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July 12, 2015 by Jenae - 25 Comments
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Easy Tie Dye Art with Baby Wipes

Easy Tie Dye Art with Baby Wipes



 

Once I became a mom, I found that there are a million ways to use baby wipes that have nothing to do with wiping bottoms. :)

 

We recently discovered that baby wipes can be great for art! We used them to make some SUPER easy tie dye art with baby wipes that can easily be done with kids of all ages. No need to worry about stains and permanently dyed fingers…everything is completely washable!

 

We especially love Huggies Wipes from Walmart for this project! Huggies Triple Clean layers are thick and hold up much better than other wipes we’ve tried.

 

Here’s what you’ll need:

  • Baby Wipes
  • Rubberbands
  • Washable Markers and/or Liquid Watercolors
  • Paper towels

Tie Dye Art with Baby Wipes

 

 

Tie Dye Art with Baby Wipes

1. Pinch the center of the baby wipe and hold in your hand.

 

Tie Dye Art with baby wipes

2. Twist.

 

Tie Dye Art with Baby Wipes

3. Carefully attach a few rubber bands and have your child use a marker to color the sections of the baby wipe. The more that the marker gets into the folds, the more vibrant the color will be. You can also use your liquid watercolors to gently drip color onto the sectioned wipe. Just make sure you do it over the sink. I found this made for a more richer color.

 

Tie Dye Art with Baby Wipes

Continue using other colors of markers to complete the tie dye baby wipe. Not pictured:  Remove the rubber bands, gently unfold the baby wipe and lay on top of two pieces of paper towel until it has completely dried.

 

Tie Dye Bunting with Baby Wipes

Use the tie dye baby wipes for any number of projects, including a SUPER EASY tie dye bunting!

 

Tie Dye Art with Baby Wipes

 

 

Tie Dye Art with Baby Wipes

 

 

Tie Dye Art with Baby Wipes

Last but not least, wipe up any stray marks with your remaining Huggies® Wipes. In what other art project can you use your canvas to clean up your mess?!?!

 

 

Tie Dye Art with Huggies Wipes

 

 

Make these tie-dye butterflies:

Tie Dye Baby Wipes Butterflies

 

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Comments

  1. Christina @There's Just One Mommy says

    July 13, 2015 at 8:34 am

    What a fun way to tie-dye! Definitely more friendly for the younger crowd than the usual ways.
    I love how beautiful they turned out!

    Reply
    • Jenae says

      July 13, 2015 at 10:42 am

      Thanks so much, Christina! We had lots of fun making them! Now I’m just trying to decide where to hang our bunting. :)

      Reply
  2. Stephanie says

    July 17, 2015 at 3:57 pm

    This is an adorable idea! My uses the Pampers Sensitive, so I might be a little reluctant to try this (not cheap!) but I think I would try it out just the same. I found this @ http://affimity.com/#/sharedPost/2/9153 and I might have more fun than my little one making ‘art.’ It’s cute, it’s easy, and I know my little guy will love this activity. Thanks for the awesome idea!

    Reply
  3. anne patersona says

    September 17, 2015 at 9:45 am

    We had several makes of baby wipes on hand and for us the cheapest one by Purebaby bought from Aldi in Scotland (I know Aldi and Lidl are in many countries). gave the best effect and absorbed the colour well. It also gave us an excuse to use up the thousands of loom bands that inhabit my house, easier to put on and we could just cut them off. We liked the effect of multiple bands on one baby wipe. I have 3 grandchildren 7, 6 and 2, the oldest loved this but the youngest one coloured more of himself than the wipe. At least clean up was easy. We are now going to use the finished tie dye fabric as an overlay on dolly t shirts.

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  4. caterina says

    October 7, 2015 at 11:40 am

    Bellissimo!!!

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  5. Melanie says

    March 26, 2016 at 3:07 am

    I always knew that you could use wipes for more than one thing. I use wipes to clean my sneaker. It removes a lot of staines.

    Reply
  6. Brooke Riley~Re-Fabbed says

    April 6, 2016 at 2:36 pm

    Just finding this on Pinterest and will be trying with my 2 and 4 year old. Pinning! Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  7. Lucy Melissa Smith (Hello Beautiful Bear) says

    April 15, 2016 at 4:30 pm

    This is such a great idea and so simple too! I love how they have turned out, I will definitely be trying these :)
    X

    Reply
  8. N D Brooks says

    February 1, 2017 at 4:48 pm

    I made my first tie dye paper and I think it turned out pretty well. I’m going to use it for a matte in a photo frame…thanks for this craft…ndb

    Reply
    • Jenae says

      February 9, 2017 at 7:53 am

      What a great idea!

      Reply
    • Michelle says

      September 2, 2018 at 9:41 pm

      I have done that for years. It also makes a great Matte on cardboard for cute pictures. I just cut a matte and then cover the front with the tie-dyed wipe and use it that way too

      Reply
  9. Lyn says

    March 6, 2017 at 10:25 pm

    Love this idea. I am going to do this with my granddaughter!

    Reply
  10. Erin says

    March 13, 2017 at 5:03 pm

    The tie dye art using baby wipes is AMAZING! What a wonderful idea. I showed this to my kids and had them do this during our read aloud time. We used water dyed with food coloring and it turned out amazing. I guess if you don’t have baby wipes handy you could substitute coffee filters too. Thanks for such a fun idea!

    Reply
    • Jenae says

      March 15, 2017 at 1:57 pm

      Thanks so much, Erin! Yes, we have done it with coffee filters too!

      Reply
  11. Lee says

    May 17, 2017 at 9:06 am

    Hello, may I use food coloring instead? Or gouache paint? Or any paint?

    Reply
  12. teri partridge says

    September 19, 2017 at 11:16 am

    Going to work with students next week. Need to know if I should pull the wipes and let them dry before the students try this art project?????

    Reply
    • Jenae says

      September 19, 2017 at 2:16 pm

      No, I would not let them dry. The marker ink will run easier if the wipes are wet.

      Reply
  13. Mei yanti says

    September 19, 2017 at 6:37 pm

    TErima kasih..

    Reply
  14. Nayeli says

    September 26, 2017 at 7:27 pm

    Would a 5 year old be able to do this all on his own?

    Reply
  15. rebecca says

    October 27, 2017 at 1:34 pm

    sorry it did not work

    Reply
  16. Sau Myaw says

    November 21, 2017 at 9:56 pm

    Thanks a lot for sharing very new styles of art.l would like ti get more free download from your site. I am going to run a shared pre school with my house owner if GOD wants and if l am still alive. l d not know what is like an American pre school but my future shared pre school with be ” Little America ” to impress the customers. Please help me with your new ideas. I am a mother of three children livng in Yangon city … Myanmar ( Burma)

    Reply
  17. Sau Myaw says

    November 21, 2017 at 9:59 pm

    I would like to get help from you by downloading your free resources.

    Reply
  18. Leah says

    February 12, 2018 at 8:54 pm

    Thanks this is great, I want a project for a 3 year old’s bday party that isn’t using real dye!

    Reply
  19. Stephanie, One Caring Mom says

    July 10, 2018 at 9:34 am

    This is such an awesome idea! I never would’ve thought of this.

    Reply
  20. Ida says

    July 20, 2018 at 6:17 pm

    Oh wonderful! Works well with kids

    Reply

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