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• A nonprofit in California is suddenly seeing a huge spike in demand for its 3D printed toys after a teacher’s TikTok post brought attention to the group’s work. The Fresno-based...
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A nonprofit in California is suddenly seeing a huge spike in demand for its 3D printed toys after a teacher’s TikTok post brought attention to the group’s work.
The Fresno-based organization, called 3D Printing Elves, makes free toys for children. Using desktop 3D printers, they create colorful, articulated animals and other small toys, which are then donated to schools, shelters, and other community programs in the area and in Madera County.
Recently, however, demand for those toys jumped dramatically.
The surge began when Speech Language Pathologist Bailey Parks from Fresno Unified School District posted a TikTok video praising the nonprofit and telling users that 3D Printing Elves gave her more than 440 3D printed fidget toys for her school. In the video, the teacher shared how the t