April fool’s Day- DIY

Who doesn’t like a good joke? I recently learned how to make fake blood, so now I can have all kinds of fun! Since it’s made out of edible ingredients, you can eat it too. But be careful because it can stain clothing (if you add detergent it won’t stain, but you can’t eat it). With April fool’s day coming up, this could help you with the great practical joke you had trouble thinking of!

What you need:

Chocolate Syrup, Corn Syrup, Red Food Coloring, Water, bowl, Spoon, Tissue (Optional), Different Colors of food coloring (optional)

To Make:

1.       Grab your bowl, pour water into it. (The more water you add the drippier the blood will be.)

2.       Add some corn syrup. (This will make the blood thicker.)

3.       Add drops of red food coloring. (To give the blood its red color.)

4.       Add some chocolate syrup. (If you add too much, it won’t look like blood anymore, and will start to take on the color brown. No amount of red coloring will salvage it.)

5.       Mix!

Tips and Tricks:

-Having different colors in there like green or blue, can give your blood a richer color. But like the chocolate syrup too much will ruin it from actually looking like real blood.

-If you dip a lot of tissue in your fake blood it will look like gory flesh.

Please don’t scare your family too much. You can also use this for things like a Halloween costume (with

laundry detergent it won’t stain), or a play that involves blood. Have fun making it!

- Zakiyyah Mandisa