3D Printed Cookie Cutter V3.0

 

Challenge: For students to create a original, unique cookie cutter with a 'festive' theme.

Background: This challenge was undertaken by the students prior to the end of the 2025 School year here in New Zealand.  The challenge was using the idea for the students to design a cookie cutter that could be used to create the festive themed design shown left.

The student used the basic geometric shapes to create the image of the tree and used the scribble tool to design the base of the tree.   The handle to press the shape was created using two layers of geometric shapes, cylinders and rectangles before the final layer in place consisted of another cylinder and finally a ball at the top.  

Although this sounds somewhat complicated the student was an eight year old student who was able to work independently to complete the task.  

Level of Difficulty: Medium - this task was able to be completed but the elements needed to work in conjunction with each other.   The other issue is the size, although this would appear quite large (see below) the students would be better suited for a larger item than a smaller one.

Size: The print measures 190mm high and was 140mm wide.   The print was 10mm thick/wide for the sides.   The handle extended 100mm from the base of the design.

Cost: According to the Bambu inbuilt software 54g of filament was used to create this print and and the cost of the print was $1.35.   

Timeframe: This print was completed in ninety minutes using the Bambu H2D on the standard default settings.

What we would do differently/next steps for the students: Although it isn't obvious there is a design aspect of this print that needs to be addressed.

As shown clearly left there should be on the underside of the print a 'blade' or 'cutting edge' that was created by having an additional ledge added to it (as it stands at the moment it cuts by squashing.   The other issue was the detail of the design that went with the shape.  The theme was festive and the student made a wise choice choosing such a simple image - however it was clear that they could have used more detailed layering to show the levels of the tree and the base in particular looked quite basic.

There is also the potential for the idea to work in other formats in particular with a stamp or something similar.   This design was a previously visited print and idea.

You can click on this link here to find out additional information about this print challenge for the junior students. To view additional projects related to this topic you can use the search bar top right and use 'cookie' as the keyword or you can click on this link to see further examples from 2025.