It all started at our kitchen table — me and my daughter Sharanya, glue sticks everywhere, filming little craft videos just for the fun of it when she was small. That has grown into a shop that's shipped over 7,000 orders to families and classrooms across the country.
Every kit is hand-designed, hand-packed, and tested on real kids — usually mine — before it goes anywhere. With my assistant Aleksandra, we keep things small on purpose: every order gets attention, every customer message gets a real reply.
See the kits → Read 965 reviews on Etsy →Before there was a shop, there were homemade craft videos — my daughter Sharanya and me at the kitchen table, a phone propped against the cereal box, making things and laughing through the mess. Watching one simple project turn an ordinary afternoon into her favorite part of the day is the reason BrightKidFun exists at all.
I listed my first kits as Brightkidfuncrafts on Etsy. The first orders came from parents looking for screen-free birthday gifts and teachers stocking up for classroom parties.
Etsy started recognizing the shop as a Star Seller — top-tier for response time, on-time shipping, and 5-star reviews. We've held that badge ever since.
The kit demand grew faster than two hands could keep up with. Aleksandra came on as studio assistant — helping with packing, sourcing, and keeping the whole operation running smoothly.
After 7,000+ orders shipped through Etsy, we're opening a home of our own at brightkidfuncrafts.com — faster, friendlier, and entirely ours.
Sharanya is fourteen now — and still my first and toughest kit-tester. The little girl who once squished playdough for the camera now sketches design ideas, helps name the new kits, and tells me (honestly) which ones are boring. So much of this shop began with her saying, "Mom, what if we made…"
And if you're a kid reading this: the thing you love making at your own kitchen table might just be the start of something big. It was for us. 💛
If a craft is going to live on a fridge for a month, it should be lovely to look at — even before the glue dries.
Kids should finish what they start. Every kit is age-tuned so the "I did it!" moment is built in.
Kind to the kid (safe materials), kind to the planet (recyclable everything), and kind to grown-ups (zero cleanup spirals).
One kit can change a Saturday afternoon. Try one and see.
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