One year at camp my mom created a miniature world with the campers.  Isn’t there something fascinating about making teeny, tiny things?

Materials

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

  • Shrink Art sheets (you can purchase these at craft stores)
  • Cookie tray (and an oven mitt too!)
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Pencil crayons
  • Sand paper
  • Small containers (You could re-use items from your recycle, but the kids were excited to use these little glass bottles)

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

  • Little items to create the ocean such as gravel, sand, small beads, plastic gems, rocks etc.

Directions

  • We used these water creatures as an inspiration.

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

  • You could plan out your work on a sheet of paper if you like.

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

  • Scuff your shrink art paper with sand paper.

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

  • Slip your plan under your shrink art sheet and trace around it with a black pencil crayon.  You could tape down the pieces to hold them steady or have an adult hold it for you.

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

  • Colour in your work with your pencil crayons.

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

  • Trim the edges, leaving a border.

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

  • Lay your work on a cookie sheet and follow the product directions as to cooking.

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

  • Once cool, insert your little creature into a bottle or container, along with little items to create a background such as sand, gravel, plastic gems and a little bit of water if you like.

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

  • Then the kids then created all sorts of little animals!  Here’s their favourites:

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

A Little Sea in a Bottle: Shrink Art with make-it-your-own.com (Crafts & Activities for Kids)

Purpose

  •  Sketching items based on real objects, animals etc.

Safety Notes

  • Use scissors with care and adult supervision.
  • Follow the product directions with an adult and use safety gear (e.g., oven mitts)
  • Small items can be a choking hazard therefore be sure to keep them out of the reach of children ages 0-3 years of age or those that tend to put things into their mouths.
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