Summer Fun: Inkodye Canvas Bags

The latest issue of Parent's magazine highlighted Inkodye, a solar dye.  I thought canvas bags might make good Christmas presents for our favorite six year old, Paul, to make.  I ordered the kit from Amazon and inexpensive canvas bags.  I printed images onto transparencies to use.  I've worked with solar paper before and transparencies usually deliver crisper results.  I read the directions in the Inkodye package and diluted the dye.  We invited over the neighbors to try it.  We tried light coats, dark coats, transparencies, and objects.  Fail.  Finally, while my husband, Rob, took the troops on a nature hike, I reviewed the instructions in Parents magazine.  They made no mention of diluting the dye.  I slapped on the dye right on the bags.  Success! Be sure to bring the prints inside after 10 minutes in bright sun.  Now I need to order more bags!