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, ...

Take a sheet of shrinkable plastic, like the stuff you find in Shrinky Dinks. Add a dash of of Teflon and—voila!—you have an incredibly simple new kind of superhyrdrophboc material. That’s pretty much ...

Beth Harris, Raleigh mom and science educator, returns today with a fun and easy activity for kids - how to make your own Shrinky Dinks. Beth Harris, Raleigh mom and science educator, returns today ...

The development of ultra-fast, ultra-cheap manufacturing technologies has become a national priority, so much so that DARPA, the Defense Department’s premier advanced research agency, has put out the ...

Fairfield-based toy company Alex Brands announced Wednesday that it has acquired the Shrinky Dinks line of products.Alex Brands had been licensing the brand for use in its Alex Toys product line, it ...

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 ...

What do you do when your coloring page is done? Make something! Here’s a tutorial to turn those pages into Shrinky Dink ...

There’s a small shrine to the Virgin of Guadalupe, a nightlight by illustrator Julie Hartley, and a picture of a martini glass by Meredith Chernick titled Shrinky-tini. Street artist Jason Vickers ...

Parents probably remember the 1970s fad of cutting out plastic shapes, coloring them and shrinking the crafts in the oven. In a bid to revive the trend, Canadian-based Spin Master Toys recently ...

Scientists have discovered a way to fold origami — without physically touching it. By shining different colors of light on a sheet of Shrinky Dink plastic, researchers remotely bent it into various 3D ...

Just Play, a leading global toy company, recently announced the acquisition of two iconic children’s brands: Slinky and Shrinky Dinks. With long-standing legacies as award-winning products that ignite ...

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 ...