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, ...

Shrinky Dinks, the plastic toy that shrinks when you expose it to oven heat, has become the preferred material for lab equipment at Michelle Khine’s University of California Merced biology lab. Taking ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. With Mother's Day just around the corner, a keepsake keychain is sure to delight mom or grandma. Shrinky Dinks are the perfect ...

There was a time when Shrinky Dinks® was on almost every child’s Christmas list. Betty Morris of Brookfield, Wisconsin, invented the plastic polymer sheets in 1973. Kids could color designs on the ...

We tested out Shrinky Dinks: Bake & Shape 3D Jewelry (Alex), and it is a fun thing to do when you are bored. It is also a fun and easy jewelry maker. You can make rings, earrings, and bracelets. In ...

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 ...

High-tech shrink art may be the key to making tiny electronics, 3-D nanostructures or even holograms for hiding secret messages. A new approach to making tiny structures relies on shrinking them down ...