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  • Invent Kit - Makedo
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  • Invent - Makedo
  • Invent Kit - Makedo
  • Invent Kit
  • Invent Kit - Makedo
  • Invent Kit - Makedo
  • Invent Kit - Makedo
  • Invent Kit - Makedo
  • Invent Kit - Makedo
  • Invent Kit - Makedo
  • Invent Kit - Makedo
  • Invent Kit - Makedo

Invent Kit

For 12-24 makers, 360 piece set
4.9
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
60 Reviews
Regular price

Explore Kit

For 1-2 makers, 50 piece set

Discover Kit

For 2-5 makers, 126 piece set

Invent Kit

For 12-24 makers, 360 piece set

The ultimate cardboard construction kit for safe, hands-on learning.

A toolbox brimming with learning potential and fun for classrooms, libraries, workshops, events, maker spaces, summer camps and more, Invent inspires the creative genius in all who use it.

With enough low-tech tools for a whole team of makers to safely cut, fold and connect with up-cycled cardboard, cardboard construction has never been this easy!

Support your learners to develop the 4Cs, STEAM and 21st Century skills, and easily link to curriculum standards.

Ready to introduce tomorrow’s inventors to the world of cardboard construction?
Get your hands on an Invent kit today.
Includes every tool in the Makedo family of tools plus an inspiration poster.

Benefits

✓ Boosts imagination and creativity
✓ Engaging for all ages
✓ Promotes collaboration
✓ Nurtures wellbeing and focus
✓ Develops fine and gross motor skills
✓ FUN! FUN! FUN!

What’s included?

360 pieces:

14 x Safe-Saw
7 x Scru-Driver
7 x Fold-Roller
240 x Scru (connects 1-3 layers)
80 x Scru+ (connects 3-5 layers)
12 x Mini-Tool

1 x BONUS classroom inspiration poster.

Safety

The Invent kit is recommended as suitable for ages 5+.

All Makedo products are independently safety tested to an age grading of 3+ and comply with these international toy standards:
• ASTM F963
• Canada Toys Regulations SOR
• EU REACH / EN71
• AS/NZS 8124

WARNING! CHOKING HAZARD - Small Parts
PRÈCAUTION! Danger d’ètouffement - Petits èlèments
PRUDENCIA! Peligro de atragantamiento - Partes pequeñas
VORSICHET! Erstickungsgefahr - Kleine Teile

Shipping & Returns

USA (USD)

Orders under $50 4-8 Business Days (after dispatch)* $10
Orders $50 and over 4-8 Business Days (after dispatch)* FREE

Australia (AUD)

AU Standard Shipping 2-6 Business Days* AU $10
Free AU Standard Shipping 2-6 Business Days* Free over AU $60
AU Express Shipping 1-3 Business Days* AU $20
Free AU Express Shipping 1-3 Business Days* Free over AU $250

* Note: Shipping times are estimates only. Once your parcel has shipped it becomes the responsibility of the courier service.

All other regions:

Need to know more?
For all the details head to the Shipping information page.

Looking for a smaller intro to Makedo?
Here's our Discover Kit:

Discover Kit

For 2-5 makers, 126 piece set

Invent Kit

Regular price

Smarter by design

  • Safe-Saw

    Strong enough to cut through cardboard, and safe for small hands. The Safe-Saw's rounded teeth leave paper-cut free edges.

  • Scru-Driver

    The companion tool to the Scru connector. For connecting cardboard quickly and securely. Enables rapid deconstruction of Makedo creations.

  • Fold-Roller

    Perforate lines to sculpt like a pro. Trace out cutting paths for the Safe-Saw.

  • Scru

    The heart of the Makedo cardboard construction system. Easily and firmly connect layers of cardboard with the Scru. Completely reusable, just a few quick turns and the Scru is released.
    Makedo Scru cardboard connector features in detail

  • Scru+

    Connect up to five layers of corrugated cardboard or attach 3d printable Makedo parts such as hinges and angle brackets.

  • Mini-Tool

    Always on hand for extra makers, it’s a Scru-Driver made mini.

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Invent Kit

For 12-24 makers, 360 piece set

1-2

Makers

2-5

Makers

12-24

Makers

1

Safe-Saw

2

Safe-Saw

14

Safe-Saw

1

Scru-Driver

1

Scru-Driver

7

Scru-Driver

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1

Fold-Roller

7

Fold-Roller

36

Scru

90

Scru

240

Scru

12

Scru+

30

Scru+

80

Scru+

1

Mini-Tool

2

Mini-Tool

12

Mini-Tool

50

Pieces

126

Pieces

360

Pieces

AUD $35

AUD $70

AUD $250

Why Makedo?

The awesomeness of Makedo is that we learn by doing; creating, experimenting, failing, thinking, recreating and maybe solving. With Makedo, learners can explore their ideas and hypotheses in an open-ended, hands on way that engenders a deeper understanding of concepts with application to real-life scenarios.

  • Fun

    Makedo is a super fun, hands-on making experience that ignites open-ended, immersive play.

  • Collaborative

    Makedo experiences bring people together to create memorable moments.

  • Sustainable

    Makedo tools are reusable and the making material is upcycled cardboard.

  • Educational

    Makedo tools promote imagination, communication, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.

  • Safe

    Makedo tools are custom designed to be safe and easy to use (global safety standards tested to age 3+).

4.9
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
Based on 60 reviews
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60 reviews
  • Sally W.
    Verified Buyer
    I'm... An Educator, A Parent
    Bought For School
    What was the most exciting part of the experience? Making process, Imaginative play, Collaboration , Problem-solving, Fun fun fun
    4 weeks ago
    I'm... An Educator, A Parent
    Bought For School
    What was the most exciting part of the experience? Making process, Imaginative play, Collaboration , Problem-solving, Fun fun fun
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Prep Grade Father's Day Fun

    The invent kit was used by my class of 18 prep children and their dads at our father's day activity morning. Everyone loved it!!! There was so much creativity and everyone played happily for the whole session. I think we could have carried on building and constructing for the whole day! After the dads left, the kids worked together to build a fort in the classroom and they are already asking when we can play with the kit again.

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    4 weeks ago

    Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, Sally! Wow - we're so impressed with the amazing creativity the dads and kids got up to in your classroom. We absolutely love to see families getting involved with the creative cardboard fun together, and it looks like your class workshop had some fantastically imaginative creations emerge over the morning with everyone having fun making together. We can't wait to hear more about your Makedo sessions in class, and we're sure that your little makers really appreciate your amazing efforts in making their classroom a joyful place to learn.

  • Paul D.
    Verified Buyer
    I'm... An Educator
    Bought For Other
    What was the most exciting part of the experience? Fun fun fun
    4 months ago
    I'm... An Educator
    Bought For Other
    What was the most exciting part of the experience? Fun fun fun
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Kids program loved it

    Ran a kids pupil free day with 98 kids. Kids loved using the makedo kits so much that we ran out of boxes!!!!

    While to rocket ship did not get off the ground, much fun was had by all.

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  • Vered R.
    Verified Buyer
    I'm... A Parent, An Educator
    Bought For My family
    What was the most exciting part of the experience? Making process, Fun fun fun, Collaboration , Imaginative play, Problem-solving
    6 months ago
    I'm... A Parent, An Educator
    Bought For My family
    What was the most exciting part of the experience? Making process, Fun fun fun, Collaboration , Imaginative play, Problem-solving
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Excellent!

    This kit was perfect for my son’s cardboard box themed birthday party. Although some of the smaller children struggled to saw (because they lacked the grip strength), they loved the tools which became their party favors. Parents all agreed: best party favors ever! The tools work so well and make construction so much sturdier than tape and scissors; I’m very excited to bring the remaining tools to my high school art and design students!!! We made an arch, an air(head) hockey field, and several forts.

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Tool Kit FAQ's

You have questions... we have answers!

We have multiple international stock locations: Utah USA, Ontario Canada, Bristol UK, Saujon France, Melbourne Australia, Sydney Australia, and Hong Kong (close to where Makedo is made).

Orders for US destinations ship locally from Utah.

Orders for Canadian destinations ship locally from Ontario.

Orders for UK and IE destinations ship locally from Bristol.

Orders for EU destinations ship internationally (within the EU) from Saujon.

Orders for Australian destinations ship locally from Melbourne and Sydney.

Orders for NZ destinations ship from Sydney Australia.

All other orders ship internationally from Hong Kong.

Delivery to USA:
Standard shipping orders are dispatched from Utah in 1-3 business days and generally arrive  between 4-8 days from dispatch. 


Delivery to Canada:
Orders are dispatched within 1-3 business days and generally arrive between 7-14 business days from dispatch. 

Please Note:
Shipping times are estimates only. Once your parcel has shipped it becomes the responsibility of the courier service.

All other regions:

Need to know more?
For all the details head to the Shipping information page.

Australia (AUD)
AU Standard Shipping: 2-6 Business Days* $10
Free AU Standard Shipping: 2-6 Business Days* Free over $60
AU Express Shipping: 1-3 Business Days* $20
Free AU Express Shipping: 1-3 Business Days* Free over $250

 

New Zealand (NZD)
NZ Standard Shipping: 9 Business Days $15

 

USA (USD)
Orders under $50: 4-8 Business Days (after dispatch)* $10
Orders $50 and over: 4-8 Business Days (after dispatch)* FREE

 

* Note: Shipping times are estimates only. Once your parcel has shipped it becomes the responsibility of the courier service.

 

All other regions:
Need to know more?
For all the details head to the Shipping information page.

No, we only sell the tools for cardboard construction - to safely cut and connect.


In the spirit of making do, you need to find the cardboard locally.


Here are a few ideas for where to find good cardboard:


- In your home recycling bin
- At the grocer
- At the hardware store 
- Near the loading bay at most supermarkets 
- From picture framers
- At bicycle and appliance stores  
- At second-hand box suppliers 
- At cardboard recycling plants 
- From cardboard manufacturers

The amount of Makedo you need depends on the number of people who will be working with Makedo at any given time and also the scale of what they are working on. As a rough guide we recommend the following: 


1-2 makers: 1x Explore kit (50 pieces)


2-5 makers / family group: 1x Discover kit (126 pieces)


12-24 makers / classroom: 1x Invent kit (360 pieces)


Top up your collection:
Additional packs of Makedo Scru connectors and individual tools are also available from our online store. 

Anyone over the age of four can Makedo. If you are able to imagine that a cardboard box can be something other than ‘a box', then you have just earned your License to Makedo!


General recommendations:


Children aged 4+ can make with the assistance of an adult.
Children aged 7+ can make independently.
Children 3 years or younger are not advised to have unsupervised access to Makedo.


Older siblings, parents, neighbours and friends are all encouraged to join in too!

What can you make? What can't you make! 


With Makedo cardboard construction tools, makers of all ages can join cardboard together quickly, cleanly and easier than ever before.


To see some of the fantastic ideas for creations from Makedo makers across the globe, head to our Inspiration HUB.

Makedo strives to support children and adults all over the globe to become 21st century thinkers!


We believe when people are making and playing freely they are solving problems, exploring new ideas, stretching their imagination, developing new skills, testing their limits, tapping into their instincts, collaborating and innovating.


These are all good things and we want to foster more of it.

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