Gifts for Kids Who Already Have a ChompSaw
Black Friday sale: every pick in this guide is 20% off 11/19-11/29. No code needed.
So the ChompSaw was a hit! 🎉 Now your inventor has a shelf full of cardboard creations and a running list of what they want to make next.
Good news: the best gifts for a kid who already owns a ChompSaw are the ones that give them more to build, with cleaner cuts, and bigger ideas. Shopping for a grandkid, niece, or nephew? Every pick here works with the ChompSaw they already have.
We sorted our favorite add-ons by budget, starting at free, so you can grab the right one for a birthday, a stocking, or a just-because.
Key takeaways
- If you only buy one thing, make it a project subscription. It turns one gift into a new build every month.
- Free gifts exist! Our 3D print files cost nothing but a little printing time.
- Under $25, the Blueprint Kit, the Chompin' Station, and $10 digital projects make great stocking stuffers.
- Under $50, the Table Accessories Set, Bits & Baubles, the Inventor's Workbook, and the Toys & Games pack take builds to the next level.
- Missed the shipping cutoff? Digital patterns arrive by email, so they're never late.
- Want the gift that keeps on giving? Jump to our project subscriptions.
Quick picks by budget
Short on time? Here's the cheat sheet.
| Your budget | Our pick | Price |
| Free | 3D print files (nuts and bolts, drawer upgrade) | $0 |
| Under $25 | Chompin' Station | $24 |
| Under $50 | Project Pattern Pack: Toys & Games (ages 8+) | $39 |
| A gift that keeps arriving, ages 5 to 7 | Explorer's Club | From $7.99 per project |
| A gift that keeps arriving, ages 8+ | Inventor's Club | From $19.99 per project |
| Need it today | A digital project | $10 |
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Free gifts: the kind they make themselves
Some of our favorite add-ons cost nothing at all, so the gift is the making. Print the parts ahead of time and wrap them up, or plan a printing afternoon together and let them watch their own hardware come to life.
3D Print File: Cardboard Nuts & Bolts
Real fasteners for cardboard builds! This free 3D print file lets young makers connect pieces with hardware they printed themselves, so they can build hinges, axles, and parts that come apart and go back together.
3D Print File: ChompSaw Drawer with Vacuum Attachment
An upgraded dust drawer that makes cleanup easier. This one's free too, and honestly, it's a gift for the grown-ups as well.
No 3D printer at home? Ask your local library or makerspace if they have one you can use.
Gifts under $25
Stocking stuffer territory, but to keep them building!
Single digital projects ($10 each)
One new build, ready to print. Try The Wilde Puppet, a puppet you can customize to look just like you, the Bird Feeder, or the Solar Oven, a working cardboard oven that can melt s'mores on a sunny day. Browse every option in our digital patterns collection.
Blueprint Kit ($18)
Print. Wet. Stick. Build! The Blueprint Kit comes with 25 sheets of water-activated paper and a brush, so printed patterns stick straight onto cardboard with no glue stick needed. You can also draw your own patterns, then stick them to cardboard! It's a small upgrade they'll use on every project.
Chompin' Station ($24)
Big chomps need a steady saw. The Chompin' Station locks the ChompSaw to the edge of any standard table or desk, so they can tackle bigger sheets of cardboard without the machine sliding around. It's the pick for a kid whose builds keep getting bigger.
Gifts under $50
For the inventor who's ready for a real step up.
Table Accessories Set ($30, ages 8+)
The Table Accessories Set comes with a new lid and an adjustable fence for straight cuts, a circle guide for true circles, and an angle guide with 15-degree markings. Their builds go from "pretty good" to "wait, that looks professional!"
Bits & Baubles ($30, ages 5+)
No more mid-build supply scrambles. Bits & Baubles rounds up brass fasteners, rubber bands, stretchy cords, binder clips, tape strips, googly eyes, and more, all packed in a cardboard toolbox. It's everything that makes builds move, spin, and snap together.
Inventor's Workbook ($30, ages 6+)
Perfect for the kid with notebooks full of inventions they haven't built yet. The Inventor's Workbook covers sketching like an engineer, tabs and slots, design prompts, and blank pages for planning their next big idea.
Project Pattern Pack: Toys & Games ($39, ages 8+)
They build it, then they get to play it! The Toys & Games pack ships printed patterns plus the specialty materials for three games: Skee-Ball, a Spinning Top, and a Snake Game.
The gift that keeps arriving: project subscriptions
After the first few builds, the big question is always "what should I make next?" A subscription answers it every month, with a new project matched to their age.
Black Friday bonus: your first order of either club is 20% off between 11/19-11/29/2026, including prepaid quarterly and annual plans. That's a full year of Inventor's Club for $191.90 instead of $239.88.
| Explorer's Club | Inventor's Club | |
| Ages | 5 to 7 | 8+ |
| How it arrives | A new digital pattern by email, ready to print | A physical project pack, shipped to your door |
| What's inside | Kid-friendly visual instructions, a video tutorial, and a play prompt or design challenge | Printed patterns, specialty materials, stickers, step-by-step instructions, video tutorials, and a design challenge |
| First projects | Animal masks, a shark whirligig, a shadow puppet theatre | A catapult, a marble labyrinth, a working cardboard ukulele |
| Price (per project) | $10 monthly, $8.99 prepaid quarterly, $7.99 prepaid annually | $26 monthly, $24.95 on the 3-month plan, $19.99 prepaid annually |
Every project builds on the last, so skills keep growing all year. Compare plans on our subscriptions page.
My Grandson loves these kits. As soon as he gets one, he rips it open and starts on it!
Carla P.
Last-minute? Go digital
Missed the shipping cutoff? Digital patterns arrive by email, so they're never late. Print one out, tuck it in a card with a stack of flattened boxes, and you've got a gift ready to build by lunchtime.
Great last-minute picks: any $10 digital project, or the Explorer's Club for ages 5 to 7. Club patterns arrive as PDFs in your inbox, so you can print the first project to wrap and share new ones as they come.
Frequently asked questions
What should I get a kid who already has a ChompSaw?
A project subscription is the easiest win: the Explorer's Club for ages 5 to 7 or the Inventor's Club for ages 8+. For a one-time gift, the Table Accessories Set, the Chompin' Station, or a project pattern pack all give them more to make.
What are good stocking stuffers for a ChompSaw owner?
Bits & Baubles ($30), the Chompin’ Station ($24), and $10 digital projects all make great stocking stuffers. Bits & Baubles is our favorite to encourage open-ended building, and it includes its own flat-packed cardboard toolbox! To gift a digital pattern, print it out and roll it up so there’s something to unwrap.
Are there free gifts for ChompSaw owners?
Yes. Our 3D print files for cardboard nuts and bolts and the ChompSaw vacuum drawer upgrade are free.
Do these work with a ChompSaw bought on Amazon?
Yes. Every accessory, pattern, and subscription works with any ChompSaw, wherever you bought it.
My kid is older. Will they outgrow the ChompSaw?
Not likely. The ChompSaw is certified safe for ages 3 to 103+! Precision add-ons like the Table Accessories Set and the Inventor's Club projects keep the challenge growing into the tween years and beyond.
Keep them building
The ChompSaw is the tool. These gifts are the next idea, the cleaner cut, and the project they didn't know they wanted to make. Pick your budget, grab an add-on, and watch the cardboard pile become something new!
Shopping for a kid who doesn't have a ChompSaw yet? Start with our gift guide for kids who love to build, or check out our favorite STEM gifts for 10 year olds. Gifting a whole classroom? The Educator Hub has bulk pricing and free lesson plans.
Happy Chompin'!