With back to school hitting nearly every state, there is so much to think about. Around here it’s uniforms, school lunches, getting back into the homework and spelling words routine and yes, every moment explaining to Phoenyx “where Charlotte went.” And after all of that each and every day, there are still after school snacks, and tell me how the day wents, and “no, you cannot go play with your friends till the sun goes down cause it’s not summer anymore” arguments.
But even so, I love school being back in session. There is a sense of normalcy around here to know where everyone goes and what everyone has to do on a day to day basis. It also gives Phoenyx and I some alone bonding time. Eventually it will be him on the bus waving goodbye and this house will be ultra empty.
Not that I will totally mind that.
So today when Kool-Aid asked me to come up with a fun craft that would help you with back to school stuff , I knew there were great ones out there.
- Kool-Aid pasta (for sensory tables and necklaces of course)
- Kool-Aid Dough
- Kool Aid Paint
But personally Kool-Aid reminds me of being a kid, of after school drinks filled up to the brim with ice, and of course, summer. To keep that same feeling going on after the school day is done, I wanted to create a fun snack. A really special one for my “just back to school but still wish it was summer” kid. And while my friends are coming up with some totally awesome Bento lunches to send their kids off to school with (that I am not good at) I am welcoming Charlotte home with something special and wanted to share with you!
Rainbow Strawberry Shortcake
Sounds delicious, right?
It is! It is!
Ingredients:
- Your favorite Kool-Aid Packet flavors
- Whipped Cream
Just whip up your favorite whipped cream with Kool-Aid packets and use to create Rainbow Strawberry Shortcake. You can serve in one tall huge rainbow stack or break down. The Kool-Aid flavor DOES soak into the whipped cream so be prepared to make your old favorite NEW again!
Charlotte asked me “HOW did you do that???”
Like a good mom I told her I was a wizard.
She oddly didn’t question it.
Then she said “You know I am your taste tester, right?”
Rainbow Strawberry Shortcake in pictures:
As the Kool-Aid man would say…..OH YEAH!
~Trisha
Thanks for the giveaway…we freeze tubs of it & make snow cones / shaved ice.
we mix the different types and drink them
I make popsicles with kool-aid and the children like them. Thanks for this contest.
I like making Popsicles with it.
I like making popsicles
I stick fresh fruit in the with it
we’ve only done easter eggs and tie-dyed tshirts!
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I like to make pops with kool-aid.
I have only used it as a drink
I’ve never made anything with Kool-Aid except the drink. Never even thought about it. Thanks for the ideas.
I like using it to dye fabrics
Kool Aid Pies!
I love to make popsicles with it
I like to drink it
I have never thought of baking with kool-aid – but I will. Usually we just drink it or make ice pops as a special treat – you are very creative 🙂
When I was little we would make our own Pixie Sticks with sugar and kool-aid ~ used to make the biggest messes but it was so much fun.
Slushies!
A little bit of Koolaid and a smidge of water make a great lip stain. You top it with your own lip balm or gloss and it lasts better than lipstick and looks more sheer and natural.
I like to clean my toilet with it
Make popsicles.
This is silly but i used to dye my hair with it back in my youth lol 😉
Just plain old kool aid made the directions way. I didn’t even know there was anything else you could do with it!
Koolaid poke cake
My favorite thing to do with Kool-aid is drink it.
I make a frosting with the lemonade flavor
I like to make popsicles with it or just drink it with ice.
you can use it as hair color.
We’ve used it as hair color for the last few Halloweens.
I’ve got to be honest, I’ve never done anything with Kool-Aid but drink it, and that is what I like to do with it.
Lemon cake. Make white cake mix as directed- add two packages unsweetened Kool Aid lemonade- sprinkle top with sugar if desired- bake as usual. I love it.
My favorite thing to do is drink it!
Never tried any crafts with Koolaid but I see some great ideas here.
I’m not real crafty so the only thing we have done with Kool-Aid is made Popsicles.
I use to flavor icings and whipped cream.
I like freezing it in an icecube tray and then putting it a blender and making a slushie with it!
I like making cake with koolaid, I poke holes in a almost done cake with toothpicks, pour koolaid in the holes then continue baking!
My favorite thing is to just drink it.
I really like to make Play Doh with Kool Aid but I am definitely trying your recipe.
Just drink it.
fun colored ice cubes 🙂 when i was younger i used to use it as a temp dye 🙂
We made the Strawberry-Watermelon Coolers this summer with watermelon and strawberry Koolaid in the blender.
We drink it!
we just drink kool-aid , I never thought of doing anything else with it…thanks for the ideas
My [favorite] special craft with kool-aid had to be DYING my hair growing up! It colored it, but also left a sugary mess until I got the hang of it. ;D
I like freezing it and making something called chili bears. My mom used to sale them to all the kids in the neighborhood. We were the most popular house on the block.
I have never done anything with Kool-aid other than drinking it….I have heard of dying hair and all but never recipes like this one
We have used Kool-Aid to color eggs… Awesome! 🙂
We love to make popsicles with kool aid but am going to try this recipe on my 4 kids.I know they will love it.
I like to make Kool Aid Slushies.
As a kid we use to mix it with sugar in the package and make our own fun dip.
Hi! 🙂 I’m quite good at drinking it… but anything else, ah, well, no… 😀
Lois
drink it
my kids love to drink it and then we love to dye wood popsicle sticks (to make picture frames and bracelets with)
Popsicle
I love to make play doh with it for my kids.
I like to make popsicles.
I’ve never looked at Kool-Aid to be anything but a drink, but would deffiently have to try ice pops
I freeze it in ice cube trays for crushing up in cups or for ice cubes in drinks.
use it with cornmeal for catfish bait
We love making Popsicles with Kool-aid
Ice cubes and ice pops
I’m a simple gal – I love the pleasure of a tall glass of Cherry Kool-Aid and ice on a hot summer day. Nothing like it!
frozen kool-aid pops!
We make Koolaid play dough with it or just drink it. Once my teenager dyed her hair with the black cherry flavor.
Just drinking it.
We make Popsicle’s with it.
I have made cookies with Kool_Aid and my kids like to drink it.
We love making popsicles with Kool-Aid.
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The only thing I’ve ever done with Kool Aid is drink it!
We just like drinking it
We made a small bird house – thank you.
Just love drinking it
Drinking it is our fav!!
I’ve only ever used it for drinks and ice cubes
Play dough!
The only thing we have ever done with Kool-Aid besides drink it would be to dye Easter eggs!
I’ve only used it to make beverages.
I love it to drink and to make snacks!
I’ve only made Kool-Aid to drink.
We dye eggs with kool aid and make chalk
We’ve made fruity frosting with KoolAid
I’ve made popsicles and drank it…never really thought about anything else.
we make ice pops
My Favorite Kool- Aid Creation Is Confetti Popcorn!
We make Kool-Aid ice cubes
the craziest thing I ever did with Kool Aid was use it to dye my hair when I was a teenager!
We make Popsicle’s with it.
We love to make ice pops
making ice pops
I use Kool-Aid to make cupcake icing, also male popsicles 🙂
I’ve never done anything crafty with Kool-Aid. I’ve heard of people using it to tie-dye shirts before.
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I am a big fan of the Black Cherry Kool-Aid! It taste great ice cold. I am going to try dyeing Easter eggs with it this year.
I used to love to dye my hair with it. But now I look like a mom! lol
I like to drink grape Kool Aid in the summer. It reminds me of being a kid.
We always have enjoyed Kool-Aid as a refreshing summertime beverage
I have not even seen kool aid since I was a kid (50 years ago or so). Not a fan of the dyes they use.
Thanks for the contest.
Homemade play-doh. Smells sooooo yummy and makes pretty colors 🙂
I like to add the sugar free kool aid to my homemade play dough recipe, it makes great color and a wonderful smell!
I love to make snow cones, or as we call them in my house granizados!
other than drinking it I’ve only ever used it like fun dip and ate it with my fingers!
It’s fun to color your hair with as a temporary change.
We like to use them to dye Easter Eggs. You don’t have the yucky vinegar smell and it makes them a brighter color.
We typically just drink it and freeze it into popsicles, but lately I’ve been seeing all kinds of stuff to do with it.
I like to make kool aid popsicles.
I like to make popsicles with Kool Aid
Usually Kool-Aid has been just a drink here, but my boyfriend’s daughter uses it to temporarily dye her hair occasionally when she is at her Moms house… interesting, huh?
Dye t-shirts!
That’s such a cool and simple idea. I once used KoolAid to dye strips of my hair pink. lol But edible things, we use KoolAid for flavored ice cubes.
I haven’t done crafts with it…but I think that would be fun! I’ve only drank it!
I’ve actually just learned about crafting and doing other food items with Kool-Aid this year and I’m loving it! I saw someone did tie dyed teddy bears with Kool-Aid!
I love just drinking it. 🙂 I’ve also made multi-colored jello with it. I have to try this recipe though. Looks delicious.
I’ve never done anything special with Kool-Aid, but I will DEFINITELY be trying this!!