How to Make Soy Ink

It's very popular these days to use environmentally friendly products. Soy is an organic material that can be useful in a number of ways, including for printing purposes. Kids will enjoy participating in this activity. Making soy ink is a way to teach how ink can be made without a petroleum-based ingredient. It's also fun because Kool-Aid is involved in the actual ink-making process. The hardest part might be finding the soy lecithin; you'll have to shop for that ingredient at a health food store. Here's how to take your class on a soy journey.

Things You'll Need

  • Clear plastic cup
  • Unsweetened Kool-Aid powder
  • Water
  • Soybean oil
  • Granular soy lecithin
  • Popsicle stick

Instructions

    • 1

      Pour 1 teaspoon of water into the plastic cup.

    • 2

      Add 1 teaspoon of Kool-Aid. Stir.

    • 3

      Stir in 1/8 teaspoon of soybean oil.

    • 4

      Stir in 1/8 teaspoon of granular soy lecithin.

    • 5

      Mix until smooth. Your ink is ready to go.

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