What can I use instead of shrinky dink paper?
Tin foil or parchment paper to line a cookie sheet for baking them on. If you wish to shrink these outside to avoid any fumes, a toaster oven you can use for crafts.
Can you make Shrinky Dinks out of parchment paper?
Preheat oven to 300 degrees, and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Trace or freehand draw anything using permanent markers. Remember that the item will shrink to about 1/3 of the size, so don’t make anything too small. Below is a picture of what I traced, and how small it turned out after shrinking!
What plastic can be used as shrink plastic?
polystyrene
The sheets of plastic you get in a Shrinky Dinks kit is polystyrene—the same stuff as recycled plastic #6, which is commonly used for those clear clamshell containers you see in cafeterias. When manufactured, raw polystyrene is heated, rolled out into thin sheets and then rapidly cooled so that it can retain its shape.
Can you put Shrinky Dinks on wax paper?
Aluminum foil will work fine, but wax paper should never go in the oven. Additionally, never bake a shrinky dink on an uncovered baking sheet. You will run the risk of it getting stuck. It’s shriveling up, HELP!
How do you make homemade shrink plastic?
Heat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit, and place your plastic drawings in the center of a cookie sheet. Once the oven is preheated, place the cookie sheet on the top rack. After about a minute, the plastic will curl, shrink, and then flatten out.
Can you bake Shrinky Dinks on foil?
Bake in a toaster oven or conventional oven. Shrinky Dinks® do not work with microwave ovens! Place Shrinky Dinks® pieces, colored side up, on tray or cookie sheet covered with foil or brown paper. Heat at 325°F (163°C) for 1 to 3 minutes.
Can you use aluminum foil for Shrinky Dinks?
Can I put Shrinky Dinks on foil?
Place Shrinky Dinks® pieces, colored side up, on tray or cookie sheet covered with foil or brown paper.
What kind of paper shrinks in the oven?
blank shrink paper
Crafted from Special Type of Plastic The blank shrink paper is made of a special thin flexible plastic that can be cut into shape and colored. When this plastic is heated in an oven it shrinks and hardens without losing or altering its color and shape.
Can you use any plastic for Shrinky Dinks?
Yep – plain old #6 containers make the perfect shrinky dink art. You can reuse plastic you may have got from ordering take out – or you can purchase some at your dollar store. Any #6 plastic will work – just make sure it says #6 on the bottom of the plastic.
