How to Make a Shrinky Dink Elephant

Elephants are the largest land mammal, and are known for their large trunks that they use like arms. Children can see elephants at a circus or in a zoo, then go home and make a shrinky dink elephant and decorate their rooms with it.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Shrinky dink sheets
• Cookie sheet
• Pencil crayons

1. Purchase a shrinky dink sheet package from the Shrinky Dink Store (see Resources below). The package will cost between $3 to $5.

2. Feel both sides of the shrinky dink paper. The rough side is the side you want to draw on.

3. Use a gray pencil crayon to draw the outline of an elephant. You can fit about three to four elephants on one shrinky dink sheet.

4. Use a gray pencil crayon to color the elephant in. To give the elephant some color, draw a blanket over its back. You could also color one of those elephant seats that are made to give children a ride at the circus.

5. Cut about 1/4 inch from the edge of the elephant outline. This gives the elephant room to shrink.

6. Put your elephants on a baking sheet. The sheet should have enough room to give the elephants some space in between. You don't want them to melt together.

7. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

8. Slide the cookie sheet in the oven and watch your timer for 1 minute exactly.

9. Remove the baking sheet and allow your elephants to cool off.

Tips & Warnings

• Punch a hole in your elephant with a hole puncher. Then thread a piece of string through the hole and tie to form a necklace.
• Cut a strip of magnet to stick on the back of your elephant. Decorate your refrigerator with it.
• Watch your shrinky dink in the oven at all times. It can burn in less than 2 seconds.

Resources

• Shrinky Dink Store