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Tie Dye Day ideas for OSHC

9 DIY activities for a tie dye day at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.

Children fold coffee filters and dip them in coloured water to create tie-dye patterns, then pinch them into butterflies with pipe cleaners.

Children use fabric markers to design a plain apron they can wear for cooking activities and take home.

Children design and decorate their own calico bags with fabric markers, creating a useful, reusable bag they can take home.

Children make giant bubbles with homemade wands and play chase-and-pop games, enjoying the science and fun of bubbles outdoors.

Children draw designs on fabric with glue, paint over them, then wash out the glue to reveal a batik-style pattern without hot wax.

Children twist, bind and dye white shirts into bright spiral patterns, learning a classic textile technique they can wear home.

Children colour socks or tote bags with fabric markers, then mist them with spray bottles so the colours bleed and blend into tie-dye patterns.

Children cut stencils and spray watered-down paint through them to create street-art style pictures.

Children sketch a design and transfer it onto a plain t-shirt with fabric markers to wear home.