{"id":827,"date":"2026-11-06T12:52:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T10:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/st-nicholas-day-gift-ideas\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T13:48:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T11:48:34","slug":"st-nicholas-day-gift-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/st-nicholas-day-gift-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"St Nicholas Day gifts from a 3D printer: ideas for kids and adults"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 6 December children find gifts from St Nicholas under their pillow, and adults increasingly give each other something too. If you don\u2019t want to buy what every shop sells, take a look at <strong>3D-printed gifts<\/strong>: articulated dragons, dinosaur skeleton puzzles, a night light with your photo or a keyring with a name. They are printed to order \u2014 in your colour, with the inscription you need and even as a single piece. We\u2019ve gathered ideas for what to give on St Nicholas Day to a child, a husband, a girlfriend or a mum, and explain how to make it in time for the holiday.<\/p>\n<h2>Why a gift from a 3D printer<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>With a name.<\/strong> A name on a code safe piggy bank, a medal hanger or a Christmas ornament makes the gift personal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Toys that move.<\/strong> Dragons, sharks and lizards bend at every segment, and toy cars have spinning wheels \u2014 all printed already assembled.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The colour you choose.<\/strong> A child\u2019s favourite colour or one that suits the interior \u2014 no hunting around the shops.<\/li>\n<li><strong>From a single piece.<\/strong> You don\u2019t need to order a batch to get your own version.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delivery across Ukraine.<\/strong> We print in Lviv and ship with Nova Poshta to any city.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What to give a child on St Nicholas Day<\/h2>\n<p>For children, choose toys they can play with, not just look at: every item below moves, opens or gets assembled.<\/p>\n<h3>For kids aged 3\u20136<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Toy cars with spinning wheels.<\/strong> A tractor, a racing car or an off-roader \u2014 the wheels turn straight after printing, with no assembly. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/toy-cars\/\">3D-printed toy cars<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A flexible shark.<\/strong> A great white, a hammerhead or a megalodon bends at every segment and \u201cswims\u201d in the hand. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/shark-toys\/\">Shark toys<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Christmas ornament with a name.<\/strong> A child\u2019s very own ornament with their name \u2014 a gift you\u2019ll take out every year. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/christmas-tree-ornaments\/\">Custom Christmas ornaments<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For schoolchildren aged 7\u201312<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A dragon.<\/strong> A 25 cm crystal flexi dragon, a winged dragon or a little dragon keyring for a backpack. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/dragon-toys\/\">Dragon toys<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A dragon egg.<\/strong> The halves open with a twist, and there\u2019s a baby dragon inside. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/dragon-egg\/\">Dragon egg with a baby dragon<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A \u201cDinosaur skeleton\u201d 3D puzzle.<\/strong> A 22 cm Tyrannosaurus or Triceratops that the child assembles on their own. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/dinosaur-3d-puzzles\/\">Dinosaur 3D puzzles<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A fidget spinner.<\/strong> \u201cTrefoil\u201d, \u201cGear\u201d or a \u201cPlanetary\u201d with satellites \u2014 printed already assembled. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/fidget-spinners\/\">3D-printed fidget spinners<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For teenagers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A \u201c67\u201d toy.<\/strong> A figurine, a keyring or a clicker with the meme today\u2019s schoolkids live by. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/67-toys\/\">67 toy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stress relief and fidget toys.<\/strong> An \u201cOrbit\u201d gyroscope or a screw tower that feel good to twirl in class and at the computer. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/fidget-toys\/\">Stress relief and fidget toys<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A code safe piggy bank.<\/strong> A mechanical safe with a name and 10,000 combinations, for teenagers aged 14 and up \u2014 a gift and a reason to start saving for a dream. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/safe-piggy-bank\/\">Code safe piggy bank<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A medal hanger with a name.<\/strong> For those who do sport: the athlete\u2019s name and an icon of their sport. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/medal-hanger\/\">Medal hanger with a name<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A headphone stand.<\/strong> For gamers and anyone who studies a lot at the computer. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/headphone-stands\/\">Headphone stands<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More ideas for children \u2014 in the article on <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/3d-printing-for-kids\/\">3D printing for kids<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What to give a husband or a boyfriend<\/h2>\n<p>Men are most often given something that brings order to their hobby: in the garage, in the car or on the desk.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A tool organiser.<\/strong> A wall rack for screwdrivers and bits, a drawer tray or a drill bit stand. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/tool-organizers\/\">Tool organisers<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Car accessories.<\/strong> An armrest organiser or a drawer for the driver\u2019s recess, made for a specific car model. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/car-accessories\/\">Car accessories<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bike mounts.<\/strong> A handlebar phone holder, a light mount and a bottle cage. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/bike-mounts\/\">Bike mounts<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The \u201cCossack era\u201d chess set.<\/strong> Pieces of our own design with a hetman and a protectress, or a magnetic travel set in a box board. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/chess-sets\/\">3D-printed chess sets<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A name keyring or a key tag.<\/strong> An inexpensive gift that will be in the pocket every day. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/custom-keychains\/\">Custom keyrings<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What to give a girlfriend, wife or mum<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A night light with your photo.<\/strong> A lithophane is a thin plate where the photo appears when the light is on. There is also a cratered moon night light and a lantern that scatters stars across the ceiling. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/night-lights\/\">3D-printed night lights<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A 3D city map.<\/strong> A raised map of the neighbourhood you live in, or a heart marking the place where you met. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/3d-city-map\/\">3D city map<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A self-watering planter.<\/strong> For plant lovers: the plant draws water from the reservoir, and a window shows when to top it up. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/self-watering-planters\/\">Self-watering planters<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A yarn bowl.<\/strong> A heavy bowl with a spiral: the yarn doesn\u2019t jump out and the ball doesn\u2019t run away. A gift for those who knit. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/yarn-bowl\/\">Yarn bowl<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>3D letters.<\/strong> A name for a shelf or a letter with a backlight that glows softly on the wall. <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/3d-letters\/\">3D letters<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Gifts with a name<\/h2>\n<p>A name or a short inscription can be added to many items. Put it in your request \u2014 we\u2019ll confirm the spelling before printing.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>What we can add<\/th>\n<th>Who it suits<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Christmas ornament<\/td>\n<td>A name or a year<\/td>\n<td>Children, family, colleagues<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Code safe piggy bank<\/td>\n<td>A name<\/td>\n<td>Teenagers aged 14 and up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Medal hanger<\/td>\n<td>A name and a sport icon<\/td>\n<td>Young athletes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Keyring<\/td>\n<td>A name or a number<\/td>\n<td>Anyone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3D letters<\/td>\n<td>A name or a word<\/td>\n<td>A girlfriend, mum, a child\u2019s room<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lithophane night light<\/td>\n<td>Your photo<\/td>\n<td>Family and loved ones<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Gifts for a team and friends<\/h2>\n<p>When you need gifts for a whole class, team or office, it\u2019s handy to order several identical ones: <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/custom-keychains\/\">keyrings with a logo<\/a> of a company or school, or <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/christmas-tree-ornaments\/\">Christmas ornaments with the year<\/a>. We print the batch together, so there\u2019s one delivery for the whole order, and for a batch of 10 or more we\u2019ll discuss the price separately.<\/p>\n<h2>How to make it by 6 December<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose an item on the <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/ready-made-products\/\">ready-made products<\/a> page and press \u201cGet a price\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Give the colour, the name or inscription, the quantity and the delivery city.<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019ll quote within an hour. Printing takes from 1 day, and Nova Poshta delivers in 1\u20132 days.<\/li>\n<li>To avoid worrying about deadlines, order by 1 December \u2014 especially gifts with a name and several items at once.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Take care with the youngest: don\u2019t give small figurines and keyrings to children under 3 \u2014 they can be swallowed. We print with PLA, an odourless plastic made from plant-based raw materials; more in the article on <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/is-pla-eco-friendly\/\">how eco-friendly PLA is<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More gift ideas for holidays, birthdays or colleagues \u2014 in the article on <a href=\"https:\/\/3dprint.lviv.ua\/en\/3d-printed-gifts-and-souvenirs\/\">3D-printed gifts and souvenirs<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 6 December children find gifts from St Nicholas under their pillow, and adults increasingly give each other something too. If you don\u2019t want to buy what every shop sells, take a look at 3D-printed gifts: articulated dragons, dinosaur skeleton puzzles, a night light with your photo or a keyring with a name. 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