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May 22, 2015 by: Ashley Greenwood

Tie Dye Your Summer Party + Squirt Gun Tie Dye Technique

Our family is celebrating the end of school a little early with a super fun Tie Dye Your Summer Party! There are easy table decorations, fun Tie Dye Cookies to eat, and an awesome Squirt Gun Tie Dye Technique for DIY Tie Dye T-shirts!

We are so glad you joined us!

SO MUCH FUN! Use Water Guns to DIY Tie Dye Shirts. Click to see all the mess free tips!

Eight. More. Days.

Then school will be out for the summer. Wahoo!

We are celebrating a little early with a super fun Tie Dye Your Summer Party!

Super Fun Tie Dye Your Summer Party Planning Ideas to Welcome Summer! by 3 Little Greenwoods

Party planning is fun but no one wants to complicate a Welcome Summer Party with lots of fancy table decoration ideas.

A DIY banner, DIY plastic pompoms, colorful tablecloths, and yummy treats are all you need. Don’t forget about bubble wands as easy party favors!

Super Fun Tie Dye Your Summer Party Planning Ideas to Welcome Summer! by 3 Little Greenwoods

Easy to make Tie Dye Cookies were the stars of the food table.

The children loved how colorful they were and you won’t believe how simple the cookies were to make. I whipped these up with a few store bought ingredients! Don’t they look just like tie dye?

Super Fun Tie Dye Your Summer Party Planning Ideas to Welcome Summer! by 3 Little Greenwoods

Multi-colored goldfish and fresh fruit balanced out the sweet cookies.

DIY Frilly Fondue Sticks poked down into the goldfish add a fun flair. They can also be used for making yummy fruit kabobs.

Super Fun Tie Dye Your Summer Party Planning Ideas to Welcome Summer! by 3 Little Greenwoods

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Oh, you will also need a tie dye kit!

Our favorite kit is this Tulip® One-Step Tie-Dye Kit. The kits includes prefilled fabric dye bottles, rubber bands, plastic gloves, and a protective cover.

It’s everything you need to keep the mess to a minimum!

Super Fun Tie Dye Your Summer Party Planning Ideas to Welcome Summer! by 3 Little Greenwoods

Once all the little tummies were filled with snack it’s time to move on to the second phase of our Tie Dye Your Summer Party ~ making awesome shirts with the squirt gun tie dye technique!

MUST Pin Tie Dye Idea for a Summer Fun Party! Squirt Gun Tie Dye Technique is super fun with squirt guns and fabric dye! by 3 Little Greenwoods

Squirt Gun Tie Dye Technique: Supplies Needed

Tulip® One-Step Tie-Dye Kit
Pre-Wash, Damp White T-Shirts
Water Guns
Plastic Bags
Paper Towels

MUST Pin Tie Dye Idea for a Summer Fun Party! Squirt Gun Tie Dye Technique is super fun with squirt guns and fabric dye! by 3 Little Greenwoods

Outside is the best place for a tie dye party. The children selected their favorite colors and I mixed water into the pre-filled fabric dye bottles.

MUST Pin Tie Dye Idea for a Summer Fun Party! Squirt Gun Tie Dye Technique is super fun with squirt guns and fabric dye! by 3 Little Greenwoods

After the colors were mix, I carefully added the dye to the plastic squirt guns.

MUST Pin Tie Dye Idea for a Summer Fun Party! Squirt Gun Tie Dye Technique is super fun with squirt guns and fabric dye! by 3 Little Greenwoods

Now squirt guns filled with tie dye has to come with a few rules.

Squirt Gun Tie Dye Technique: Rules!

1. Everyone must wear gloves and old clothes!

2. No shooting at your brother!

3. Have fun designing your tie dye shirt!

Before passing out the dye filled squirt guns I spread out the plastic surface cover on the grass. It was included in the tie dye package and made cleanup a breeze. The corners of the plastic sheet were weighted down with cans to prevent it from flying away as we designed our tie dye shirts.

Then all the children got a water gun and got busy designing their shirts. All of the water guns were passed around so everyone was able to add all the colors in their designs.

MUST Pin Tie Dye Idea for a Summer Fun Party! Squirt Gun Tie Dye Technique is super fun with squirt guns and fabric dye! by 3 Little Greenwoods

The children loved using this squirt gun tie dye technique to create their shirts! Containing the dye in the plastic squirt guns helped to keep the mess to a minimum.

Just like their personalities each shirt is different.

Our daughter was more careful with how she used the squirt gun to add fabric dye to her shirt. On the other hand the boys were intent on making their shirts a full of colors as they could.

MUST Pin Tie Dye Idea for a Summer Fun Party! Squirt Gun Tie Dye Technique is super fun with squirt guns and fabric dye! by 3 Little Greenwoods

When everyone was satisfied with their creations we wrapped them up in plastic bags to overnight then followed the manufacturer’s instructions for washing the tie dye shirts.

The children proudly wore their shirts to school and are begging to use the squirt gun tie dye technique again!

SO MUCH FUN! Use Water Guns to DIY Tie Dye Shirts. Click to see all the mess free tips!

 

I loved how easy party planning decor, yummy snacks, and a Tulip® One-Step Tie-Dye Kit helped our family to celebrate the end of school with a Tie Dye Your Summer Party. We enjoyed spending an afternoon designing shirts and munching on cool Tie Dye Cookies!

MUST Pin Tie Dye Idea for a Summer Fun Party! Squirt Gun Tie Dye Technique is super fun with squirt guns and fabric dye! by 3 Little Greenwoods

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Before you go… do you have plans to celebrate the end of the school year with your children? I’d would love to hear about it so leave me a comment below!

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Comments

  1. 1

    Lindsay Eidahl says

    May 22, 2015 at 9:41 pm

    How fun! My kids would love this!

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  2. 2

    Becky says

    May 26, 2015 at 10:14 pm

    What a neat idea! I’ve never seen anything like this! I am seriously doing this with my kids!

    Reply
  3. 3

    aimee fauci says

    May 26, 2015 at 10:24 pm

    So cool! We just tie dyed shirts with a powder drink. I never thought to use water guns!

    Reply
  4. 4

    Natasha says

    May 26, 2015 at 11:02 pm

    This looks so fun and colorful! I’m so artsy craftsy …wondering if this will work at my 6 & 8 yo birthday party next month! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  5. 5

    Kristen @amindfullmom says

    May 27, 2015 at 9:48 am

    This is so awesome. I want to get this asap for my kids. What fun on a summer day

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 15, 2015 at 7:39 am

      Our Tie Dye Your Summer Party is fabulously fun for a summer day! My children are begging me to do it again soon.

      Thank you so much for the sweet comment, Kristen!

      Reply
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    Alli says

    May 27, 2015 at 11:47 am

    Those cookies AND shirts are to tie-dye for! I couldn’t help it! It had to be said. My grandkids would have a blast tie-dying with squirt guns. This looks like such a fun summer activity. Thanks for sharing, Ashley!

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 15, 2015 at 7:38 am

      Thanks so much for the sweet comment, Alli! My three children had a wonderful time with our Tie Dye Your Summer party and they loved the tie dye cookies I made. I’ve got to share that DIY on the blog soon!

      Reply
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    Melanie (The Party Suite at Bellenza) says

    May 27, 2015 at 5:37 pm

    What a fun and colorful party to host! Kids of any age will love it!

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 15, 2015 at 7:36 am

      Thanks so much, Melanie! My children had a fabulous time with this tie dye party!

      Reply
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    Marie says

    May 28, 2015 at 1:00 pm

    This is a fantastic idea! We will be doing this activity this summer for sure!

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 15, 2015 at 7:34 am

      Using squirt guns to tie dye was so much fun! Enjoy the summer with your little ones!

      Reply
  9. 13

    Susan says

    June 11, 2015 at 9:42 am

    I’m so glad to find this! We have been wanting to do a tie-dye day and my boys would have a blast with the squirt guns. Great idea!

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    • 14

      3littlegreenwoods says

      June 15, 2015 at 7:29 am

      YAY! Have a great time with your boys! Thanks so much for leaving a sweet comment!

      Reply
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    Denise says

    June 19, 2015 at 11:32 am

    What a great idea! Will be doing this with the grandkids. Did you also do the back of the shirts or did it just bleed through?

    Reply
  11. 16

    Ursula says

    November 12, 2020 at 9:20 pm

    How did you wash them afterwards?

    Love these!

    Reply

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