Shrinky Dinks are a type of plastic that you can use to color on and cut into shapes. Then, you put it in the oven and watch it shrink. Invented in 1973, these little crafts are a classic and can seem ...

The magical world of Shrinky Dinks -- an arts and crafts material used by children since the 1970s -- has taken up residence in a Northwestern University laboratory. A team of nanoscientists is using ...

The basic idea behind Shrinky Dinks hasn’t really changed in the 38 years they’ve been around: The flexible sheets of shrinkable plastic can still be cut, colored and popped into an oven to shrink one ...

There is an undeniable joy found in taking part in the same activities we enjoyed as kids, but as an adult—and with a bit of an adult twist. In the latest iteration of this nostalgia-driven trend, ...

First Slinky, now Shrinky Dinks. What will toy and games investment firm Alex Brands buy next? Shrinky Dinks — an iconic plastic toy and craft — has been sold to Alex Brands, less than three years ...

When it comes to toys, usually only the newest with the coolest technology get hot. But Shrinky Dinks are proving the exception to the rule. The plastic that shrinks when you bake it, a favorite in ...

The basic idea behind Shrinky Dinks hasn't really changed in the 38 years they've been around: The flexible sheets of shrinkable plastic can still be cut, colored and popped into an oven to shrink one ...

Inflation and time have been kind to Shrinky Dinks; the popular 1970s and 1980s toy is resurfacing this holiday season. Shrinky Dinks, initially popular with the generation currently in their twenties ...

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The first time artist Heather Bauer played with Shrinky Dinks, a craft toy popular in the 1970s, she was a kid. “I loved them,” she says. “You watched them bake and it was cool.” Now, adult Heather is ...

Betty Morris had followed the instructions in the crafts book to the letter, rinsing the plastic lid of a potato-salad container, then sketching a flower on it with a permanent marker. But now the ...