This craft is great for rainy days with friends and a godsend when it comes to babysitting. Not only do Shrinky Dinks entertain children of all ages, but they're extremely fun for adults and teenagers as well. There are a few types of Shrinky Dink paper in stores, but I recommend the translucent paper made for colored pencils. The white/marker paper doesn't turn out as well and it's harder to trace on.
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Shrinky Dinks are a plastic paper that can be purchased online or at craft stores. They're drawn on and baked in the oven, where they shrink to 1/3 their original size (and 9 times their thickness). They can be used to make magnets, bookmarks, toys, ornaments, gift tags, etc.
MATERIALS:
1. Shrinky Dink paper
2. Colored pencils
3. Oven/mits
4. Hot glue & magnets or paper clip- depending on your intention
5. Scissors
6. Brown paper (bag)
Step 1: Draw the outline of your shrinky dink object. Make sure to draw it three times the size you want it to actually be
Step 2: Color the design in with colored pencils
Step 3: Cut the image out. I prefer to leave a half cm of space around the drawing. It's not noticeable after the shrinking.
Step 4: Place the design color side up on a piece of brown paper on a baking pan. Place the pan inside a preheated oven and watch as the design quickly shrinks.
Step 5: Don't freak out if the shrinky dink folds over and crumbles up, it will flatten out in a matter of seconds. You don't need to touch it.
Step 6: Once the design has lied flat for about 30 seconds or so, take it out with mits and let it cool off.
Step 7: Peel it off the paper and hot glue it to a magnet or paper clip to make a magnet or bookmark.
Cute! I used to make shrinky dink necklaces all of the time when I was younger. I would FREAK OUT when it curled up in the oven. It would probably still make me nervous today.
ReplyDeleteHaha I know exactly what you mean! I always stand by with hot-hands and a knife, just in case.
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