Tie Dye!!

Tie Dye ROCKS~!
Most popular summer art camp project ever. And so easy. Hint... don't go overboard on colors...they just turn muddy. Leave shirts tied over night for best results.
Here is a great link on how to do a fan-fold design and some fun different folding techniques!

And here are all the younger students shirts...they loved them so much they put them right on!! 

Painted Pillow Cases

Summer Camp Projects ROCK!!      ~BATIK style pillow cases~
First the students sketched design thumbnails in their sketchbook. Once they finalized their ideas they started by painting their words or designs on the pillow case with CLEAR GLUE. Once it was completely dry (we waited 24 hours) they painted right over the glue. Then we washed out the glue and put them in the washing machine. The water based glue washes out and leaves their designs.
(Hint~ the acrylic paint is permanent but faded slightly in the wash. So suggest going a bit darker to retain the vibrant color)