We made these fun shrinky dink keychains for Father's Day this year. Our oldest who is in kindergarten wrote out the names. And my other two kids colored stars and hearts I drew for them. They came out really sweet and will hopefully be a treasured gift for years to come. If anything, I will be especially nostalgic to have our son's handwriting preserved in this special way.
For the handwriting shrinky dink process, we followed this tutorial. It was a bit stressful as I was 37 weeks pregnant, exhausted, and they kept curling up in the oven. But I followed the directions and tips and they all came out perfectly. They just took a really long time to flatten in the oven. Much longer than what the directions stated. But a little patience as well as trial and error was all worth it!
The supplies we used included white shrinky dink sheets, key chains, and markers.
My oldest also made a few keychains for himself. They are too cute! He proudly has them all hanging on his backpack.
