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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A nostalgia-fueled DIY trend is bringing these magically shrinking kits back in style. Aleksandr Bushkov / Getty Images There is ...

This undated photo courtesy of James Jaxxa shows "Hopeful Tree," made using Shrinky Dinks designed by Jaxxa. The basic idea behind Shrinky Dinks hasn't really changed in the 38 years they've been ...

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 ...

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, coloured and popped into an oven to shrink ...

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 ...

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 ...