Send me your Shrinky Dink creations to add to the Followers Gallery! As it shrinks your colors also become more condensed, so they appear darker! Let your shrink film cool for a few minuets. You can tape your shrink film to your paper to help keep it from moving! Trace your piece of shrink film on a sheet of paper.

Tips for Working with Kids

• This Father’s Day, consider crafting some delightful shrink-dink items that are sure to bring a smile to his face.
• In order to simplify things for you, I’ve prepared PDF files of the images I used in this project.
• Once the image is cut out, place it on a cookie baking sheet and into the preheated oven.
• While a heat gun can be used to shrink the designs, it may not produce the same results as baking them in the oven.

If you need more inspiration for creating the shrinky dink items, you can check out the ideas mentioned above. If you can, quickly flatten it further with something heat-resistant. You can then flatten it further with a silicone turner or whatever you have handy (I used my metal water bottle.) Resize the image to approximately 5” in height to get a nice size keychain with most shrink materials. On the preview screen, select the image you just added and then click “Add to Canvas.” To add a circle to your Canvas, click the Shapes icon and pick a circle to add it to the Canvas.

Why Shrinky Dinks Are Perfect for Summer

For more ideas on making your own homemade art supplies and saving money, check this out. I’m sure you could drill a hole, but punching before is far simpler. If your kids are into sports, check out these fun 24 Free Sports Shrinky Dink Patterns. Or for more outdoor themed patterns check out these 24 Free Printable Spring Shrinky Dink Patterns. If you want larger items, you can print the images out and blow them up on a copier, then trace them. For more information, check out the Ultimate Shrinky Dink Instructions here.

Steps for making shrinky dinks

Once children get comfortable with the process, they often start inventing their own designs and techniques. Knowing how to make Shrinky dinks that can stand the test of time adds an extra layer of satisfaction for both the maker and the recipient. This change in shape, because of the heat even teaches your little one a simple science lesson about heat.

Even better, this brand always makes sure their markers are fully AP certified – evaluated to be perfectly safe for children’s use. With its vibrant and bright colors, creating eye-popping art is just a breeze. It is perfectly alright for you to use this set of 30 fine point colored markers from Shuttle Art, if you do not need any strong colors. The vibrant colors, durability, and precision of these markers make them the perfect tools for unleashing your creativity.

Materials needed

The wide range of colors available in the set provides endless possibilities for creativity. The vibrant colors and precise lines these markers deliver make them a versatile tool for any project. The vibrant and long-lasting colors make any project pop with life, ensuring a professional finish every time. With a fine tip that glides smoothly across the page, these markers are perfect for intricate designs, detailed artwork, and writing.

The images need to print out fairly light and washed out because they will darken and become more vibrant as they shrink down. My images were about 3-4″ tall when printed out. You want the images you print to be quite large because they really shrink down once baked. This Mickey and Minnie were so perfect, and my kids are Star Wars luvvahs so we had to throw in some Baby Yoda and a Storm Trooper. Save the images to your computer and then combine them all on one sheet using Photoshop, PicMonkey, or another image software.

Creative Shrinky Dink Ideas to Try at Home

Release the shrinky dink paper chopstick and if your piece at the top needs flattening, use a small spatial to flatten it. Cut out the flat part of your clamshell packaging and draw cute heart shapes on them. Stay away from water based markers or waxy colored pencils or crayons that won’t hold the colors well after heating.

Most of the kids reach for black for outlines, but outlining instead with colors like red, blue, purple or pink will make their designs stand out SO much more. I find that (especially if they are using paint markers) it is easier to color in the designs and then add the outlines and details last. If using a stencil, students can simply put the sheet on top of their handout and trace the image. Shrink art is a craft activity where artists create an image on a thin sheet of polystyrene which will shrink down to 3x it size when heated. Colour in the pre-printed picture with pencils, permanent markers or metallic markers