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Kids Delight: Playsilks

I finally worked my way into a friend’s house with a microwave to dye some playsilks with Kool-Aid…

Fun, F-U-N,  -F U N . . .

We thought we’d dye two scarves at a time in each color, but it turned out that there was just room for one at a time.

And the color from the Kool-Aid was gone from the water after one silk was dyed so we couldn’t reuse it.

Here’s the gist of the project: First soak all undyed silks in hot water with a dash of vinegar (we used distilled white vinegar) for half an hour.  Then for each silk, mix 2 cups water, 1/2 cup vinegar, and 3 packets of Kool-Aid in a glass bowl–the kids helped with this part.

You’re supposed to let it sit for three minutes, stir, then repeat the microwaving and sitting three times total for each silk.

Make Kool-Aid Playsilks with Your Kids

Others had commented on how dark the silks get and I wanted to try for a lighter playsilk, so I just did the whole process once for my silks.  Rachel wanted to try two rounds of microwaving for hers, although I don’t think the color was appreciably different.

Get ALL the details in this article: Kool-Aid Playsilks