I know tomorrow is Valentine’s Day but my mind is already planning St.Patrick’s Day. If you need a Valentine’s Day craft idea we have those too but I had to share this because it was too much fun to keep to ourselves any longer. The major bonus of this project was that for toddlers who are putting everything in their mouths it’s no biggy if they take a bite. I added koolaid to make it smell great and sour to discourage eating it. This must be kept in the fridge so make some , you won’t regret it.

1. Gather your materials. I used 6 foil pans I had on hand but any container will work to set the gelatin, you will need plain gelatin packets, food color, spoons, a pot, measuring cups and koolaid for scent/added color. Also a big tub and some bath toys for playing.
2. Start by mixing your colors. I used koolaid mostly for scent but also for color.
3. Make the gelatin. I used the recipe on the back of the knox gelatin box adjusting it to  1/2 as much liquid ( 1/2 cup of hot and 1 cup cool) as the recipe called for to make it thicker for play using plain water with color/ koolaid in it. If you use regular jello it will be super sticky and a huge mess. Make sure you use plain gelatin. I made all 6 colors.
4. Let cool – I had to stack them in my fridge so I popped a few in the freezer for a minute to stiffen and totally forgot about this purple one… if froze, and was unusable. The kids didn’t miss it at all.
5. When set slice into pieces. I used a knife then scraped it into the tub using a spatula.
6. Add kids and toys. He was so excited he was bouncing, this is the best picture of many very blurry bouncy pictures I took.
7.  You can probably tell we did this in our bathroom, please find a place where tiny bits of color won’t ruin anything. The gelatin won’t stain hands but can be absorbed into clothes and other fabrics. Please go somewhere where kids can have fun without you hovering and you won’t have to search for stain removers on Pinterest after this project. Our bathroom was perfect, I had a damp cloth handy for little bits that got shaken off hands or toys and flung all over. It also had a door to stop kids from running into the rest of the house before hands were washed. All this said it was still completely worth it.

   

8. They stuck them on the side of the tub.
9. Smelled it.
10. Tasted it ( love my son’s face, he’s telling her not to eat it).
11. Mixed them all up and had a blast.