myFirst 3D Pen Artist

£55.99

Bring your creativity to life with myFirst 3DPen Artist which allows you to turn your drawing into physical objects. The pen works by using PLA filaments that harden and turn a simple line drawing into a 3D object that you can take right off the page.

For many kids the desire to turn their creations into real-life objects is something from a fantastical story, however with myFirst’s 3D pen, you can create physical sculptures, creations and even personalised gifts using just a pen. Now, this is not any ordinary pen – no, the 3D pen uses eco-friendly PLA filaments which when dispensed from the pen harden in the shape and form you have drawn. This makes them great for creating multilayer 3D designs. I was excited to test out the pen, as I’ve seen them online a lot and always wondered just how they work.

Inside the box, there is the pen in a nice blue colourway, a USB charging cable, 3 user-friendly stencils and 6 PLA filaments to use. You simply have to load the filaments into the charged pen, and you’re ready to get going. This can be a little fiddly, so I’d definitely recommend giving a little parental supervision to get kids started.

The filaments harden and so by layering the PLA on top of each other, it creates pretty sturdy but still flexible items. On just my first use I was able to make a 3D letter keyring to add to my keys which looks great and didn’t take too much time at all. My only concern about the kit is that once the filaments have been used up, it does require the purchasing of more to continue to use the pen, and so this is going to add an ongoing fee to the set as a whole.

I know I would have loved this as a kid to let my imagination run wild and create a bunch of items, objects and patterns that I could keep as physical objects. Therefore, this would make a great gift this Christmas to help bring your kid's creativity to life!

Pros:

• Easy to use pen for easy designing
• Allows kids to make physical keepsake objects or gifts
• Encourages STEM development to work out how to make tall structures

Cons:

• Only comes with 6 filaments which will eventually run out and need replacing
• Some of the set up can be a little fiddly and require some parental supervision