Tshirts To Color Party

First off, some questions to ask yourself:

How many kids are you planning for?

Are they all boys, all girls, or both?

What kind of designs might they like?

Can they easily hold a paint marker with little or no supervision?

Do you have at least one week, two is better, before the party date? If so, then on we go.

Before the party, you will need to receive the outline art tshirts in time to pre-wash and dry them, without the use of any fabric softener.

The paint will adhere better when fabric softener is not used.

You will also need a piece of cardboard for each shirt. The cardboard needs to be large enough for the design area, plus some for artisic creativity. So if you have eight shirts, you will need eight pieces of carboard.

If you don't have any boxes lying around, grocery stores are usually pretty good about helping out. You can also order cardboard cake boards below; the rectangle ones are best for good coverage area in the shirt, or purchase them from a store that sells cake supplies.

You will also need a color assortment of fabric paint. Recommendations are below.

The kids will need old shirts to wear, or an apron of sorts, to help protect their clothing.

And for your table, it is best to have some paper or plastic to help protect it. If you have a newspaper company in the area, you can check with them for an end of roll. Our newspaper company gives them away. One is plenty.

Cover the table with paper or plastic.

Play some word games or something simple while waiting for the guests to show up.

Once the children have arrived, the first activity will be painting the color in (outline art) tshirts. (So the paint will have some drying time during the other party activities.)

Have the kids or help the kids put on their old shirts or aprons/bibs.

Slide a piece of cardboard, centered behind the outline art drawing, inbetween the front and back of the tshirts. Lay flat for each child to paint.

Let the painting begin. If using the paint pens, they might need to be shaken first. If so, leave the cap on when shaking them. Follow manufactures instructions for getting the paint flow to start.

If using the paint in bottles, shake each bottle, and apply a small amount of paint on each child's paper plate. Have a rinsing container and paper towels available for when they want to change colors. The brushes should be rinsed when they change colors and wiped off on the towel, and again when they are done painting.

When the kids are done painting, allow the cardboards to remain in the shirts so the colors won't bleed through to the backs, while other activities are being done.

Do any other activities, games, have cake, open presents, etc. All this gets done allowing the shirts to have drying time. If the shirts need to dry further, a hair dryer can help, before removing the cardboard.

Let the parents know any other manufacturer's instructions for setting the design, such as dryer time, days to wait before laundering. The kids will get to enjoy their master pieces for a long time.

Themed party invitations are available for your Tshirts To Color Party. Click on the postcard, and then customize to make any changes to personalize it for your Color In Party event.

The invitations are ordered from the same place as the Outline Art Tshirts.