Today for our Frugal Family Fun activity I got to introduce the kids to the awesomeness of Shrinky Dinks. What is more intriguing than coloring a picture, cutting it out and then watching it shrink in the oven?
My daughter had gotten the Shrinky Dink kit we used today as a Christmas gift and promptly put the kit on a shelf in her room, only to discover it again this week. It was the perfect afternoon boredom buster. So take a good look around your house, you never know what you may find to entertain the kids with.
Next time we do this activity the girls would like to try making a necklace or bracelet out of different Shrinky Dink shapes. The ones we made today will likely become magnets.
Here is an interesting Shrinky Dinks fact I found. Shrinky Dinks were invented in 1973 by two housewives of Brookfield, Wisconsin, as a Cub Scout project with their son.
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For truly frugal fun if you don’t happen to have shrinky dinks sitting around, have your kids draw on foam meat trays (most meat departments will probably give you some, although foam plates might work as well) and bake them in the oven for a bit. I just googled it and many instructions come up for using #6 recycleable plastic. I did this ages ago with my older boys so guess its time I tried it again with my younger one! Thanks for the reminder!
I used to love to make shrinky dinks when I was a kid. My daughter has made them before but not my son. We may have to give this a try really soon.
I used to make those as a kid and forgot about them. Yesterday I made the puffy paint for the kids and the had so much fun. Thanks for all your fun ideas.