I am sooo excited to share this tutorial with you today. It was inspired by one of my kids' favorite movies... Disney's Monsters University! We saw it as a family in the theater the day that it came out, and we all LOVED it. To celebrate the release of the Monsters University Blu-ray Combo Pack on October 29th, I made a fun surprise for my kids...
Their own Plastic Monsters University ID Cards, complete with their own photos on them!
Now they can be official students at Monsters University! When I showed my kids their surprise, they couldn't believe that I had put their pictures onto plastic, and that they had their own ID cards! SO cool.
Here are the super easy directions to make your own plastic Monsters University photo ID cards... you'll be using printable shrink plastic, which is a special paper that you can print on, put in the oven to bake, and watch in amazement as the paper twists and curls and shrinks down to a hard piece of plastic, all in a matter of 2-3 minutes! Watching the "magic" never gets old, trust me!
Disney Monsters University Plastic Photo ID Cards Tutorial:
Supplies:
- Printable shrinkable plastic sheets (I used Printable Shrinky Dinks)
- Scissors
- Hole punch
- Ribbon, string, chain, or keyring (optional)
- Inkjet printer (do NOT use a laser printer)
Directions:
1. Go to Pixar Place Monsters University ID Maker, and upload a photo of you or your child, and then add their name. You can choose from a student ID card or a faculty ID card. Click "Create and Share" at the bottom of the screen to create the ID card.
Right click on the finished ID card to save to your computer.
2. Open your word processing software, and insert the ID card. To make the larger cards that are about the size of a real ID card, I put two IDs on a page, with each ID measuring 8 x 4.9". To make the smaller ID cards, I put four IDs on a page so that it filled up the page with a slight empty border around the edge.
IMPORTANT! In order for the colors to stay true, you muct adjust the opacity of the cards to between 40-50%, so that it looks like the photo below. If not, your finished cards will be too dark. My first set I printed at 50%, and they looked good, but were a little too dark. My second set I printed at 40%, and they were perfect!
3. Print the cards onto the textured side of the printable shrink plastic paper, using the best quality photo setting on your printer. Cut out the cards, and preheat the oven to between 325-350 degrees. If you would like a hole in the finished plastic cards, you must put it in now. Remember that the cards shrink a LOT, so one litle hole punched hole will be tiny. If you need a medium size hole, you must make at least 4 hole punches all connected in the paper. Place cut ID cards on a baking sheet, and place in the oven.
4. Watch in amazement as your Monsters University ID Cards curl and twist, and try not to freak out when it looks like they're ruined! They will flatten out after a couple minutes, I promise. When all the cards do flatten out, wait a few more seconds, and then carefully pull the baking sheet from the oven.
If a card needs a little flattening, you can place a spatula down on it quickly to flatten it- so it fast, though, because the cards will cool almost instantly. Once the cards are cool, you can carefully remove them from the baking sheet.
Aren't they neat?! Your child (or you) now have a hard, plastic official Monsters University ID Card, perfect for keeping in their wallets, hanging on a backpack, wearing around their necks on a chain, or as a charm on a bracelet. The great thing about this project is that you can customize it however you would like! Hole, no hole, and you can pick whatever size you would like the finished ID card to be.
My kids are so excited to wear theirs on their backpacks and around their necks- they are well on their way to becoming official scarers now!
Don't forget that Disney's Monsters University will be available on Blu-Ray Combo Pack on October 29th, just in time for Halloween! You can also pre-order the movie on-line to ensure that you get your copy!
For more Monsters University fun, you can follow along on their Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest pages!
For a fun "EYE"-Spy Mike Wazowski Bag tutorial, be sure to check out this craft tutorial I created a few months ago for my kids. They love searching to find all of the Monsters University characters!
For a fun "EYE"-Spy Mike Wazowski Bag tutorial, be sure to check out this craft tutorial I created a few months ago for my kids. They love searching to find all of the Monsters University characters!
For even more great Monsters University crafts, check out what these talented bloggers created!
Happy scaring!
xo, Laura
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ReplyDeleteI had no idea you could even buy shrinky dink printable paper! How cool. I love how your ID cards turned out!
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ReplyDeleteVery cute idea. I want one! :D
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