8 Surprising Uses For Kool-Aid That Don’t Involve Drinking It

Even if you leave drinking Kool-Aid to the kids, you're going to want to try these.

Who doesn’t love Kool-Aid, that American childhood staple? But did you know there’s much more you can do with it besides drink it?

The best part: Kool-Aid is super inexpensive, so most of these sneaky uses are also big money-savers.

Here are eight surprising uses for Kool-Aid that have nothing to do with drinking it.

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About the Author

Natalia Lusinski

In addition to Simplemost, Natalia is an ongoing writer for Bustle (sex, dating, relationships, and money), HelloGiggles (pop culture and news), The Delite (feel-good stories), and Don’t Waste Your Money (yep, money issues!). You can also find her writing in the L.A. Times, the Chicago Tribune's RedEye, xoJane, Elite Daily, Scary Mommy, Elephant Journal, and Chicken Soup for the Soul anthologies, among other publications. She has a Ph.D. in couch-surfing, having spent four years sleeping on over 200 L.A.-area love seats and sectionals, all in an effort to whittle down her student loan debt. She still loves couch-surfing in other cities, too (hint, hint).