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You Will Need

- Plastic Food Container
- Marker Pen(s)
- PROJECT BUDGET
- Free

Turn Garbage Into Shrinky Dinks

Recycled Art
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You can make your own shrinky dinks!

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Based on an original project in a book available here

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First get an old cheap plastic food container. The recycle symbol should be on the bottom.
Cut out the center.

Using markers draw a picture on the plastic. Try to avoid letting your hand touch the wet image.
Cut out the image.

Place in a pre-heated oven at 250 degrees fahrenheit. The plastic will curl and move in the over. ****WAIT until it flattens out to remove from the oven***
Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.

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ʎǝɔɐɹƃ

Jul 1, 2008 5:52pm

OMG this is amazing - I cant find shrink plastic over here, ITS AMAZINGGG <3 it

skettio's

Jul 1, 2008 6:11pm

I seriously love you so much, no where thats by me caries shrink plastic <3

Natalie Doll

Jul 2, 2008 1:07am

Do you guys have a Dollarama? Cuz they have it theree for 1$.

Karen B.

Jul 2, 2008 2:32am

We don't have a Dollarama they are only in Canada.

Mia

Jul 2, 2008 2:57am

Very smart! I'm going to try this! :D

Tosh K.

Jul 2, 2008 3:51am

Brilliant! can't wait to try this out.

Rotem

Jul 2, 2008 5:24am

Such a good idea!
I like that

Taz

Jul 2, 2008 12:09pm

Great Idea for recycling all the plastic we seem to go through in our house! Thank you muchly for this idea, I can't wait to give it a go! :D

Lilla

Jul 2, 2008 12:36pm

That's very funny, I found the same tutorial a few days ago. I wanted to try it, but I haven't found the right type of plastic yet. (No. 6 is needed) But I'm so happy to see that it really works!:)

DIS.AR.RAY

Jul 3, 2008 8:51pm

OH THATS SO COOL! I've never seen shrink plastics, SO THIS IS SO COOL!!!

Frankie

Jul 5, 2008 9:22pm

SwEEEEEEt!!!

Surf jewels

Jul 6, 2008 5:33pm

I might hav 2 try this, I have shrink plastic, but if this works it'll b great, i love my recycling.

Nicky love's cupcakes!

Jul 7, 2008 8:02pm

oh miiiiiiiiiiiigoooooooooooodness!!!! You are amazing!!! Amazing!!!

Reena T.

Jul 8, 2008 1:27pm

should i punch the holes out before i bake it? in order to make a charm out of it?

Karen B.

Jul 8, 2008 8:47pm

you can, I didn't. I used a drill to cut the hole cause I have a drill but no holepunch so whatever works for you.

Michelle G.

Jul 9, 2008 4:54am

Is it thick enough and strong enough to be a button?

Cuervito

Jul 12, 2008 11:22pm

YAY! Thanks a lot! I cant find shrink plastic here neither!!THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOUUUUUU!! <3

Reena T.

Jul 19, 2008 1:14am

also, i clicked on the link and it said 350 degrees and you wrote 250. which one works best?

Karen B.

Jul 19, 2008 10:29pm

Both will work. 350 will do it faster. I did it lower cause I find it works just as well and it is summer here [as you know Reena:-)] So I guess I was trying to keep cool.

Reena T.

Jul 20, 2008 7:29pm

awesome....so i needn't stress out eh? lol..and hellz yeah it's summer here!!

CYDNEY W.

Aug 14, 2008 7:27pm

great idea!!! I love this,

Jheanelle B.

Aug 31, 2008 11:11pm

Omg thnx for this..Ive always wanted to do this but they dont have craft stores where i live..now i can just use the plastic from the dough nut packages! =P

Emily M.

Sep 14, 2008 11:06pm

GUYS!no.6 plastic is needed,And thatr has been stated..
If you cant find any,I'm happy to say stawberry containers are the right kind o' plastic.Another reason to get that dilicous(Sp,Doh'!)Fruit,eh?