How this family tried the #tiedye trend -- and how you can too

With over 777 million views on TikTok, and over 3 million posts on Instagram, the hashtag #tiedye is certainly getting a lot of attention. It seems like tie-dying is one of 2020’s biggest trends, so why not join in on all the fun? That’s what Jeanetta Joseph and her two daughters, Sala 10, and Drue, 7, did in the latest Yahoo Life Crafting with Kids video, a self-shot series featuring families from across the country and their quarantine craft ideas. Watch Jeanetta, Sala and Drue get hands-on with tie-dye … and maybe get inspired to tackle this fun, trendy activity with your family for the long weekend ahead!

Video transcript

JEANETTA JOSEPH: Hi, my name is Jeanetta Joseph, and I'm here my two daughters, Sala--

SALA JOSEPH: Hi, I'm Sala.

JEANETTA JOSEPH: --and my youngest daughter, Drue.

DRUE JOSEPH: My name is Drue.

JEANETTA JOSEPH: So we've been doing some different crafts, and today we decided to do tie-dye.

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This tie-dye kit's pretty cool because it comes with a lot of different options. And the powder is already in the container, so we just need to add water.

DRUE JOSEPH: So, we put in water in the dye. Now I'm gonna start prepping our shirts.

JEANETTA JOSEPH: The girls have decided what patterns they're going to do. Sala's going to do--

SALA JOSEPH: Bullseye. Pinch the fabric where you want it to start. Then, pull it up into a tube-like shape. Secure it with rubber bands. The number of rubber bands depends on how many layers of the bullseye you want.

DRUE JOSEPH: I'm going to do swirls. Pinch the fabric where you want the swirl to start. Then, twist it to make a circle-like swirl shape. Secure it with rubber bands crosswise so they make wedges.

Then we're going to get our racks on our pan. And we picked our colors. These are mine. Wet the shirts with water so the dye absorbs into the fabric. Add one color to each section of your shirt.

JEANETTA JOSEPH: Now we're going to wrap them in Saran wrap.

DRUE JOSEPH: Wrap the shirts in plastic. Let them dry for six to eight hours.

SALA JOSEPH: So this is the finished product. We're all done. And we're going to show them off right now.

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JEANETTA JOSEPH: All right guys, so we hope you enjoyed our little craft DIY. Stay safe, have fun, and get off the TV screen all the time.

DRUE JOSEPH: [LAUGHS] Bye-bye.