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Seriously the dream was about filling up popsicle trays and making pudding pops. I have no clue what it meant but decided it meant something. To be honest we’ve never made pudding pops but have the popsicles and with school ending this upcoming week I needed something for them to do and wouldn’t mind something cool for them to eat. I grabbed two pop making kits from Wal-Mart today for $2.98 each and they each had four in it. Some reason they had built in straws on the side, I guess this is to drink them, I have no clue but we’ll be trying them out on Wednesday.

Does anyone have some good recipes or fun things they do with them? I do plan on doing Kool-Aid pops and Vanilla and Chocolate Pudding pops.

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Summertime Treats Kids can Make

Ash had left a comment asking how to dye hair with Kool Aid.  It can be done but you better want to make sure that you want it done.  You may end up with Great Bluedini (do they still make that?) color for a very long time.

First, if you have dark hair you will need to bleach it.  Don’t do this without talking to your mom or dad first.

Decide if you want all blue hair, streaks of blue, green and pink, or whatever.  If you have to bleach you will need a kit from the beauty supply place.  It will be best if you have someone to help you.  Read the instructions carefully before bleaching and follow them exactly.  Do not use any conditioner, even the one that comes with the bleach kit because it will seal the hair shaft and your hair won’t take color.

Mix three packets of UNSWEETENED Kool Aid, the kind with no sugar and no artificial sweeteners, with a tablespoon of your conditioner.  Mix until well blended and then spread on your hair.  Your hair should be damp when this is done.

Wrap with plastic wrap and then an old towel and leave on for the whole day, at least 6 hours.  Rinse it when you are ready and dry normally.

The dye will fade over the next few months but if you have bleached your hair, or have blond hair it will not come out totally.

If you have dark hair it will give a highlight of the color that you use but will not be all that noticeable.

Basically, be sure you want to live with it for a long time!

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Dye Your Hair with Kool Aid

Kool aide is a great dye. I have used it to die fiber from my sheep before I spun it, I have used it to dye the kids hair, and I have used it to dye fabric. It smells wonderful, you don’t have to worry about the kids getting some on their skin or in their mouths, and you don’t have to worry about VOCs out gassing for centuries. And it is serious fun.

The wool in the image is handspun Jacob’s sheep wool (using just the white) that has been hand dyed with cherry and orange Koolaid. I used a squirt bottle to apply the color in random sections. I knitted Kyrie a winter hat out of this and it was adorable.

So, how do you tie dye with koolaid?

Choose the packets of unsweetened drink mix. The sugar sweetened type will make a huge, sticky, mess. You will want a couple of flavor for best results. Wear the gloves or you will end up looking like a psychedelic alien from Dr. Who.

• T-shirt or fabric
• Unsweetened kool-aid
• Vinegar
• Small plastic bowls, one for each color you want to use
• Plastic gloves
• Rubber bands

1. For each color you that you use put a couple of packages of koolaid in one quart of boiling water and an ounce of vinegar in a plastic bowl. Add more packets for a deeper color.

2. Mix the liquid until the kool-aid is completely mixed in.

3. Pull ad twist sections of the t shirt through rubberbands. Make different sized, random bunches.

4. Dip the ends in the different bowls, without mixing colors. Allow to dry with the rubber bands in place

5. Remove the bands and spread the t shirt out.

5. Set the colors by ironing on a high heat. Use a press cloth.

6. Set aside for 24 hours for the dyes to set.

7. Wash separately the first time. Use cold water and a cold water rinse.

And that is all there is to it. You can do a great home-school study about mordants and dyes and how they are used…or you can just do it and have a great time with your kids.

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Kool Aid Tie Dye