<p>Remember<a href="http://www.shrinkydinks.com/" target="_blank"> <strong>Shrinky Dinks</strong></a> from when you were a kid?  You drew on plastic, placed it in the oven, and it shrank into a hard &amp; tiny something-or-rather?  My parents still have our Shrinky Dink ornaments on the Christmas Tree.  Those little suckers are durable!</p>

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<p>I don't remember exactly how this came up, but I passed Corinnie-cakes' desk one day, and we started talking Shrinky Dinks.  Nostalgic sap that I am, I set out to find Shrinky Dinks if it was the last thing I did.</p>

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<p>First stop:  Target.  Who recently stopped carrying them.  Humbug.</p>

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<p>Next stop:  Google. Where the world is your shopping oyster.  I found a box of Holiday Shrinky Dinks through a toy store called Magic Beans.  Hurrah!</p>

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<p>Originally, I envisioned Corinnie-cakes bringing over her 2 year old after work for Shrinky Dink festivities, but when you are a mother of a toddler, sometimes you need to get in touch with your inner child without your own child in tow. </p>

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<p>pic of wine and shrinky dinks</p>

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<p>This is what I don't remember:  Shrinky Dinks is a Project.  Tree making, coloring, cutting, hole punching.  I don't have the attention span for this now.  How the heck did I do this circa 1978?</p>

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<p>Corinnie and I kept at it while drinking wine and talking about what girls talk about -- Boys, children, blogs, puppies, and stuff. </p>

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<p>And then...</p>

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<p>A Christmas magic trick! </p>

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<p>Before pic</p>

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<p>After pic</p>

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<p>Wowwww...</p>

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<p>The instructions read, "Start baking and watch 'em shrink!  Let them dance, curl, flip, shrink and flatten." </p>

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<p>Corinne was particularly excited when she screeched, "Look at them dance!" </p>

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<p>I was utterly exhausted from all the prep work but did find myself perk up at the dancing part.  How could you not? </p>

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<p>You are waaaayyyy cool, Shrinky Dinks! </p>