6/21/2015

DIY Guitar Picks for Dad


My hubby is so hard to buy gifts for.  He generally doesn't like "stuff" which makes it especially hard!  He does like music though, so I thought a guitar pick might be simple gift that he'd like and the  kids would LOVE to make as well!  

Want to learn the secret behind how I made them?
They are just made of Shrinky Dinks!!  I roughly cut out the shape of the guitar pick, just a bit larger.  I assumed that they'd shrink to about 25% of the original size, but I think they ended up shrinking a little bit less.  So keep that in mind!  I've now read that they shrink to somewhere between 25% to 50% of their original size.

Once I cut the picks out, I let the kids draw on them with sharpies.  

 So much fun!
 Then it was time to put them into the oven and watch the magic happen!
 They ended up being a bit thicker than a normal pick, and more rough too.  But they work...and the kids were so excited to make them!

I hope you all had a wonderful Father's Day!



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