Print Your Way to Successful Entertaining
Parties can be a blast, but they’re even better when you have everything you need before the party starts. That’s where 3D printing comes in, offering a way to get some of the supplies you need without leaving home.
In this article, we’ve got 15 amazing models for you to help get the party started! Whether it’s a birthday, surprise, or dinner party, you’ll be all set for the big event.
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Now, turn up the tunes, and let’s get to the list!
Food & Drink Organizers
In this section, we’ve listed three designs for organizing your food and drinks in a party-presentable way! Just make sure to print these models (as well as anything else that will come in contact with food or drink) with a food-safe material.
Candy Bowl
This candy bowl will help supply the sweet stuff to your party guests. With a visually appealing spiral pattern, printing this model in a transparent material adds another great visual touch too. The outer dimensions of the bowl are 120 x 120 x 80 mm, which is the ideal size for holding small treats.
The maker recommends printing this candy bowl with a large nozzle (1.0-mm diameter) and at a 0.8-mm layer height. The designer states that the model took less than 2 hours to print at a 20-30 mm/s with the printing specs above.
Who made it? CreativeTools
Who printed it? This candy bowl design has over 2,100 views and 211 downloads.
Where to get it? Cults
Drink Dispenser
Ever need a drink, and wish you had one of those soda fountains found in restaurants? Well if you do, this design is perfect for you! This DIY soda fountain is capable of automatically pouring and can hold whatever drinks you’d like.
You can watch this design in action in this YouTube video. As you’d imagine, you’ll need some extra materials like 12 V DC pumps (that are commonly used in fish tanks) to function. Head over to the maker’s website for more detailed directions.
Who made it? ThatRobotGuy
Who printed it? This drink dispenser project has over 2,000 downloads.
Where to get it? Thingiverse
Honeycomb Bowl
This honeycomb food bowl can hold small- to medium-sized foods and serve as a nice decorative piece for your next party. According to the designer, the honeycomb design is made up of hexagons and organic curves.
Although the model can be printed without supports, the maker recommends only printing without supports if your printer has good bridging capabilities. This food bowl takes up 131.33 x 131.33 x 95.6 mm of build space, so you might need to scale it down if you have a printer with a smaller build volume.
Who made it? Clockspring
Who printed it? This honeycomb pattern design has over 7,000 views as well as 1,355 downloads!
Where to get it? MyMiniFactory
Drink Accessories & Games
Whether you drinking water, soda, or a harder drink, drinking games can be a blast. These five models will make drinking easy and fun!
Disco Ball Coaster
Keep those drinks from ruining your furniture with this coaster that’s in line with the party spirit. Inspired by a logo the maker once saw, this coaster has a fun 2D disco ball on it.
The maker didn’t provide any printing tips for this design, so you may want to check out our article on coasters to get a good idea of how you should print this one. From our experience with coasters, it should be a pretty straightforward print.
Who made it? danowall
Who printed it? This disco ball drink coaster has almost 1,000 views as well as 2 recorded likes.
Where to get it? Pinshape
Wall Bottle Opener
Need some help with that cap? This model has a solution! You can easily pop open any drink with this wall-mountable bottle opener and then, thanks to a hidden magnet, the cap doesn’t fall.
The designer recommends printing with an FDM printer and listed the print’s complexity as easy. This project consists of two prints and you’ll have to procure a magnet.
Who made it? 3DBrooklyn
Who printed it? This wall-mountable bottle opener has over 2,000 views as well as 151 downloads.
Where to get it? MyMiniFactory
Quad Drinker
Enjoy a drink with your friends and party guests with this awesome print. This drinking accessory funnels one drink stream into four different shot cups so you can drink in sync with your friends.
The maker didn’t list any printing advice for this model. Just make sure you’re printing it with food-safe filament and it’s watertight.
Who made it? squiqui
Who printed it? This drinking accessory model has over 1,400 views with 73 downloads.
Where to get it? Cults
Drink & Food Plate
Need a hand? We’ve got you covered with this drink party plate. It’ll free you up because you can now hold both your food and your drink with one hand. Simply slide your glass through the slot and pour those chips on the plate area of the print.
Note that the design is a remix from another party plate. This plate is printed in PLA, but doesn’t have further printing recommendations. Make sure to print this model in a food-safe material as the print will be touching your food.
Who made it? Flightcache
Who printed it? This party plate design has over 780 downloads.
Where to get it? Thingiverse
Cup Pong Base
Cup pong, known as beer pong or Beirut, is one of the most well-known and fun party games that combines hand–eye coordination with drinking! But one concern for party hosts in particular is that the cups fall over so easily. With this print, say goodbye to nasty spills. As an added bonus, it’ll be easier to line your cups up in a perfect triangle shape when playing.
The designer listed the print’s complexity as easy and said that it took a little over 2 hours to print. The part is also listed as support free.
Who made it? 2Robotguy
Who printed it? This cup pong base model has over 1,600 views as well as 67 downloads.
Where to get it? MyMiniFactory
Party Apparel & Decorations
Show up to parties in style and decorate your space with these awesome prints.
Disco Helmet
Bring some colorful light to the party with this disco helmet. Not surprisingly, this print is more of a DIY project, requiring some electronic components. For all the details, check out the project’s ElectroMaker guide, which also includes a video.
The maker printed this helmet using varying layer heights and with PLA. The project guide (linked to above) will give you specifics of how each part should be printed.
Who made it? Electromaker_Kits
Who printed it? This disco helmet project has over 4,500 views, 223 downloads, and 35 likes.
Where to get it? Cults
Snap-On Shutter Shades
Never show up to a party without being properly prepared again! These shutter shades will show your party spirit even if your vision might be a little impaired.
The glasses have snap-on hinges, so no wires or additional hinges are needed. They’ve been successfully printed with a 0.3-mm layer height, 4 perimeters, and a 15% infill according to a commenter. The commenter also stated that the print took just 45 minutes at an 85 mm/s print speed.
Who made it? kataze
Who printed it? This popular print has 12 recorded makes, 9 remixes, and over 4,500 downloads!
Where to get it? Thingiverse
Vintage Party Lights
Hosting a dinner party or a fancy event? Lucky for you, these vintage-style party lights look great and can make for good mood lighting. The designer said he was inspired to make these by similar lights from the 1960s and 70s.
The printable parts are meant to clip on to a string of (holiday) lights with clips already set up. The maker recommends printing at a 0.2-mm layer height with a 0% infill. Additionally, it’s advised to use four bottom shells, no top ones, and two side shells.
Who made it? mxfaiman
Who printed it? This vintage party lights design has 1 recorded make, 1 remix, and over 880 downloads.
Where to get it? Thingiverse
Category: Miscellaneous
In the following, you’ll find some other awesome designs that don’t fit in any of the other categories, but are still party essentials!
TranceMaker Speaker with Lights
Why choose between speakers and lights when you can have them both? The TranceMaker is a speaker with a lot of lights on it and is a true testament of 3D literacy according to the designer. If you’re up for a challenge and want a pretty special sound system, then this might be the project for you.
You’ll need a 3D printer with at least 220 x 220 x 400 mm of available build space. The stereo uses about 10 pounds of plastic too but the final effect is epic. The creator of the TranceMaker lists the full bill of materials in the description found on the project page linked below. The hardware needed includes M3, M4, M5 screws, a NEMA 17 stepper motor, an Arduino Mega, and more.
The designer recommends that you print the printable parts with a 0.3-mm layer height with a 15% infill. The creator of the project also stated that supports aren’t needed for any parts other than the upper left and right brackets.
Who made it? OpenSourceClassroom
Who printed it? The TranceMaker project has over 1,000 downloads but no one has posted their make yet.
Where to get it? Thingiverse
Party Popper & Confetti Gun
Is your party a celebration? Celebrate with this party popper gun that shoots confetti everywhere!
For this DIY confetti gun, you’ll need some purchasable hardware. The project page lists the full bill of materials which include M5 30 bolts, M5 nuts, a PVC barrel, and screws, as well as specific printing suggestions for each part. The designer printed all of the parts with a 0.3-mm layer height and in PLA.
Who made it? MBcreates
Who printed it? This party popper gun project has over 3,600 views with 152 downloads!
Where to get it? Cults
Door Coat Hook
Do you live in a cold place, or are planning a party in the winter? Then this design might be handy for holding your guests’ extra coats. The design is meant to hook right over your door with no drilling necessary.
The creator of this design also didn’t leave any printing suggestions, but the print looks fairly simple.
Who made it? bonapaz
Who printed it? This door coat hook model has 1 recorded make and over 900 downloads.
Where to get it? Thingiverse
DIY Photo Booth
Photo booths are one of the most fun activities at parties and dances, and now you too can get in on the action. There are two main options: one from Thingiverse (that uses an RCA Cambio computer) and one from Cults (that uses an Arduino).
They both have different bills of materials so check out the respective project pages to learn more about the necessary hardware. Either way, you’ll need a computer and a camera to start.
Who made it?
- Thingiverse: arneltec
- Cults: DIYMachines
Who printed it?
- Thingiverse: This model has over 230 downloads.
- Cults: This model has over 1,200 views, 24 downloads, and 8 likes.
Where to get it?
Lead image source: Electromaker_Kits via cults
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