I am very impressed with this set. First of all, Shrinky Dinks are just as awesome as I remember them being 25 years ago. Although they are even more fun now, playing with them with your own kids and watching my 3 year old looking through the window of the oven as they begin to shrink. We played with them together for almost 2 hours!!! The kit comes with everything, right down to the hole puncher needed to make the dinks into necklaces etc. Everything is right there. Super great Kid. Worth the money and will provide hours of fun! Creativity for Kids Shrinky Dink Deluxe
I LOVE this shrinky dink kit. I have purchased/am purchasing it for every girls' birthday this year. My 5-yr old really likes to color the patterns in and then watch them shrink in the oven. I also like the accompanying supplies to make necklaces, barrettes, keychains, gift tags, etc. It's a great value for the price. If you have a child that enjoys arts and crafts, put this at the top of your list. All gift recipients (5 yr olds) have told me that it is their favorite thing to make.
One thing that I must stress is follow the instructions EXACTLY! Preheat your cookie sheet in the oven. Use babypowder on the foil. Watch the shrink dinks shrink. Do not use a toaster oven; you will not get the best results. I know this as a friend of mine used a toaster oven and didn't follow the rest of the instructions - the shrinky dinks didn't turn out very well.
when she opened the gift, she didn't get it.
one run through the oven and she was hooked.
she's not quite 5 years old. two thumbs up.
(I couldn't see giving it a low educational value - sure, it's not teaching her to read, but certainly there's a scientific lesson in there somewhere.) :)
Shrinky Dinks are awesome especially when you're stuck inside. We used them when family was over with a 8, 9, 15 and 4 year old everybody had lots of fun. My 4 year old needed a little help cutting the design out but other than that she was able to really enjoy this toy.
If you don't know what shrinky dinks are let me tell you how they work. First, you pick one of many designs out of the box and cut it out of the sheet. Next, you color it. Then, you stick them in the oven and watch them shrink, (this was everybody's favorite part)it only takes a few minutes. When your design comes out of the oven it's tiny a little thicker and shiny. You can use it for a charm on a bracelet or necklace or glue it to a hair clip etc. There are ample supplies in the box to make to make any of the afore mentioned items.
The perfect rainy day activity....crafty & fun but not too messy. Lots of different projects in 1 kit good for a playdate too. My 5 year old daughter & 10 year old neice spent several hours crafting together. It is really neat to watch them shrink...they do shrink very quickly. Read all the instructions as there are some good tips to avoid problems like curling or sticking together. Makes a nice gift too.
I bought this for a Christmas present for my 7 year old daughter. The coloring part was like any coloring, but small spaces, so not recommended for really small children to color. I cut out the designs because of the size was hard for her to handle. When she was cutting, the material would "rip" a little more. It does come with everything you need: hole punch, thread, jewelry, colored pencils, pencil sharpener. You'll need scissors.
I bought this for my six year old as a birthday present. She is into making things and she keeps asking to do more shrinky dinks. She loves the coloring and punching a hole and has made the charm bracelet so far. We'll be looking for some extra plastic pieces to make soon, but for now this is a good buy and she is having a ball making things and watching it shrink in the oven. She even demonstrates what they do when they shrink by laying on the floor and curling up and then getting flat again. I would highly recommend to anyone looking for an easy fun craft.
This toy is great... but has a key design error... They are not including any blank Shrinky sheet !!! What if the kids are a bit older and want to make their own designs instead of just coloring the ones supplied ? They should have included at least 2 blank sheets...'
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