Ever since I saw this idea, I knew it would be so clever to do with the kiddos. I picked up a pack of white shirts from K-Mart, and an 8 pack of Sharpie-Wannabees at the dollar store (8 of them for $1 - someone reported they spread better than genuine Sharpies... and they were GREAT!)
So with Kaleb, Jemma and McKenzie, we were ready to create! You stretch whatever portion of your shirt you want to decorate over a plastic cup and secure with a rubber band. Or just put a piece of cardboard inside the shirt. You then draw on the taut fabric with a permanent marker - dots, shapes... even an initial. Then you drop alcohol in the center - one lady said 20 drops or so, but I added more after a second or two, working further out. Then we watched as it slowly spread, even over the lip of the cup. Lots of ink and lots of alcohol meant some really colorful designs. But really, you can't go wrong. (we practiced a little first on a cotton dish towel.) 
Within a few minutes it was dry enough to take out the cups. We threw the shirts into the dryer to really set the ink, and so they shouldn't run when they are washed. Jemma's LARGE initials came out, but her G and D were only about an inch high, and became unreadable blobs.
Just google Sharpies TieDye and you'll see page after page of how others have done this, it's all very inspiring!
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