What You Need
- blank T-shirt (white or light color)
- old newspapers
- 4-5 handfuls of dirt
- bowl
- water
- spoon
- sticks and leaves (optional)
What You Do
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STEP 1:
Place several layers of newspapers inside the shirt to keep the mud from soaking through to the back of the shirt.
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STEP 2:
In a bowl, mix the dirt with water to make mud that is about as thick as paint.
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STEP 3:
Think up an Earth Day slogan you would like to have on your T-shirt. (Examples: I Dig the Earth; Earth Day, Every Day; Dirt Shirt for the Earth.) Dip a stick or your finger in the mud and write your slogan on the shirt.
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STEP 4:
You can also coat items such as leaves and sticks with mud and use them to make prints on the shirt.
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STEP 5:
Let your artwork dry. Shake off any caked-on mud before proudly wearing your dirt shirt. The design will fade in the wash. But you can reapply!
