Your Childrens Birthday Parties

Make Lion King Shrink Charms

Theme craft projects are always fun to make at a birthday party. Show the children how to make Lion King shrink charms for jewelry and accessories. This project is quick and easy to do. The children will have fun making their charms while at the party and have a nice take home item.

Make Lion King Shrink Charms

You’ll need:

Download the template here: Make Lion King Shrink Charms

* printed PDF for Make Lion King Shrink Charms
* white or clear shrink paper for inkjet printers (you can purchase this at art/craft supply stores or online at Amazon)
* scissors
* hole punch
* jewelry accessories

Instructions:

1. Print the PDF for Make Lion King Shrink Charms on shrink paper and cut them out.

2. To use your charm as a bracelet or necklace pendant, you need to punch the hole where indicated before you bake it. You can also cut off the white border if you wish for the charm to be completely in color.

3. Follow the baking instructions on the shrink paper package to bake the charms in a toaster oven or conventional oven. Watch the shrink plastic dance and curl! Do not allow children to use the oven.

4. If the charm is still slightly curled when it is finished baking, use a piece of cardboard or a spatula to flatten it completely.

5. Apply a couple coats of clear nail polish to seal the ink on the charm and make it water-resistant. Let the nail polish dry.

6. Add the charms to whatever you’d like! You can use jump rings and jewelry chain to create a charm bracelet or necklace, or attach them to a cell phone charm strap or zipper pulls. You can also glue charms to barrettes and hair pins.

Print off some extra copies of the template to Make Lion King Shrink Charms and use this as a craft project for your Lion King theme party. Or put a copy of the template into each favor box for your guests to take home. Now all the party guests can make at home a charm bracelet or zipper pulls.

Disney Family.com’s has provided the printable to make Lion King shrink charms. All of their printable crafts are specially designed with muted colors to conserve your printer’s color ink.

You’ll find plates, napkins, stickers or any other item you need to complete your Lion King theme party on this page, The Lion King Party Supplies so, take a look.