Shrinky Dinks!

Honestly, is there anything better than Shrinky Dinks? You can get them at Hobby Lobby or Michaels. We used the "Ruff and Ready" kind. I also bought some silver ball chains and metal rings so the kids could each have a necklace to take home. We used colored pencils that the library already had and guess what? You can shrink them in a TOASTER OVEN! You don't even have to have a real oven! I included a pair of kid scissors in the picture so you can get an idea of size. These things really shrink down!

Here's a link to the Shrinky Dink website: Shrinky Dinks!

Fun with Duct Tape...

You ever have a day where you look at the clock at 2:45 and realize you have a club meeting in less than an hour? That's when you pull out the duct tape and raid your basements for cardboard. A box cutter helps too. We made wrist bands and every kind of sword imaginable. It was fun and you can bill it as "Cosplay Accessories." I definately recommend picking up some cheap headbands so you can do ears as well.

Making Buttons...

Here is a really easy thing you can do with your Anime / Manga club. Take back issues of your Anime / Manga magazines and let them go wild with your button maker. This occupied my club of 6 teens for a full hour. Some of them went home with 15 buttons! I really love my button maker because you can get supplies for pretty cheap and you have an instant program with very little planning. I use my button maker for all kinds of things: program, publicity, prizes, you name it!