I've looked around a bit and found parts of what I'm looking for, but I hope it's okay to make one post asking for some advice.

For my daughter's upcoming 8th birthday, she wants a 3D printer. We've decided to go with the Bambu Lab A1 mini 3D Printer Combo with AMS lite, based on all the good reviews I've read on here. I'd rather get her something that's an actual 3D printer than a toy like the Toybox.

I've also set up her Tinkercad account and gotten it approved, so hopefully we're good to go there.

So far, so good (I think), but what else do I need? It sounds like filament is an obvious one, but even there, I have no idea what to buy or where to get it. Is there anything else I should have on hand?

I'd like to be as prepared as possible when we give it to her, but this is a whole new world for me. I have absolutely no experience with 3D printing, and a lot of the terminology on here goes right over my head.

I'd really appreciate any tips or recommendations y'all can offer.…