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How to Make a Handprint Ornament With Shrinky Dinks

Emily — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Every Christmas I try to make a craft with my kids to give to family. This year I had a 4, 2, and a 7 month old. My four year old daughter loves crafts and could make a lot of things on her own. But my two year old still needs a lot of help […]

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DIY Wind Spinner Made From Shrinky Dinks: Attempt 2

Emily — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Let me start with an update on my previous Shrinky Dink DIY wind spinner. We had a really strange start to the summer with way more rain than normal. My pinwheel was a champ at holding up to the wind, rain, and even hail. But, then the sun came. It started to droop at a […]

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Make Beaded Shrinky Dink Keychains With Your Preschooler

Emily — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000

How do you make friends? I wish I could make friends like my three year old. Every time we go to any sort of play area she ends up having an elementary age girl playing with her by the end. The other day we went to the park and a girl walked up and offered […]

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Shrinky Dink DIY Garden Pinwheel Made by the Whole Family

Emily — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Weeds are my number one enemy. This is the 5th summer that we have had a garden. Every year we have started out excited, but every summer I fall behind to the never ending weeds. In my defense, I have been pregnant or had a newborn every summer so far. This year we are late […]

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Make a Shrinky Dink Father’s Day Frame With Your Child

Emily — Fri, 12 May 2023 16:21:00 +0000

I love using special occasions as an excuse for having my kids learn to make things for others. With Father’s Day quickly approaching, I knew that we needed to make their dad something. This is easier said than done with a 1 year old and a 3 year old. When my son (the 1 year […]

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Mini Books – A Shrinky Dink Craft For All Ages

Emily — Wed, 03 May 2023 14:00:00 +0000

My three year old daughter loves “reading” books to her elephant lovey named Lumpy. The stories are hilarious to listen to. They have phrases from all sorts of books and songs mashed together in them. Recently, I have been feeling nostalgic about Shrinky Dinks. So, I thought it would be fun to make shrink plastic […]

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