By customizing your costume, you can add a bit of unique flair that is either scary, funny, or sweet that will show off your style. Even better—there’s no need to rush out and splurge on expensive store-bought items when you can make something with the 3D pen you have at home. To help with this effort, we’ve gathered a few easy-to-make Halloween costumes and accessory ideas below!

And trust us, once you get started, you’ll be surprised at just how easy these projects when coupled with our step-by-step instructions, a 3Doodler Create+ 3D Pen, and a variety of Create filaments.

Spooky Bat

Use this stencil to create a life-size bat! Perfect for this spooky season. We put together a tutorial for this Doodle to help walk you through it step by step. Check it out here.

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Floating Ghost

If you need more spooky decorations for around the house, office, or classroom – these simple floating ghosts should do the trick! Simple to make, these little ghouls can adapt to almost any setting. See steps below!

A Sweet Treat Ring

If you don’t want to go over-the-top with your costume, but want something to kick your daily decor up a notch, this candy corn ring is the perfect accessory.

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DIY Halloween headbands

Stand out from the crowd with bats flying above your head, or go for a classic horror scene look with these Halloween headbands.

Flying Bats Headband

This headband is fun, cool, and festive – and it’s perfect for last-minute Halloween DIY projects! You could even pair this with a witch hat for your flying bats to circle.

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Arrow Headband

Add some humor to your rustic Halloween look with this super easy and classic arrow through head prop!

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Dress up as Erica Gray’s “Swamp Thing”

Be the coolest ghoul this season with our DIY “Swamp Thing” mask. Fashion designer and artist Erica Gray dreamt up this creature from the 3Doodler lagoon and made an easy-to-follow tutorial for you to make this eerie mask. We guarantee it’s sure to turn heads!

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April 9 is National Unicorn Day. And while no human being has officially seen a unicorn, that doesn’t necessarily mean that unicorns are not real. To put it into perspective, no human being had ever seen a gorilla in person until 1902!

Though the unicorn is classified as a “mythological” creature, the idea of a horse with a single horn on its forehead has been around for quite some time. In fact, the unicorn was included in early Mesopotamian artwork, ancient myths originating from China and India, and even certain passages in the Bible.

The creature also makes an appearance in modern literature. Unicorns are mentioned in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis; in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, by J.K. Rowling; and in Peter S. Beagle’s The Last Unicorn — just to name a few familiar titles.

Over time, unicorns have become synonymous with beauty, power, magic, and mythology. And, if you’ve ever heard of someone talking about “finding a unicorn,” you know that they mean they have found someone special. So, in honor of National Unicorn Day, the 3Doodler team thought it would be fun to Doodle our own special unicorn horns — or alicorns.

Check out our tutorial here.

We’re excited to work with you on this project for two reasons:

It’s fun to create wearables with your kids.
Dressing up has always been a great opportunity for kids to learn, play, and exercise their creativity in new ways. When we combine these skills with the excitement of using a 3D pen, we’re essentially giving our kiddos the tools they need to amplify and more deeply engage in these lessons.

Not to mention, creating wearables with 3Doodler 3D pens is safe and easy. The learning curve is small, and you never have to worry about the filaments being hot to the touch. Wearable projects with 3Doodler are truly “create and play.”

We have the supplies your kids need to make their unicorns picture-perfect.
Last week we shared some exciting new filament bundles with you that are fit for a unicorn! Colors like lilac, pistachio, lemon zest, and Spring green are sure to get your kids’ creative juices flowing — and add that special “something” to their unicorn horn projects.

So, if you have the time, please join us in creating your own unicorn headband so you can celebrate National Unicorn Day as it was meant to be celebrated — with a little bit of creativity and magic.

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But, it’s 2021, and we’ve spent the past year coloring outside the lines. So, we couldn’t help but take a moment to wonder what might happen in a world without crayons. This isn’t a new idea.

Author Drew Daywalt wrote a book, The Day the Crayons Quit, that explores a box of crayons’ struggles based on colors — including why each crayon might think about quitting coloring for good. For example, the red crayon complains about “working” on major holidays like Valentine’s Day (so many hearts!) and Christmas (drawings of Santa Claus).

Let’s look at some of the alternative ways we might express ourselves with color. In case all of the crayons do happen to quit one day. Here are some crayon alternatives that will help take your artwork up a notch.

3D Pens: Bringing Colorful Designs to Life

Compact and easy-to-use, 3D pens allow you to draw and create with colorful filament. With a 3D pen you can draw a raised graphic on a piece of paper or any flat surface. But what makes a 3D pen truly unique is its ability to “draw” in mid-air, allowing you to instantly form 3D structures right in front of you, which you can pick up and hold in your hand. Learn more about 3D pens here.

Clay: Molding the World Around You

Clay is a colorful tool that can be molded into different shapes, including sculptures, pottery, and decorative patterns and designs. It is a great starting point for young children looking to develop coordination, build strength, and express their creativity.

Construction Paper: Creating Abstract Design

Tearing paper is a productive fine motor activity for children, and a fun, beautiful way to create colorful mosaic-like images that resemble watercolor paintings. In Japan, this technique is called chigiri e. Artists have been known to trace a design onto paper, then rip colorful paper gently to color in the desired shape.

What’s your favorite color, and how do you create art with that color when you don’t have any crayons on hand? Share your thoughts with us on social media: @3Doodler #3Doodler #WhatWillYouCreate

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Start by reading about shamrocks, the iconic plant associated with the holiday, to get into the proper mindset! Eve Bunting wrote a lively book called Green Shamrocks, which tells the story of Rabbit, who is growing shamrocks in a pretty yellow pot in preparation for St. Patrick’s Day. Unfortunately, Rabbit’s pot goes missing and he must search for his plants before the festivities come around.

Why not work with your students to exercise their green thumbs and plant their own shamrocks? The best time to plant a shamrock is in the early spring, while keeping the following in mind:

The three leaves of a shamrock are said to stand for faith, hope, and love. If any of your plants sprout a fourth leaf, that is where the shamrocks are said to get their luck.

Saint Pat's Pot

After you’ve planted the seeds, encourage your students to go a step further and decorate their planters with 3D Doodles using this stencil that our resident Doodlers have created to help you reimagine your pots. The stencil is best-suited for planter pots that are 2” or 4.5” in size.

Check out this tutorial for more ideas on how to decorate your planters!

Not only is planting shamrocks a festive St. Patrick’s Day activity, but it is also a natural way to encourage students’ interest in gardening and botany. Encouraging your students to decorate their planters is a great way to put an artistic spin on this special branch of biology.

What do your students’ planters look like?

Share their pretty pot designs with us on social media: @3Doodler #3Doodler #WhatWillYouCreate

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3Doodler’s series of seasonal bargains features bundles at a steal, huge discounts, and more, all of which will help you deck the halls with boughs of gifts whether you’re in school or at home. We will have hot ticket items every single day through December 16th, with the deals getting sweeter each day! Some deals will be flash sales for one day, with others lasting a few days. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter so you don’t miss a beat about the savings.

To kickstart the Christmas cheer, we’re announcing the first three deals today!

First Three Very Merry Doodle Deals

12/1: 50% off Start Filament Packs

12/2: 50% off Create+ Filament Packs

12/3: 50% off PRO+ Filament Packs

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Be sure to check back frequently to the Deals page in our store – every single day we will have deals you don’t want to miss!

Are you excited for 16 days of Very Merry Doodle Deals? Give the gift of good tidings by sharing the news with your friends and family on social media!

@3Doodler #3Doodler #WhatWillYouCreate?

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Take inspiration from artists and architects to engineers, innovators, and fashion designers who demonstrate the precision and sleek ergonomics of this dynamic 3D printing tool. We partnered with professionals from around the world to ignite your imagination and feature designs using a range of materials, including wood, nylon, and bronze. The 3Doodler PRO+ collection is intended to celebrate creative expression by featuring events that were cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Architecture

The PRO+ is the perfect tool for creating precise architectural models. We teamed up with professionals Cornelia Kuglmeier and Alanna Baird to make 3D miniatures of two visually stunning buildings that were due to be displayed at Expo2020 Dubai. Cornelia made a model of the Canada Pavilion out of the Wood filament, which displays a latticework of earthy geometry. Alanna crafted a replica of the Czech Pavilion using clear FLEXY filament for the translucent pipework, and clear PLA for the structure’s base. Create quick and accurate prototypes with the PRO+ to share a new concept or design in 3D.

Fashion

Professional designers Heather Baharally, Erica Gray, and Stéphanie Santos collaborated with us to create fashion inspired by the 2020 Met Gala theme, “About Time.” Heather’s visionary “Plague Doctor” dress provides stunning visual commentary on the global pandemic with a unique take on steampunk couture. The dress features bronze armor with a bustle created using wood filament. Using saltwater and ammonia, she created a colorful patina on the metal. Erica’s designs create an effect that is both wild and exotic, while also sophisticated and elegant. Using FLEXY filament, she creates depth through texture and lace-like patterns. Stéphanie’s chic, minimalistic prototypes draw on several time periods of vogue, with a futuristic twist. Using PLA and FLEXY to prototype, she uses the models as blueprints to transform her ideas into life-sized realities.

3D Design

These BodyWorlds style models by Cornelia Kuglmeier were carefully crafted using the Bronze and Copper filaments for the PRO+. The surface textures she created with the filament depict realistic human muscle tissue and demonstrate the accuracy and perfection you can achieve using the PRO+ pen. This collaboration honors the Olympic athletes who were scheduled to participate in the 2020 event before it was postponed.

Tech and Innovation

The intersection of technology and innovation invites creative expression and designing for the future is effortless with the PRO+. Creative professional, Faraz Warsi, made this polished model of Tesla’s much-awaited Cybertruck. The model demonstrates the ease with which designers can use the PRO+ pen to make stylish 3D prototypes. Cutting edge ideas, like the modern electric car models, prototypes of aerodynamic aircraft, and much more have never been easier to design.

Are you inspired to create with the 3Doodler PRO+? Share your ideas and projects with us on social media. We can’t wait to see what you create!

@3Doodler #3Doodler #3DoodlerPRO #WhatWillYouCreate?

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While 2020 has been a challenging year all around, one way to lift spirits as we enter the holiday season is by expressing how grateful we are to our loved ones. We have the perfect collection of festive fall projects to help you make perfect gifts for the autumn season. Whether you’re in the classroom, the living room, or the craft room, makers will have a ton of fun getting creative hands-on in the spirit of giving and sharing thanks!

Projects to Give the Gift of Gratitude

Festive Fall 3D Stamps

Skill Level: Beginner

3D Pen: 3Doodler Start or Create+

Give the gift of fall-themed handmade items using these seasonal 3D stamps! These are perfect for making cookies to share with loved ones for Thanksgiving, or stamping clay to give the gift of festive decor. Use our template to make fall-themed 3D stamps or feel free to make your own!

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Potpourri Holder

Skill Level: Intermediate

3D Pen: 3Doodler Start or Create+

Who doesn’t love the fall scent of cinnamon-spiced potpourri? This potpourri holder can be made with our easy-to-follow stencil. Get ready to create a beautiful piece of decor that’s perfect for the coming holiday, and give it to someone who you’re thankful for!

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Centerpiece Blossoms

Skill Level: Advanced

3D Pen: 3Doodler Create+

Flowers make beautiful Thanksgiving centerpieces and are a delight to behold by all who gather around the table. Give the gift of gratitude with colorful flowers that are always in bloom by bringing our blossom stencil to life in 3D.

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What gifts are you giving to show gratitude for the holiday? Parents, teachers, and makers want to know! Give the gift of inspiration by sharing your ideas and creations with us on social media. We can’t wait to see what you create!

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Celebrate Origami Day!

Origami Day is celebrated annually on November 11 in Japan and recognized by creators around the world. It’s a day to recognize the ancient Japanese art of creating intricate and beautiful shapes by folding square pieces of paper. Origami Day often features the paper crane prominently as a symbol of peace. Explore the historic significance of this art form and make an origami project to experience the design process first-hand.

Invite students to gain insights by reading a selection of books that feature the historical significance of origami and Japanese art and culture. After reflecting on these books, students have an opportunity to test their own skills with hands-on creativity by building paper cranes or using our Doodled “Paper Crane” stencil. Young learners have an opportunity to study geometric shapes and explore spatial visualization by making origami in 3D!

Origami Day Project

In this hands-on STEAM activity, students can choose one of the stories below. Once they have read the book, invite them to share observations and then create a 3D paper crane with a 3Doodler Start (ages 6-13) or a 3Doodler Create+ (ages 14+). You can find the Doodled “Paper Crane” stencil here.

Suggested Books

Grades K-5
Yoko’s Paper Cranes, Rosemary Wells
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, E. Coerr

Grades 5-8
Pink Paper Swans, Virginia L. Kroll

Grades 8-12
One Thousand Paper Cranes, Ishii Takayuki

We can’t wait to see what learners create! Share your Doodles with us on social media, and be sure to tag us so we can see your creations! @3Doodler #3Doodler #OrigamiDay

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How many planets are in our solar system? How do hydraulics work?

With young learners around, you may hear a thousand questions like this every day. Young minds have such insatiable curiosity, and one great way to encourage creative thinking is to have students explore subjects hands-on in 3D.

Hands-on learning can help spark engagement, innovation, and creativity, so we’ve put together a roundup of fun STEM-stencils to inspire fun and engaged learning in your classroom or home learning environment.

STEM Tools Alert: Be sure to check out our all-new 3Doodler Start and 3Doodler Create+ Learn From Home Pen Sets, which come with tons of materials to create with and hours of hands-on STEM projects!

Grades K-5

Our Solar System in 3D!

This DIY solar system project is not just educational, it’s also a great way to decorate your classroom or home learning environment. With the Doodled planets, you’ll find young learners marveling at the beauty of the universe, even during the daytime!

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Grades 6-8

Hands-on Hydraulics!

This hydraulic claw is made using two syringes, a length of rubber tube, and water. The rest is created with a 3Doodler pen! With a series of hinges attached to the plunger and body of one of the syringes, we can create a claw that opens and closes to pick things up.

*Note: Can be created with the 3Doodler Start (ages 6-13) or the 3Doodler Create+ (ages 14+)

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Grades 9-12

Building Big Ben

The Elizabeth Tower, also known as Big Ben, is the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. In this project, learners will create a 3D model of Big Ben, one of the most iconic architectural monuments in Britain.

Steps

We hope these projects sparked some inspiration for STEM Day activities in your learning environment!

What projects are you planning for STEM day? Please share your ideas with us on social media, as well as your students’ Doodles! We can’t wait to see what they create.

@3Doodler #3Doodler #3DoodlerEDU #WhatWillYouCreate

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Experience Creative Freedom

The PRO+ is the go-to 3D printing solution for creative professionals. Architects, artists, designers, and inventors achieve superior performance with ergonomic styling and advanced technology for hours of creative use. With versatile temperature and speed settings, the PRO+ ensures a precise finish to every project and offers a range of materials including wood, copper, bronze, nylon, ABS, PLA, and FLEXY.

It’s so versatile, it also acts as a repair or tactile teaching tool for other industries. From fixing floorboards and repairing junction boxes, to prototyping and augmenting 3D models, the range of use cases for the 3Doodler PRO+ is unparalleled.

The 3D printing pen features a smaller, more ergonomic design, a robust dual-drive system, precise digital controls for temperature and speed, and a completely removable magnetic panel to effortlessly access the internal workings of the pen. The PRO+ includes a user guide with sample projects and skill development tips, six packs of material, namely wood, nylon, and metal, a mini DoodlePad, a Nozzle Set, and a complete set of international adaptors so you can create PRO-level Doodles from anywhere in the world. The possibilities are endless.

PRO+ Art and Design Collaboration

3Doodler collaborated with artists and designers from around the world to create a series of ambitious Doodles to showcase the outstanding design and engineering capability of the PRO+.

“We wanted to acknowledge some of the highly anticipated events that got missed this year, so we used the PRO+ to bring them to life for everyone,” said Maxwell Bogue, co-founder of 3Doodler.

The exposition reflects on 2020 events that did not occur or structures that were not built to completion due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These feature a collection honoring the athletes who were slated to compete in the 2020 Olympics, Met Gala costumes to pay homage to the annual fashion fête, and even a series dedicated to this year’s architectural wonders, including the Expo 2020 Dubai Czech Pavilion.

What PRO+ Doodles are you inspired to make? Share your ideas and creations with us on social media. We can’t wait to see you unlock your creative potential with 3Doodler PRO+.

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