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Handprint Keychain

Make a handprint keychain to carry your little ones with you.
Total Time1 hour
Keyword: gifts, keychain
Cost: $15

Equipment

  • 1 Pair of scissors
  • 1 Paint Brush
  • 1 Toaster Oven or Conventional Oven
  • 1 Hole Punch
  • 1 Lined Tray

Ingredients

  • 2 pieces Shrinky Dinks
  • Gloss Acrylic Paint Any colors
  • 1 Sharpie Optional
  • 4 Keyrings Can use twine or leather another thread or chain to hang them.

Instructions

  • Paint your child hand with gloss acrylic paint and firmly press hand onto the Shrinky Dinks film
  • Allow to dry completely.
  • Carefully cut out around the handprint.
  • Use a sharpie to label the handprint with the name and date if wanted.
  • Use a hole punch to punch a hole in the top of the Shrinky Dinks film. Don't punch the hole too far away from the side. Use a larger hole punch rather than a smaller one.
  • Follow instructions on Shrinky Dinks for oven temperature.
  • Place handprint paint side up on a lined tray and then put into the oven. Watch to make sure the Shrinky Dink doesn't curl. Once the Shrinky Dink flattens, wait 3-5 seconds and then take out of oven.
  • Allow the plastic to cool before adding key ring, twine, or other hanging device.