Sunday Makebreak: Tie-Dye Shirt

Colma location. In the end, my kids loved their shirts, but 1) it was crowded and the tables are small. 2) the only instruction given was to refer to the flyer on the counter - one sheet of paper with pics /directions to be used by everyone. Instruction sheets should have been placed on every table, along with rubber bands. 3) All the children put rubber bands on their T-shirts VERY quickly, so then everyone was in line at the same time! The bulk of this class was spent just standing in line waiting to get a turn with the ONLY instructor who was putting dye on the shirts. There should have been TWO instructors for this event. Long, boring wait.

While my kids enjoyed making the tie dye tshirts, I felt the class was a waste of time. It was rushed, there was little guidance for a first time tie dyer like myself, and supplies were very limited. I had to constantly ask questions and request dyes as the other participants used them up and we didn't have enough to use when we were ready to start dyeing. I would much rather have done it myself at home with an online tutorial.

I’m only giving this 4 stars because we knew how to do some tie dye designs on our own. We knew we had to purchase our own shirts upon arrival which we did. We went into the craft room and the instructor had the tie dye bottles ready, plastic bags and cardboard down on the floor and brown paper on the tables. She then said she was given no other instructions and to go ahead and do whatever designs we wanted. So I was disappointed in that. Thankfully I knew some designs and was able to show some other families.