This post brought to you in partnership with Dremel Education. I hope this helps you spur some ideas on how to use a 3D printer for a school fundraiser!

How to Use Your 3D Printer as a Classroom / School Fundraiser:

Ideas for 3D Printing Projects to Use as a Fundraiser:
2. Ornaments for holiday fundraisers. (custom, school logo, etc.)
3. Props for School Plays. Auction off important pieces.
4. Flower Pots – pot some plants & sell for Mother’s Day or Earth Day.
5. 3D Printed Rose as a Valentine’s Day fundraiser.
Why Selling 3D Printed Projects as a Class is a Great Idea:
*Teach kids about money, business, and being an entrepreneur.
*Challenge of not only designing a new creation but knowing someone might buy it.
*Raise money to offset the cost of filament and other tech supplies.
You can absolutely get outside businesses involved too! Don’t be afraid to ask a local business to partner with you in selling of your student’s creations! Make sure of course that it is something worth purchasing!
Also make sure that what you are charging is reasonable and will cover the costs needed to build your creations. For example, fidget spinners will also need the additional cost of bearings. If you’re selling flower pots you’ll need to purchase dirt and flowers, etc.
Have you used your 3D printer as a fundraiser? I’d love to hear about it! Please leave a comment below and tell me about it!
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Eric Leslie says
The link you provide for the Ornaments doesn’t show anything about ornaments on the page.
Crystal @ Surviving a Teacher's Salary says
I went ahead & removed it Eric, unfortunately Dremel updated their website and removed hundreds of files that I had linked to so I’m a little behind in updating all of my posts!
Eric Leslie says
That’s unfortunate. I was really interested in doing ornaments this year but have never done them before. We have 3D40
Do you have any of the files locally saved?
Crystal @ Surviving a Teacher's Salary says
My computer actually crashed yesterday and I’m in the process of saving and transferring all of my files around! Let me look when I get it all back running again!