3D Printed Matching Cards

 We had that Panda Crate subscription for our daughter and one of them came with a cute little matching card game. But it was made of cardboard, and apparently carboard is great to chew, just like all her books - who knew toddler books were a close supervision only toy!

She did enjoy playing with them, sorting them and packing them into little bags but they quickly got confiscated when she decided to keep chewing them.

So now she has her very own set of matching cards that are plastic and not so nice to chew on!

She still likes sorting them into little bags but I also cut a slot in the lid of a bucket which she loves filling with toys and transporting all over the house!

I've posted them all on Thingiverse and if I make anymore I'll add them to that post.

3D Printed Watch Face

The purple felt watch I originally made doesn't match many of our daughter's clothes so I wanted to make more, but it needs to be something that doesn't get yucky like the felt. I didn't want to spend forever sewing and turning little bits of fabric so instead I spent forever designing a stitchable watch face to 3D print!

I made a simple band out of fabric (3" wide x 8"long and interfacing if needed) that I folded both ends in 1/2". Then I folded 1/2" from each long edge, then again to meet in the middle. Then I played with the decorative stitches to hold down the centre seam and along both sides.

Next I stitched on the watch face - to make it extra secure since I'm concerned about it being a choking hazard - I did once around the large circle, went crazy tying a huge knot, then went back to cover the gaps before tying and other huge knot and repeating on the smaller circle.

Then simply add a snap or two to fit your child!

I've added this to Thingiverse if you would like to print your own - recommended for children over 3 years as it is a choking hazard.

Busy board in progress

 I decided to make a busy board for my daughter, only I really don't feel like going shopping so I've used the 3D printer to get started!

I'm glad I'm doing it this way because I can choose the colours - I'm printing another part for it at the moment using glow in the dark filament, I'm rather excited to see how well it glows tonight.

Some wonderful people have uploaded things like the gears that are meant for busy boards but there a plenty of hinges and latches (and the percussion frog in the top left) that are great as well.

I've got a Busy Board Collection if you want to 3D print your own busy board.

Reusable Party Spirals

 I completely forgot that I made reusable spiral party decorations for our daughter's first birthday party. Hopefully I remember to use them at her next party!

Now I know you can buy these in many different colours, but they're so thin and I was aiming to have as many reusable items as I could so I designed these for 3D printing in 4 different sizes.

If you would like to print your own party decorations I have uploaded the files to Thingiverse.

Panda party favours

 I spent far too long trying to find panda party favours that would be enjoyed by kids of all ages, not lollies, food, noisy or annoying for the parents and hopefully not something that will be thrown away as soon as they get home!

I settled on Play Doh and a cookie cutter that I designed and added to Thingiverse. We're not sure about the safety of using 3D printed items with food since the filament is porous and has lots of gaps so I'd suggest not actually using it as a cookie cutter!

I added a lollipop but warned the parents first!

Panda cupcake toppers

 As usual I had grand ideas for all the things I wanted to make for our daughters first birthday, I had good intentions at the start of wanting to buy everything so I could focus on her birthday dress but I didn't find any cupcake toppers I liked. 

I was planning to print cute pandas and stick them to toothpicks but changed my mind and designed a 3D printed panda cupcake topper... and I've added it to Thingiverse if you want to print your own!

That's one thing I can cross off her list, but practicing icing is going to take a few more tries!

Reusable Gift Tags

 I realised that each Christmas I spend a lot of time writing out name tags, which isn't great for the environment. Since Ray has a 3D printer I played around and started designing 3D printed name tags that can be reused.

For birthdays I use brown paper and either twine or I go through my stash of ribbons I've saved from gifts, a quick iron removes the creases. One day I will look into using fabric for gift wrapping.

I've uploaded this to Thingiverse, and I'll slowly add more names as I get time.