[Jeannemc]

With all the Kool-Aid we have been buying I was thinking of ways to use it besides as a drink.

I came up with making ice pops
mixing it in frosting or pudding for flavor and color
dye shirts with the kids
and my DS came to me and asked if he can dye his hair with Kool Aid!

[djcullen]

I am doing a craft with my 3yr old class in school. You can mix the flavors with paint and the paint will smell like the Kool Aid packs. Kids love that!!

[mommyhope]

yes you can color your hair with it, but don't add sugar

[lwilsonide]

You can make edible play dough!

[princesspsu57]

You can also use it to color/scent homemade playdough...but it does make kids more likely to eat the playdough!

[danielephant]

haha! the homemade always smells kinda good anyways

[bargainshopper]

We used to dip banana slices in it and also jello we would dip them in there to.

[mrsbrehmer]

I plan on giving it to my sisters. they have lots of kids who will like to drink it!

[cskrizan]

I used it to tint the bath water when my kids were little. They still (Ages 8 and 9) ask if they can have colored water when they take a bath.
Steph

[bittacus]

KOOL--AID PIE

1 graham cracker crust
1 can evaporated milk, chilled
1 pkg. Kool-Aid (any flavor)
3/4 c. sugar

Whip chilled evaporated milk until thick and fluffy. Add sugar and Kool-Aid. Mix well. Pour in graham cracker crust. Freeze pie. Keep in freezer, not refrigerator. Fruit may be added if desired.

KOOL AID SHERBET

1 c. sugar
1 pkg. Kool Aid
3 c. milk

Dissolve sugar and Kool Aid in the milk. Pour into refrigerator freezing tray. Freeze until partially firm. Spoon into cold bowl and beat with an egg beater until smooth but not melted. Return to tray. Freeze until firm, about 2 hours. Makes 3/4 quart


KOOL-AID CAKE

1 box cake mix your choice
1 box powdered sugar
1 pack Kool-Aid, your choice
1 carton or can of milk, your choice

Make cake according to directions on the box. Mix a half a box of powdered sugar and about half a pack of Kool-Aid, you can mix the whole pack of Kool-Aid to fit your taste. Mix well. Stir in the milk a little at a time to get the thickness you desire. After cake cools before putting on the icing put a few holes in the cake, so as to let some of the icing soak in the cake. Mom let the kids help make the cake they'll love the taste.

Lots more recipes on cooks.com. Put kool aid in the search!

[Pixiefc]

Originally Posted by cskrizan

I used it to tint the bath water when my kids were little. They still (Ages 8 and 9) ask if they can have colored water when they take a bath.
Steph

hmmm interesting I would have never thought of that...

[Pixiefc]

Originally Posted by djcullen

I am doing a craft with my 3yr old class in school. You can mix the flavors with paint and the paint will smell like the Kool Aid packs. Kids love that!!

I posted a recipe for scratch-n-sniff paint....

Scratch-n-Sniff Paint Recipe

[Armadillo]

My church has VBS coming up in a few weeks and have been asking for Kool-Aid and sugar. I took some of the KA already and a bag of sugar I had gotten at Walgreens for $1.74 after coupons.

[angel wings]

when you add kool-aid to the bath does it not stain them?
I would love to do this with grandbabies!!
Thanks for all the good Ideas

[dontbreakme]

Here's an article about it I remembered reading! It's still up :

10 Unusual Uses for Kool-Aid Brand Soft Drink Powder - Associated Content

[scrapquick]

OK, doesn't it worry anyone that you can DYE YOUR HAIR with something that is supposed to be edible? All those chemical colors do not make it into my house, no matter HOW cheap they are ... crabby kids in poor health = not worth it!!!

[mommyhope]

Originally Posted by scrapquick

OK, doesn't it worry anyone that you can DYE YOUR HAIR with something that is supposed to be edible? All those chemical colors do not make it into my house, no matter HOW cheap they are ... crabby kids in poor health = not worth it!!!

Think of it more like a henna than a dye.

[GrannyGodley]

Originally Posted by lwilsonide

You can make edible play dough!

Just be sure your children are old enough to understand the difference between edible play dough and that which is not edible. Also, edible play dough can get pretty dirty - depends on hand, area, and supervision.

[cskrizan]

Originally Posted by angel wings

when you add kool-aid to the bath does it not stain them?
I would love to do this with grandbabies!!
Thanks for all the good Ideas

Hi,
Nope, I add the kool-aid to the water as it's filling up. We've used blue, red, purple, yellow(doesn't show up too good)pink(we like the red better)orange(we like red better). The have never been stained. It just tints the water. We even use 2 pkgs. sometimes.
Steph

[mndsilvers7]

I had a hairdresser tell me to mix a packet of Lemonade Kool-aid with a regular *dose* of conditioner and work it into my hair and leave for 10 minutes - then rinse, re-wash, and condition again. It worked - you may need to wash your hair 2 or 3 times to get the kool-aid grit out, but it did strip the red rust outta my hair from well water.

[JCausby]

Use a lemonade flavored packet in your empty dishwasher for a quick cleaning. The citric acid cleans the dishwasher and leaves it lemony fresh!

[Jeannemc]

Originally Posted by mndsilvers7

I had a hairdresser tell me to mix a packet of Lemonade Kool-aid with a regular *dose* of conditioner and work it into my hair and leave for 10 minutes - then rinse, re-wash, and condition again. It worked - you may need to wash your hair 2 or 3 times to get the kool-aid grit out, but it did strip the red rust outta my hair from well water.

this takes the green out of my dd hair after the pool! yes she is blonde!

[grace.maddie]

Originally Posted by JCausby

Use a lemonade flavored packet in your empty dishwasher for a quick cleaning. The citric acid cleans the dishwasher and leaves it lemony fresh!

great tip! i am gonna try this one. thanks!!

[nessa1970]

Everyone had some awesome tips. Thanks.

I remember as a kid we would use the kool-aid and those tupperware ice pop maker or take and use an ice tray and make ice cubes with kool-aid. Good times in the hot summer of Mississippi.

[mpayne]

"OK, doesn't it worry anyone that you can DYE YOUR HAIR with something that is supposed to be edible? All those chemical colors do not make it into my house, no matter HOW cheap they are ... crabby kids in poor health = not worth it!!!"

Ingredients in KoolAid: citric acid, salt, calcium phosphate, artificial flavor & color, ascorbic acid (Vitamin C).

It's temporary color - the same as if you put food coloring on your hair. It's not going to kill them to drink OR color their hair with it.

Just curious, have your kids never drank KoolAid, scrapquickl??