Solar Flare T-shirts are easy and fun for kids to make with a little help

Photo by Disney Family Fun

This is an easy batik technique that kids can make. They can turn a plain T-shirt into a work of art they will be proud to wear. I love this Solar Flare T-shirt. It's a great way to keep the sunshine in your life as it turns to fall. 

 Disney Family Fun shows how others made this project and enjoyed it, too.

 

Materials

• Cardboard
• White cotton T-shirt
• 1 cup of flour
• 4-cup measuring cup

• Squeeze bottle
• Fabric spray paint
• Spray bottle

Instructions:
1. Cut the cardboard to fit inside the T-shirt (this will keep the fabric paint from bleeding through later). Mix the flour with water (it should be the consistency of mustard) in the measuring cup right before you're going to apply it so it doesn't have a chance to become gluey and difficult to use. Pour the mixture into the squeeze bottle and then use it to draw a sun pattern or other picture on the T-shirt. Let it bake in the hot sun for a couple of hours until hardened.

2. Spray the shirt with the fabric paint (we used Tulip brand) and let it dry in the sun.

3. Remove the cardboard, then have your child peel off the flour paste to reveal their design. Wash the T-shirt according to the paint manufacturer's directions.