Kids' Kitchen and Crafts

Kool-Aid Playdough

Make drink mix playdough with flour, salt, cream of tartar, oil and a packet of fruit drink mix. Bright, fruity and cooked in minutes.

Kool-Aid playdough

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Playdough colored and scented with a packet of fruit drink mix, cooked on the stove until it forms a ball.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
CourseDIY

What You’ll Need
  

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup water
  • ¼ cup salt
  • 2 tablespoons cream of tartar
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 packet Kool Aid any flavor

Equipment

  • saucepan
  • mixing bowl

Directions
 

  1. Put all the ingredients in a small saucepan.
  2. Cook over medium heat, stirring all the time, until the mixture forms a ball of dough.
  3. Scoop it onto a floured surface and let it cool a bit. Once it is cool enough to touch, knead several times until smooth.
  4. Let it cool all the way before playing.

Notes

Safety: NOT a food, even though it smells like drink mix, which can tempt little kids to taste it. Adult does the stovetop step. High salt; keep from dogs. Kool-Aid dye can stain hands, clothes and counters. Contains wheat.