New Year gifts from a 3D printer: ideas for family and friends
In short
- For a girlfriend or wife — a night light with your photo, a 3D map of where you met, backlit 3D letters.
- For a husband — the “Cossack era” chess set, under-desk mounts, a car or tool organiser.
- For mum and parents — a self-watering planter, a yarn bowl, a 3D map of the family home, a house number sign.
- For colleagues — keyrings with a logo and Christmas ornaments with the year; for a batch of 10 or more we’ll discuss the price separately.
- For Christmas order by 18 December, for New Year by 22 December: printing from 1 day, delivery in 1–2 days.
Christmas on 25 December and New Year are the biggest gift season, and every year the same question comes up: what to give so it doesn’t end up in a drawer? A gift from a 3D printer is easy to make personal: add a name, a year, your photo together or the place where you met. It is printed for a specific person and even as a single piece. We’ve gathered ideas for what to give for New Year to a girlfriend or wife, a husband, a mum, children and colleagues, and suggest by what date to order so everything arrives before the holidays.
What to give a girlfriend or wife for New Year
Gifts with a shared story work best: your photo, the place where you met, a name.
- A night light with your photo. A lithophane is a thin plate where the photo shows through as soon as the light is on. By day it’s just a light panel; in the evening it’s your photo together. 3D-printed night lights.
- A “This is where we met” 3D map. A heart with a raised map of the neighbourhood and a marker on the place where it all began. 3D city map.
- Backlit 3D letters. A name or a short word for a shelf, or a letter that glows softly on the wall. 3D letters.
- A Christmas ornament with your names. An ornament with your names and the year that you’ll hang on the tree every year. Custom Christmas ornaments.
What to give a husband or a boyfriend
Men are given things that come in handy every day: behind the wheel, at the desk or in the workshop.
- The “Cossack era” chess set. Pieces of our own design with a hetman and a protectress, or a magnetic travel set in a box board. 3D-printed chess sets.
- A tidy desk. A Mac mini mount under the desk, shelves for a mini PC, a cable tray and power strip clips — the cables disappear from the desk. Under-desk mounts.
- A car organiser. An armrest tray and a drawer for the driver’s recess for the Toyota RAV4, or a console organiser for the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y.
- A tool organiser. A wall rack for screwdrivers and bits, a drawer tray or a drill bit stand. Tool organisers.
- A headphone stand. An “Arch” for the desk or an under-desk hook — the headphones are always at hand. Headphone stands.
What to give a mum or parents
- A self-watering planter. The plant draws water from the reservoir by itself, and a window shows when to top it up — the flowers won’t dry out even when the parents go away for a few days. Self-watering planters.
- A yarn bowl. A heavy bowl with a spiral: the yarn doesn’t jump out and the ball doesn’t roll across the floor. For a mum who knits. Yarn bowl.
- An “Our home” 3D map. A raised map of the neighbourhood with the address of the family home or of the town where you grew up. 3D city map.
- A house number sign. For parents in a private house: raised digits that cast a shadow on the facade, or a backlit illuminated sign. House number sign.
- A night light with a family photo. The same lithophane technique, only with a photo of the whole family instead of your photo together. Night lights.
What to give a child
For children — toys that move: a dragon that bends at every segment, a dragon egg with a baby dragon inside or a “Dinosaur skeleton” 3D puzzle. For teenagers aged 14 and up — a code safe piggy bank, a handy place for New Year money. We’ve gathered ideas by age in the article on St Nicholas Day gifts from a 3D printer.
New Year decorations as a gift
3D-printed Christmas ornaments are an inexpensive gift that comes back to the holiday every year: a star, a snowflake or a round pendant with a raised name and year. You can order a set for the whole family — a pendant with each name. You choose the colour. Custom Christmas ornaments.
Gifts for colleagues and partners
For a team, clients or partners it’s handy to order several identical gifts: keyrings with a logo of the company or Christmas pendants with a logo and the year. We print the whole batch together, with one delivery for the whole order, and for a batch of 10 or more we’ll discuss the price separately. How we print batches — on the batch 3D printing for business page.
Who to give what: in short
| Who for | Idea | What can be personalised |
|---|---|---|
| Girlfriend, wife | Lithophane night light, 3D map, 3D letters | Your photo, the place you met, a name |
| Husband, boyfriend | Chess set, under-desk mounts, car organiser | Colour, car model |
| Mum, parents | Self-watering planter, yarn bowl, house number sign | Address, family photo |
| Child | Dragon, dragon egg, 3D puzzle | Colour |
| Colleagues, partners | Keyrings, Christmas pendants | Logo, year |
How to make it before the holidays
- Choose an item on the ready-made products page and press “Get a price”.
- Give the colour, the name, year or other inscription, the quantity and the delivery city.
- We’ll quote within an hour. Printing takes from 1 day, and Nova Poshta delivers in 1–2 days.
- For Christmas order by 18 December, for New Year by 22 December: at the end of December the post is overloaded, so it’s better to leave a margin.
More ideas for other holidays and for colleagues — in the article on 3D-printed gifts and souvenirs.
Picked a New Year gift? Tell us the item, colour and name or year — we’ll quote it within an hour and print it from 1 day.
Custom 3D printing — from 5 UAH/g, quoted within an hour
FAQ
By what date should I order to make it before the holidays?
For Christmas — by 18 December, for New Year — by 22 December. Printing takes from 1 day, Nova Poshta delivers in 1–2 days, and at the end of December the post is overloaded.
Can you add a name, a year or a photo?
Yes: a name or a year on a Christmas ornament, 3D letters or a keyring; your photo on a lithophane night light; an address or the place where you met on a 3D map. We’ll confirm the spelling before printing.
How much does a 3D-printed New Year gift cost?
The price depends on the size, colour and quantity. Choose an item and press “Get a price” — we’ll quote it within an hour.
Can I order a batch of gifts for colleagues?
Yes: keyrings with a logo or Christmas ornaments with the year are printed as one batch, with one delivery for the whole order. For a batch of 10 or more we’ll discuss the price separately.
Do you deliver to other cities?
Yes, we print in Lviv and ship with Nova Poshta all over Ukraine.
