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10 Fun Uses For Kool-Aid

15th June 2017

Aside from making delicious drinks, it has been discovered that Kool-Aid and the bright array of colours it comes in are fantastic for a huge variety of fun activities. Check out our favourite top 10 ideas here.

At any given time there can be 20-30 different flavours/colours of Kool-Aid available for crafting/drinking. You can browse our selection of Kool-Aid here.

1. Kool-Aid Lip Balm

Make great smelling fun coloured lip balms by simply mixing Kool-Aid with petroleum jelly! See I Don't Have Time For That for the tutorial. 

2. Kool-Aid Hair Dye

Add a few streaks or completely colour your whole head with temporary Kool-Aid hair dye. Kool Aid hair dye works best on bleached or naturally blonde hair but can be used on darker hair to add a subtle colour too. There's a few different methods for making Kool-Aid hair dye, some suggest using heat to help it set and others advocate mixing it with conditioner and leaving it on for longer to allow the colour to take. See a tutorial for the latter method over on Echo Gillette.

3. Homemade Kool-Aid Play Dough

It takes just 5 minutes to make Kool-Aid playdough. Your kids can even help you make it. Check out a good tutorial for Kool-Aid playdough over on the Kids Activities Blog.

4. Test Your Toilet For Leaks With Kool-Aid

Remove the tank lid and pour in a dark-coloured Kool-Aid (Grape is good for this). Don't flush. If after 30 minutes the water in the toilet bowl is coloured you have a leak, otherwise you're fine, it's that simple. Unfortunately Kool-Aid can't help you mend any leaks you may find!

5. Dye Food With Kool-Aid

Kool-Aid can be used as a tasty replacement for your normal food dyes. Make your muffins blue, your cakes pink, your icing green and don't forget to top it all off with your dip dyed Kool-Aid marshmallows! 

Check out how to make these beautiful dip dyed marshmallows over on the Idle Wife Blog.

6.  Edible Kool-Aid Slime

If you spend any amount of time around school age children you will no doubt have heard about slime! This version of slime is not only colourful and fun to play with, but tasty and safe to eat too. Check out how to make slime here. 

7. Kool-Aid Wool Dye

This was one of the first revelations in the Kool-Aid dyeing discoveries. For a great tutorial on dyeing wool with Kool Aid check out Knitty.

8. Kool-Aid Feather Dye Dip 

Feathers dye just as easily with Kool-Aid as hair and wool. Many people use Kool-Aid dyes to create colourful flies for fishing. Dyed feathers can also be used in homemade dream catchers, hair braids and other feathery fun projects.

9. Kool-Aid Ice lollies

It's easy to make Kool-Aid ice lollies and the vibrant colours and flavours you get are sure to please everyone. You can even try layering different flavours as this great tutorial from The Cards We Drew shows.

 

10. Edible Kool Aid Watercolour Paint

A great Kool-Aid creation for younger children who don't have paintbrush to mouth boundaries! These watercolour paints are about as simple to make as it comes. Mix 1 tbsp of water with 1 sachet of Kool-Aid...job done!