Make a Leaf T-shirt Camping Craft for Teens

This is a fun and semi easy T-shirt project for camping trips and outdoor youth group activities. Older kids can handle doing much of this on their own, but preteens will need the help of an adult.

You’ll need:

• bleach in a spray bottle
• leaves
• dark colored T-shirt
• large bucket of cool water
• newspaper

Instructions to make the Leaf T-shirt:

Put the newspaper in between the layers of the T-shirt. Spread your leaves out on the front of the T-shirt. Be creative! Place the shirt on the grass or other area where the bleach will dissipate naturally and not harm anything.

Spray the front of the t-shirt with bleach. Try and spray as evenly as possible, covering both the leaves and the empty areas. If it is a windy day, be sure to be wearing something that you don’t care if it gets ruined, the bleach tends to get everywhere.

Allow the bleach to stay on for about 5 minutes. You’ll will start to see the color of the shirt fade.

Rinse the shirt in the bucket of cool water. Rinse it well to get out the bleach. You’re all done!

When doing this with a large group of girls, check the shirts at each step, best to have one adult who knows what they are doing per 6 teens.