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Supplies

• Electric Mixer
• Mixing Bowl
• Dish Soap
• Kool Aid Packets, Gatorade Mix, or Food Coloring
• Big Plastic Tub (Optional)

Instructions:

1. Add ¼ cup warm water to your bowl.
2. Squirt a heavy dose of dish soap into your bowl.
3. Add one of your Kool Aid packets (or Gatorade mix/food coloring).
4. Mix with an electric hand mixer for 2-3 minutes until fluffy.
5. Optional: If you have a big, plastic tub, dump your fluffy suds into it and repeat the steps above with different colors.

Age Adjustments

• Younger Children:
  • Leave suds in tub for a sensory play experience.
  • Toss in some toys for them to wash with the suds. (Remind them that the foam won’t taste good.)
  • Talk about different colors and how they mix together.
• Older Children:
  • Talk about different colors and how they mix together.
  • Challenge them to mix a specific color.
  • Predict what would happen if you freeze your suds.
  • Predict what would happen if you microwave your suds.

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