Tie dye was popular in the hippie culture of the 1960s, but did you know that the Chinese and Japanese were tie dying fabrics in the 7th and 8th Centuries?
Following this tradition, we gave residents at ACC Greenhaven Terrace a chance to make their own tie dye shirts. They twisted, tied, and compressed white T shirts and then sprinkled dyes on them like they were adding flavors to a snow cone.
This activity was part of Assisted Living week at ACC that also included hula lessons, ukulele and signing, a decorative wood project, resident portraits, a summer fiesta lunch, and an ice cream social.
ACC Resident Care Manager Allison Rogers and Activities Coordinator Brittany Yamada organized the week’s activities.
Says Allison, “It was hard to get anyone to admit they participated in the hippie movement, but from the looks of it, we could tell many of them had done tie dye before.” Others were completely surprised by the design they made as shown in the video footage.
“All the shirt designs came out beautiful and amazing,” said Brittany.
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