I’m a dad in Alabama, and Scrapling Studio started at my kitchen table.

I was making paper crafts with my daughter and noticed how many kits assume every kid works the same way. Some kids love scissors. Some aren’t ready for them. Some need the steps to stay the same every time, and some just need permission to stop halfway and finish tomorrow. So I started building kits that work every way: cut it, tear it, or start with big Little Hands pieces, all in the same kit.

My daughter tests every kit before you see it. She also made our first character: when she finished her paper puppy, she gathered the leftover scraps, a lump of clay and a googly eye, and the Tricky Eye was born. That’s where the Scraps Challenge in every kit comes from.

Everything here is made with neurodivergent kids in mind, and for every kid who likes calm. If something in a kit doesn’t work for your child, tell me. That’s how they get better.

— David