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DIY Yummy Smelling Painting - Fun for Kids Crafts

A Painting That is Fun to Make and Smells SO Good that Your Kids find it Scent-sational

By Macaroni KID February 24, 2022
Are you looking for something scent-sational and fun your kids to do at home? Do you have some artists in your family? I have two girls that LOVE to paint and I have found a way to make painting even more fun, by adding yummy delicious smells to their art. 
DIY your own scratch-n-sniff paintings! Why? Because they smell OH so good!


Stel Antic from corelens via Canva


DIY Yummy Smelling Paint for Kids Crafts
Here's How:
Supplies:
  • Various packages of powdered soft drink mix - for example, Kool-Aid in Grape Flavor
  • Small containers
  • Spoon or wooden craft stick
  • Water
  • Paint supplies
Instructions:
  1. Empty one package of drink mix into a container.
  2. Add 2 tablespoons water. 
  3. Stir.
  4. Repeat with remaining drink mix packages.
  5. Grab a paintbrush and start painting!

After the masterpiece is dry, sniff away! Can you sniff out the fruity scents?



This previously published article has been revived from the Macaroni KID archives