Kool-Aid Play Dough

For weeks, I had been staring at a pretty rough, battered packet of Kool-Aid on the floor of our walk-in pantry.  I had full intention of picking it up and disposing of it, someday, but that would involve expending what little energy I had left on bending over and walking to the trash.  Thank goodness I have friends that are often more motivated and creative than I am, or that Kool-Aid may have continued it's lonely existence...or an even worser fate.

Thanks to the inspiration of a fellow mom, I decided to try my hand turning the tired beverage mix into play dough.  Here's how:

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups flour
1/4 cup salt
1 (4 g) package unsweetened Kool-Aid powdered drink mix
1 cup boiling water
1 1/2 tablespoons oil
-Mix flour, salt, Kool-Aid until blended.
-Add oil to boiling water, mix with spoon until cool enough to knead.
-Continue kneading until color is blended.
-Store in air tight bag or container in the refrigerator.

It was a hit...especially when we got some textured toys out to press into it (and when I made his favorite red, furry monster that he's currently obsessed with).

Again, toddlers will eat anything....especially when you give them play dough the day after cookie dough.