ACTIVITY WRITE up NO. 1 and 2-Individual Assignments

ACTIVITY WRITE UP NO. 1 AND 2-Individual Assignments

Activity Number: __1__ Name of Activity: Tie - Dye

Type of modality Creative Activity/ Craft

Type of play Solitary

Interaction pattern Extra-Individual

# of participants required One

Equipment/supplies White T-shirt (or any piece of white clothing), rubber bands, dye, plastic trash bag (to store dyed shirts), gloves, soda ash, bucket of cold water Facilities required/environment Area with a sink, enough space to layout shirt or outside, washer, dryer, place to hang shirt Precautions Wear gloves and old clothing and cover area. Dye can stain skin and clothing.

Sequence/Directions (Details of how a to move through the activity from start to finish)

1. Get a white T-shirt (or any white piece of clothing) and think of the colors and design that you want.

2. Get a bucket of water, pour soda ash into it, and mix. Dunk the white T-shirt in the bucket.

3. Take the shirt out and wring it. For a spiral design, lay the shirt on a flat surface.

4. Pinch the middle of the shirt with your index finger and thumb then carefully start spinning it until the shirt forms a circle.

5. Pat in the loose material on the sides to make a tight circle.

6. Use 4 to 5 rubber bands about an inch apart and wrap them around the shirt having them cross at the center. Make sure all material is packed tightly within the rubber bands.

7. Then, take the colors of dye that you want. (*I chose to use a tie-dye kit where the dye is already in bottles. Fill these bottles with water to the fill line and shake rigorously.)

8. Carefully cover your work area with plastic trash bags or work outside in an open area.

1 9. The shirt should be divided into wedges by the rubber bands. Take one color of dye that you picked and saturate a section/wedge with that color. Continue saturating the wedges with all of the colors. Make sure to wear plastic gloves to prevent staining of your hands.

10. Flip the shirt over and repeat on the other side. Make sure to dye between folds or flaps of the t- shirt so no white shows.

11. Store the shirt in a plastic bag for 12 to 24 hours.

12. After that time, remove the shirt from the bag and take off the rubber bands by cutting them off with scissors and put on a new pair of gloves. Rinse the shirt, wringing out excess dye, until the water runs clear.

13. Place the T-shirt in the washer with a small amount of detergent, then dry and wear!

Activity Analysis (What is required of this activity without any adjustments, accommodations, alterations)

Category Skills Primary body position Sitting or standing

Part of the body required All body parts

Movement Bending, carrying in the arms and hands, grasping (especially pincer), lifting, manipulating, picking up, putting down objects, reaching, releasing, standing, turning or twisting or hands and arms, walking short distances Physical Dynamic sitting or standing, bilateral integration, crossing midline, fine and gross muscle coordination, flexibility, active range of motion (upper extremities), visual-motor integration Cognitive Focused attention, sustaining attention, cognitive flexibility, concentration, simple decision making, initiation, short term memory, organization and planning, simple problem solving, shape/form recognition, sequencing, spatial operations, strategy, concrete thought Social N/A (I completed this activity on my own, but it can also be done in a group) Perception Tactile, visual

Communication/language Reception of spoken language, reception of written language (if alone) Self-care N/A

Psychological/emotional (possible) Joy (for finishing and creating something) and frustration (that colors or design don’t look how you want)

2 SIMPLIFYING AND COMPLICATING THIS ACTIVITY:

Ways to SIMPLIFY demands Ways to make more COMPLEX No spinning of shirt (do a striped Make a more challenging design Cognitively design, for example, so that – would think about how you there are less steps involved) would place each rubber band

Get premade bottles of dye; no Make a more challenging design Physically spinning of shirt (do a striped by adding more rubber bands; design, for example, for make your own dye (not someone who can’t physically bought), which could be spin it) physically more demanding

Have one person assist you Have multiple people involved – Socially sharing; working in teams

Other Comments: If soda ash does not come in tie-dye kit, it can be found at any craft store.