I don’t know about you, but I loved scratch and sniff things when I was a kid. It was just exciting to see what smell would come off the paper. Now I’ve taken it a step further and started to make scratch and sniff paintings with my kids. They absolutely love it and I’m sure yours will as well.

It really couldn’t be simpler. All you do is grab a few packs of Kool-Aid, a cup of water and some brushes. Use the Kool-Aid like water colors and let the kids paint away. When their master pieces are done, set them aside and let them dry completely. After that they are ready. Just let the kids scratch and sniff.

Can you guess what each smell is? Don’t even think about walking over to the box of kool-aid packs to peek… that would be cheating

While you are discussing the different smells with your kids, talk about the various fruits and how they could be prepared. If you have a few of the fruits available, cut them up and serve them as a snack. Of course you could also compare how the painting smells compared to the real thing.

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