Oven baked plastic charms.

プラ板ってまだあったんですね。小学校の高学年だったか中学生だったか、初めて出会った時は衝撃的でした。この間の歯の妖精のお金で、アマリが買ったものはこれ。１００円ショップで、私にプラ板がいかに素晴らしいかを熱弁されて、半信半疑で買って作ってみたら、


“ＷＯＷ！”


でした。毎日何かを製作しています。車のはアメリカでお留守番のパパに送るそうです。鍵のキーホルダーなんですって。


Do you know this plastic board?  We can draw something with permanent markers, cut it into shapes, and then bake it in a toaster oven.  

Voila!  It shrinks to a quarter of the size, but it thickens by about an eighth of an inch.  

I discovered this at a local stationary store when I was about 10 years old; it was sensational.  I made charms, gold medals, jewelry, etc.  I thought it was completely gone from the market, because maybe it is toxic or something, but we found it again when Amalie was shopping with her Tooth Fairy money.  Of course, she spent a dollar for this after I sort of explained it to her.  I wish I can tell you how excited she was for the whole process.