When one of Steve Zoffka’s children was diagnosed with autism, he needed to find a way to keep the child occupied.

Zoffka fired up a 3-D printer and got to work making “fidget” toys for the child to play with.

They were so well-received that he opened his own digital printing service, ZT3D LLC, in 2024.

“We do a lot of custom designs,” said Zoffka, a U.S. Air Force veteran. “We do scans — and obviously we do the little toys here for the kids.”

He recently moved the business from 237 W. Broad St. to a suite inside 139 W. Broad St., Tamaqua.

“For the stuff we do for adults, they come in for a consultation,” Zoffka said.

Clients talk to Zoffka about their ideas, and he works on the design. From there, it’s scanned and printed.

Whether it is a simple print or a completely custom job, Zoffka said ZT3D has the ability to print almost anything imaginable.

As for children, the most popular items right now are monster toys — similar to the popular Labubu dolls — and dragons. There are octopi, dinosaurs, reptiles and ducks, too. Many have articulated, or movable, parts.

While autistic children enjoy the toys, Zoffka said they’re for everyone.

“They’re in all different colors,” he said. “People can order them custom made.”

They can choose sizes, too.

The showroom features items that were printed on-site. One is a Christmas stocking designed by Zoffka that can be filled with other 3-D items.

In keeping with holidays, unique Easter baskets were a big seller and came in shapes of the Easter Bunny, as well as Minecraft and Pokemon characters.

Zoffka donates many items, including for a recent fundraiser for the South Ward Fire Company in Tamaqua.

“On Halloween last year — because I have five kids with autism — we did a basket for kids with disabilities,” he said.

Autistic children, he noted, often don’t want to be around highly sensory events like trick-or-treat nights or Halloween parties.

“They were just coming to the store and we handed them a basket full of candy and 3-D prints,” Zoffka said.

The shop has about 20 3-D printers. The shop also services printers, everything from clogged nozzles to complete motherboard replacements.

The move, he said, was to be closer to his wife Daphnee Zofka’s Petite Pastry Shop at 131 W. Broad St., Tamaqua.

More information about ZT3D LLC is available from Facebook and at www.zt3dllconline.com. The business, which is inside the same building as Weiss Wicked Styles salon and G-Lady’s Community Food Pantry, offers online shopping.