I have had a little paper tent with the hand written words “Did you wash your hands?” on our table for four months to remind us all to wash frequently and especially before eating. I thought it was past time to make something more lasting! I decided to use my 3Doodler, since the plastic is washable, it is light, and it wouldn’t take me too long to doodle up. I laid out the words in Adobe Illustrator, then put a clear work mat over the print out to trace the letters.

I made two copies of “wash”, then used a book to space them apart so I could lay down the connecting lines and make the word 3D. I made the other words separately then “glued” them on with more molten plastic.

I think it came out rather well! And certainly has a more decorative element than a folded slip of paper.