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Step 8The Clear Top (attempt 1)
The original idea was to use faux shrinky dinks to make a clear, decorated top for the launcher.
We had a large #6 plastic lid, so we colored flames on it with sharpies (because flames are cool!) and shrunk it. ( See here for instructions on doing this .
Unfortunately, this particular piece of plastic did not shrink up evenly--and shrunk unusually small! That's not to say that this idea won't work. It's worth a try, but be aware, unless you buy the real shrinky dink sheets, it's hit or miss how much your plastic will shrink, and really big pieces can stick together and wrinkle.
So see the next step for what we actually ended up doing.
We had a large #6 plastic lid, so we colored flames on it with sharpies (because flames are cool!) and shrunk it. ( See here for instructions on doing this .
Unfortunately, this particular piece of plastic did not shrink up evenly--and shrunk unusually small! That's not to say that this idea won't work. It's worth a try, but be aware, unless you buy the real shrinky dink sheets, it's hit or miss how much your plastic will shrink, and really big pieces can stick together and wrinkle.
So see the next step for what we actually ended up doing.
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