Source: DrRig via MakerWorld

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Light Finds a Way

Brave the Dark with a Cute Baby Dino Night Light

by Moira Daly
Published Jul 28, 2025

No kiddos will be afraid of the dark with this adorable baby dino night light! Get ready to add some practical Jurassic love to the decor.

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The Times They Are a-Changin’, and for full disclosure, this might just be the last Thing of the Week, at least, as written by yours truly.

What does this mean? That this particular model is a very subjective pick – although the maker community appears to have embraced it as well. (Did someone catch the Jurassic World: Rebirth advanced premiere? Yes, yes they did. Between the dinos and the stacked cast, it was inevitable.) But back to 3D printing.

Some designs are just too cute to ignore, and the Baby Dino Night Light is no exception. Especially when the designer has made it very easy to follow the simple instructions and 3D printing the different parts is a breeze. Plus, the required hardware (i.e. Bambu Lab’s LED Lamp Kit) is only around $10. Who wouldn’t love to have a cute baby dino keeping things moderately light when it’s sleeping time? (Not that we know a few kiddos who’ll be happy to get one of these, but…)

3D Printing Tips

Image of: — Let there be light! (Source: yap via MakerWorld)

As with all models shared on MakerWorld, the designer included a print profile so that makers know what settings work best. In this particular case, a 0.2-mm layer height, 15% infill, and four walls (the egg needs to prevent light from emanating). When imported to Bambu Studio, the specific plate for the Dinosaur-Egg part shows that fuzzy skin was enabled, and the effect is definitely cool, as seen in the makes. The material of choice? PLA.

Another maker has shared their profile, with basically the same settings except opting for two walls – and it appears to have worked for them. It may come down to how transparent or opaque the filament is…

While the original design has one part for both the egg and dino, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t options to add some color variations (as seen in the lead image of this article). One maker, whose setup included Bambu Lab’s AMS, printed the egg with marble filament and the dinosaur in green (with white eyes). You can easily find out how to add color in our guide.

Another designer split the meshes to print them separately (with the dino opting out of fuzzy skin but the egg keeping it), and yet another one opted for simply painting the dino after it was printed.

The point is, there are options and tips on how to get the best results, no matter what your setup’s like. How useful is that?

Who’s the Creator?

Maker yap has shared around 70 models on MakerWorld, and he’s also done the additional work of organizing everything in collections. Whether you’re looking for Grumpy Cat Moments to make you laugh, Low-Poly Slumber Squad animals to make you go “awww”, or a Dragon Bust Collection to impress your guests, you’ll find plenty worth recreating – with thorough print settings to get the best possible results.

A standout for no reason whatsoever other than that the editor writing this piece loves capybaras and dinosaurs? The Capybara on Dinosaur, which doesn’t require an AMS and is already a hit among makers.

As for the creator, while he hasn’t listed a Patreon or Ko-fi, he can definitely be followed on MakerWorld to see what he’s up to.