Surprising Things To Do With Kool-Aid Packets

_{Kool-Aid isn’t just a drink for kids anymore! Check out these different ways to use a packet of Kool-Aid, to do everything from cleaning to crafting.  It turns out that you can make a lot of useful and fun stuff with Kool-Aid.}

Surprising Things To Do With Kool-Aid Packets

Did you know that the delicious Kool-Aid drink is good for things other than refreshing?

It turns out that you can make a lot of useful and fun stuff with Kool-Aid. It turns out that there are plenty of ways to use Kool-Aid packets, besides simply using it as a drink mix. From cleaning to dying to crafting, those little packets of Kool-Aid are handy to keep around!

I often find packs of Kool-Aid on sale for just $0.30 each. The only problem is we don’t drink a lot of Kool-Aid in my house. I still get them because I use them around the house for other things.

Clean Rust From Concrete

Do you have nasty rust stains on your concrete? Kool-aid to the rescue. Just mix unsweetened lemonade Kool-Aid with hot water. Scrub and the rust stain should come right out.

Remove Chlorine From Your Hair

Summer’s almost here, so you may be spending a lot of time in a pool. The chlorine in the pool can change the color of your hair.

To change your hair back to its original color, use a pack of lemonade-flavored Kool-Aid. Pour some Kool-Aid into your hand (longer hair or more damage will use more). Then add a dab of shampoo and lather your hair up. Let the Kool-Aid set on your hair for fifteen minutes before you rinse it and then re-shampoo.

Make Kool-Aid Play Dough

Here’s something for your kids. Not only will they enjoy playing with it, but they can have fun making it with you, too.

Play Dough Recipe

Mix 1 cup flour, 4 tablespoons salt, 2 tablespoons cream of tartar, and 1 package of Kool-Aid into a medium-sized pot. Add 1 cup water and 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to the mixture and stir over medium heat for 3-5 minutes until the mixture forms a ball in the pot.

Then remove and knead the dough until smooth. Put in a plastic bag and refrigerate.

Make Kool-Aid-flavored Lip Gloss

This would be great for a craft at a girl’s birthday party. Place a small amount of petroleum jelly into a microwave-safe bowl.

Stir some Kool-Aid powder into the jelly (use enough to make the color they desire.) Stir in a little sugar, then place the bowl in a microwave oven for about 5 or 6 seconds – just enough to soften the mixture up a bit. Voila, Lip Gloss.

Check For Toilet Leaks

Do you hear water running inside your toilet tank between flushes? You may leak. An easy way to check is to use Kool-Aid. You will want to use a darker color powder for this so you can see it. 1st carefully lift the lid off the toilet tank and set it aside.

Empty a pack of Kool-aid into the tank. Depending on the size of the leak, the test may take 10 to 30 minutes. Don’t flush the toilet! Just watch the bowl. If you see the colored powder float through from the tank, there’s a leak present.

Clean Your Toilet

Strange as it may seem, Kool-Aid works well for cleaning toilet bowls and is even commonly used in the military for just that purpose. Simply empty a packet of Kool-Aid lemonade into the bowl, scrub with a toilet brush, and flush.

Make An Easy Frosting

Mix a pack of Kool-Aid with a can of vanilla frosting or cool whip until the cream has an even, solid color. If your frosting tastes a bit dull at first, add sugar until it’s sweet enough for your liking. Not only will Kool-Aid add color to your frosting, but you can pick your flavor.

Here is my favorite homemade frosting

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 packet of cherry-flavored Kool-Aid

YUMMY!  It goes great with chocolate cake. Or choose any flavor you like. We just love the mixing kool-aid flavors.

Clean Your Dishwasher

Does your dishwasher look old and unsanitary from water stains, brown rust, and soap residue?

Once again, Kool-Aid can come to your rescue. Just add 1 to 2 packs of Lemonade Kool-Aid in the soap drawer and run the dishwasher through the regular long wash cycle. The citric acid in the Kool-Aid helps break down the stains, leaving your dishwasher free of build-up and residue.

Make Kool “Sand” Art

Here’s another craft idea for the kids. Let your kids draw a picture with a pencil. Then spread a thin layer of Elmer-type glue over one section of the drawing (it’s best to start on the top.)

Sprinkle dry Kool-Aid over the glued area and pat it down gently. Shake excess powder off and continue onto the next portion of your drawing. When finished, let lie flat until it’s dried completely.

Jazz Up Picture Frames

Do you have some old wooden picture frames? You can liven them up with Kool-Aid. Add 3 – 4 packs of Kool-Aid to a bowl of water to make the dye extra strong, for a darker shade add more. Place your wooden frames in the solution and let them absorb the juice overnight. The result will be a colorful collection of fresh wooden frames.

Dye Your Hair Temporarily

Two ways to create cool hair.

First – If you want to go funky for a bit or have a party you’re going to you can temporarily dye your hair with Kool-Aid.

Choose the color you want to use and pour it into a glass container. Add a teaspoon of cornstarch and just enough water to turn the ingredients into a paste.

Apply the paste to your clean, dry hair and let it sit for five minutes. Then rinse the paste out. Your color will last until you shampoo your hair once or twice.  My brother would do this every week through high school.

Second – Boil enough water to place in a coffee cup, and add into packets of your choice of Kool-Aid. Mix well. Pull your hair up in a ponytail. Place hair in a coffee cup full of Kool-Aid mixture. This is the one method I do with my daughter. Everyone asks her all the time if she gets her hair professionally done. Nope, just Kool-Aid. 

Easter egg coloring

Kool-Aid works great for coloring Easter Eggs. Simply put some different colored Kool-Aid powders in glass bowls and add 2 tablespoons of vinegar along with ½ cup of water to each bowl. Stir until the powder is completely dissolved – then dip in your hard-boiled eggs.

Tie-dyed Shirts

No need to use permanent messy dyes to tie-dye a cotton t-shirt. Kool-Aid does the same job! Decide on the colors you want and put those colored powders into different glass bowls. Add ¼ cup of white vinegar into each bowl and mix until completely dissolved.

Then wrap some rubber bands around several bunches on the cotton t-shirt (the shirt should be white, clean, and dry) and dip each section into a different color.

Keep the rubber bands on and lie the shirt down someplace to dry. When it is done drying, you can then remove the rubber bands and spread the shirt out so it can dry completely. To set the colors permanently, toss the shirt into the dryer (by itself) and leave it in for about 15 minutes.

Watercolored Paints

Here is another quick and easy art project for kids. Pour some different colored Kool-aid powder into the compartments of an ice tray and add one teaspoon of water to each compartment.

Stir well until completely mixed, then hand your child a paintbrush for fun and safe watercolor painting.

Coffee Pot Cleaner

Dissolve one packet of Lemonade Kool-Aid into 16 ounces of water.

Brew the cleaning solution through your coffee pot. Viola, hard water stains were removed. I like this one better than cleaning your coffee pot with vinegar. Personally, I rather my house smell of lemonade than strong vinegar.

I never thought I could find so many uses for Kool-Aid. I am excited to share with you my thoughts. By the way, I did leave some Kool-Aid lemonade at the store for you. I am so happy that Walmart stocks 24 hours.

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