Once you’ve got enough spiral tees, branch out! We’ve made tote bags (they make the perfect end-of-the-year gift for teachers!), aprons, bandanas, and bucket hats and they’ve all taken the dye wonderfully. We love to visit the tie dye aisle of any big box craft store to see what white items they have.

Spray tie dye
Photo by Andrea Martelle

4. Try spraying on your dye

They sell spray kits, or you can add your dye liquid to an empty spray bottle and spray away! Last summer we tried these tape-resist tie dyed beach towels and LOVE the way they came out!

sharpie tie dye
Photo by Jean Van’t Hul

5. Try Sharpie Tie Dye

We love this less-messy version! Use sharpie markers and rubbing alcohol to create cool designs on fabric! These are the perfect project for a rainy day.

Which of these tie dye projects will you try? We can’t just pick one!

tie dye ideas
Photo by Andrea Martelle

More Tie-Dyeing Activities for Kids

Pin It for Later

5 Tie Dye Ideas to Try with Your Kids 5 Tie Dye Ideas to Try with Your Kids 5 Tie Dye Ideas to Try with Your Kids

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Print
    Share
    Pin