You need to save your P6 recyclable plastic containers for this. It's the stuff that salads and sandwiches and sometimes fruit comes in at the grocery store.
At the time we tried this, we only had one container that we shared between 5 people so our projects are truly dinky. We'll be saving more for next time.
Super easy.... you cut shapes out of the plastic that are about 4-5 times bigger than what you want them to end up being and let everyone color whatever they want with permanent markers.
You can use a whole punch if you want them to be attachable to key-chains or hung on string for necklaces.
Plus we attempted to make rings using strips of the sides of the plastic that started out as about 5 1/2 inches long.
Try to round out all corners because every sharp corner or jagged edge hardens into a thicker sharp corner and jagged edge.
Heat your oven to 350 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Avoid double wall cookie sheets.
Line your art on the sheets and pop into the oven for 2-3 minutes.
They shrink down and thicken up into little plastic pieces of art. They look cool in the light.
You can press them flat with an oven mitt if they are too curled up for your liking.
We made the ring by taking it out of the oven right away and wrapping it around a highlighter. This is definitely an adult only step. It's super hot but not as bad as you might think. They cool VERY quickly so wrap fast.
This is the beautiful butterfly one that my mom made.
This is a great project for the whole family, lots of fun (and even boys liked it) and we look forward to next time when we have more containers and therefore more plastic for everyone to experiment with.
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