Tie Dye Party Theme Ideas: Tie Dye Birthday Supplies

Posted: December 9th, 2009 | Author: sarita | Filed under: Birthday Party Activity Ideas, Birthday Party Decoration Ideas, Birthday Party Supplies, Cheap Birthday Party | Comments Off

We love craft birthday parties for kids, in part because it helps to focus kids’ attention. Tie dye is a festive and colorful kids’ birthday party activity for boys and girls. The needed materials are relatively inexpensive, and kids make their own handmade tie-dyed creation to take home.

What do you need for a tie-dye birthday party? First you need the items you want to tie dye. You can ask kids to bring their own item such as a pillowcase, socks, or a t-shirt. It just needs to be all (or nearly all) cotton. (Just have some extra items on hand for those who forget). Or, a package of white cotton t-shirts is relatively inexpensive way to provide shirts to everyone. You could also tie dye a piece of fabric to create a banner to remember the occasion. This could be a wall hanging a child could hang in their room.

Tie dying patterns are created using string or rubber bands. When you bunch up an area of a piece of fabric with a rubber band and then dye it, you’ll create a starburst pattern. We’ve used Rit dye which you can find in many colors in any craft store. Other t-shirt decorating markers and pens are optional.

Finally, pick up a large several gallon bucket for each color of dye. Be sure you have a protected workspace by laying down newspapers or garbage bags as some spillage is inevitable. Rubber gloves, clothespins for drying and plastic bags for transporting wet tie-dyed items will also come in handy.

Tie dye birthday party decorations are widely available as well. We’ve found tie dye plates, cups and balloons like in this Tie Dye Fun Basic Party Pack. For some heavy duty tie dye project inspiration Rit wrote the book. Check out To Dye for: The Rit Book of Creative Dyeing Projects