Kids LOVE tie dye!

Something very special happens inside a child when they open their first tie dye...they realise that the power is in their hands to make something very special for themselves. It ignites their excitement and opens their minds to the idea that they can be captain of their own ship.

The experience is amplified further when they wear what they have made. People stop them and ask them where they got such a beautiful T-shirt and they get the chance to reply "I made it myself." The T-shirt becomes an automatic feedback system for building confidence.

These are all pretty "deep" concepts and some will argue that the reason that kids love tie dye so much is because they have so much FUN!

You decide for yourself...

Have a great day in full colour!

Kind regards

Melanie

0835689150

www.dyeandprints.co.za

Maranatha Bana

Last week I had the most amazing time at Maranatha Bana in Pretoria North. I made rainbow spiral T-shirts with more than 150 kids, ranging from little ones all the way up to teenagers.

Maranatha Bana is a privately funded NGO that supports needy children in the local community through the intervention of a local church. They supply housing, food, education, sports facilities and other activities from which the children benefit.

I had the most amazing time there. The kids were SO excited about the shirts that they made that many of them decided to put them on and wear them when they were still sopping wet out of the rinse. It was quite an experience to hear their excited voices and see them all running around in their new T-shirts on the playground.

Even though I was absolutely exhausted when I got home that evening, I could not fall asleep. My head just kept spinning with all the happy little faces and rainbow bursts of colour from the day's fun activities.

Each time that I work in an NGO like this one, I look around me and realise how lucky I have been to have grown up with both of my parents in a supporting family environment.

Hats off to Maranatha Bana for taking care of these kids. You guys are doing an awesome job!

Have a great day in full colour!

Kind regards

Melanie

+27835689150