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Hey kids, don't drink the Kool-Aid: It's really washer fluid!
BY LARRY MCSHANE
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

A worker's toxic mistake sickened 10 small children at an Arkansas day care center when the kids were served windshield wiper fluid instead of Kool-Aid, authorities said Friday.
The owner of the center shut it down and surrendered her state license after the children - aged 2 to 7 - drank the potentially lethal liquid, state officials said.
Center owner Carol Bynum, who ran the facility in her home about 15 miles east of Little Rock, was devastated by the near-tragedy.
Each of the kids drank about an ounce, enough to land them in the hospital, before the mistake was discovered Thursday.
"She was so upset about what had occurred, and she was definitely worried some of the children had been injured," said Julie Munsell, spokeswoman for the state Department of Human Services.
A worker at the center in Scott, Ark., poured the drinks after grabbing the container from the center's refrigerator - where the toxic fluid had been mistakenly stored with other beverages after a shopping trip, officials said.
"This product was mistakenly grabbed and thought to be Kool-Aid and put in the refrigerator," said Laura James, a toxicologist at Arkansas Children's Hospital.
One kid remained hospitalized Friday when blood tests showed high levels of methanol, a dangerous toxin that can cause blindness, coma or even death.
The mixup came to light after the children complained the liquid tasted strange. All were tested for methanol, with nine quickly released from the hospital.
Bynum must reapply for a new state license if she hopes to reopen her business. State records indicated the day care center had no prior history of violations.