How to Tie Dye a Shirt Using Kool Aid

Looking for a fun way to spice up your wardrobe? Why not bring out your artistic side and tie dye a shirt with Kool-Aid? It's fun, simple, and cheap. Making tie dye shirts is a fun project that has great results at the end.

1. Put gloves on and change into old clothes. This can be quite messy.
2. 

    Fill the cups up a little over halfway with cold water.
   Fill the cups up a little over halfway with cold water.
3. 

    Rip open the Kool-Aid packets of your desired color and pour it into the cups of water individually.
   Rip open the Kool-Aid packets of your desired color and pour it into the cups of water individually.
4. Stir with a spoon until the mixture has completely dissolved.
5. 

    Pour a cap full of vinegar into each cup and stir it with a spoon.
   Pour a cap full of vinegar into each cup and stir it with a spoon.
6. 

    Using rubber bands, pull and twist the T-shirt around to create a warped shape.
   Using rubber bands, pull and twist the T-shirt around to create a warped shape.
7. 

    Dip the rubber banded ends of the shirt into the desired colors (also any other desired parts of t-shirt).
   

   
   Dip rubber banded ends of t-shirt into desired colors. Also any desired parts of the shirt into the mix.
8. 

    When finished dipping the t-shirt, place it into a plastic grocery bag and tie up, allowing no air in the bag.
   When finished dipping the t-shirt, place it into a plastic grocery bag and tie to make it airtight.
9. Allow t-shirt to sit in the bag for 24 hours before removing from bag.
   

    Allow t-shirt to sit in the bag for 24 hours before removing from bag.
10. Wash and dry the shirt.
11. Enjoy your new Kool-Aid tie dye shirt!

• Placing rubber bands in different ways can create different designs on your shirt.

• Kool-Aid may stain furniture.
• Do not pre-wash t-shirt with fabric softener or the Kool-Aid will not absorb well.
• This will get messy so this experiment is best done outside.
• Do not drink the Kool-Aid afterwards.

• Pre-washed white t-shirt
• Unsweetened Kool-Aid packets (variety)
• White vinegar
• Plastic cups
• Rubber bands
• Plastic gloves
• Grocery bag