A Quick Easy Inexpensive Last Minute Mothers Day Gift The Kids Can Make!

Hello! If you are still looking for a mothers day gift your kidlets can make for your mom/their grandma we are going to be best of friends! This is just like me too! Don't you worry I have a great idea! I found this idea on pinterest and ran with it. We made shrinky dink key chains for Grandma and Nana. (mom if you are reading this look away NOW!) HAHA!!

Please note this project requires adult supervision 

What you need:

1. a package of Shrinky Dink material (I got mine from Hobby Lobby)

2. Permanent Markers (be careful with the little ones)

3. scissors

4. a hole punch (we discovered you need to make a hole bigger than a standard hole punch but cutting 2 overlapping works well)

5. key chain hardware

6 parchment paper or a brown bag cut to fit on a cookie sheet

7. white paper to put under the shrinky dink material so that it is A)easier to draw on and B) protects your table from the accidental marker swipe.

Instructions:

1. Let kids design and color to their hearts content (you will want to leave a boarder) BTW I only gave each child half a sheet of shrinky dink material and it was enough)

2 Preheat oven to 325

3. Prepare a cookie sheet with either a cut to fit brown bag or parchment paper.

4. Cut around the art work (I would suggest rounding as much as possible. The straight edge can sometimes be a little pokey)

5. Punch a hole or two for the key ring or your choice of findings to fit through. (this must be done before baking)

6. Place the SD material onto the pan and place in the oven

7. wait for 1-3 minutes or until the design curls and straightens back out flat. Once it is flat wait for about 30 seconds to allow the process to complete before removing from the oven.

8. Remove the pieces for the pan and press with a folded piece of paper and leave flat until it is completely cooled. 

( a helpful hint if you have a piece that you are unhappy with the shape it shrank into you can pop it back into the oven for 2-5 minutes and reshape it. 

Like this one. (lol!)

Although my best advice when making shrinky dinks is not to cut so close and to leave a border.

9. Add your key chain hardware and you are all done! 

YAY! 

Enjoy!

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