Dying Wood w/ Kool-Aid?

[Ristarwen]

So I read on another forum that it is safe to dye wood for toy use with Kool-Aid. I'm feeling skeptical, though it makes some sense...

Thoughts? Here's the link...

http://www.chinformation.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14

 

[tunes]

Yup, as long as it's sugar free.

 

[starleomach]

I just use food coloring. I end up with rainbow hands but hey it works

 

[SunshineChins]

Kool Aid works but you don't get a nice bright color. I use USDA professional food dye that I bought online. The colors are much brighter and it takes less time to dye the wood.

 

[eroomlorac]

I just use food coloring. I end up with rainbow hands but hey it works

You can get latex or vinyl gloves at any drug store kind of cheap!


Actually, I don't dye any of the toys I make. Sometimes I do buy already colored toy parts. I don't think the chinnies notice or care!

 

[Roni Jasper]

The nice thing about dying w/ koolaid is that you end up w/ flavored wood. My Chins seem to like koolaid dyed wood better than when I used food dye.

 

[My_3_Chins]

My chins like the koolaid-colored wood, and seem to pick out the colors/flavors they like best! I ordered an assortment from someone last year but am just about out again now. Of course, the plain ones are what is mostly left.

 

[My_3_Chins]

Whoa! Did not mean to use the GIANT smiley - sorry - lol!

 

[Aneesa's Muse]

Google the effects of food dyes... FD&C ..yellow, red, blue, etc. ..and the links to carcinogenic materials, cancer, and so on..

There are alternatives to Kool-aid and the food coloring products you find in your local grocery. They are more expensive, or time consuming ..if you make your own...

..but they are safer for the chin'kids :thumbsup:

 

[My_3_Chins]

Google the effects of food dyes... FD&C ..yellow, red, blue, etc. ..and the links to carcinogenic materials, cancer, and so on..

There are alternatives to Kool-aid and the food coloring products you find in your local grocery. They are more expensive, or time consuming ..if you make your own...

..but they are safer for the chin'kids :thumbsup:

Wow! Had not heard about that...so thank you very much! But....are there any "flavored" colorings for wood? If you know of any, could you please list brands or sources of obtaining it? Thanks!!!