25 Creative Uses for Kool-Aid You Haven’t Tried

Who knew Kool-Aid could be put to so many creative uses?

Kool-Aid isn’t just a colorful drink mix anymore — people have discovered lots of fun and useful ways to use it. Below is a curated list of more than 25 ideas, both edible and crafty, that make the most of Kool-Aid’s vibrant flavors and colors. Each entry includes the recipe or project name and the source that inspired it.

1. Kool-Aid Milkshake | Cutefetti

2. Kool-Aid Pie | Dinner, Dishes & Desserts

3. Lower Sugar Slushies | Mom Advice

4. Strawberry Watermelon Nerds Popsicles | This Silly Girl’s Kitchen

5. Kool-Aid Yogurt Pops | In Katrina’s Kitchen

6. Kool-Aid Rock Candy | Little House On the Prairie

7. Kool-Aid Popcorn | Mandy’s Recipe Box

8. Snowberries | Life A Little Brighter

9. Kool-Aid Bubblegum | Cookies, Cupcakes & Cardio

10. Kool-Aid Frosting | The Taylor House

11. Meringues | Smart School House

12. Taffy | Cook’n

13. Snow Cone Syrup | Tastefully Frugal

14. Homemade Gatorade | CDKitchen

15. Dyed Easter Eggs | Fabulessly Frugal

16. Scented Edible Sand | Kids Play Box

The remaining projects aren’t always edible but are great for crafts, sensory play, and homemade beauty or cleaning items:

17. Lip Gloss | Krazy Coupon Lady

18. Slime | Growing a Jeweled Rose

19. Dyed Rice | Kiwi Crate

20. Dipped Stationery | Freutcake

21. Grape Sugar Scrub | Bath & Body

22. Playdoh | the 36th Ave

23. Watercolor Painting | Do Small Things With Love

24. Spray Paint for Fabric | Life Sew Savory

25. Dye Yarn | Knit One Blog Two

Which Kool-Aid flavor is your favorite?