The KAPLA Game

KAPLA® is a universal game that brings out the creativity of players young and old!

With its single component — the famous KAPLA plank — and no rules other than gravity, KAPLA® is suitable for everyone aged 2+. Playing with KAPLA® stimulates the imagination and artistic instinct in every one of us: from tentative beginnings to ambitious projects, the possibilities are endless ...

The values of KAPLA®

The joy of sharing

Bring together all ages and generations.
Enrich learning and play by cooperating, sharing ideas and helping one another.

The power of the imagination

Reveal the magic that lives inside each one of us. Grow in confidence as you explore and express your imagination

The impact of play on development

Learn science concepts intuitively through building. Develop logic, concentration and independence.

The pride of exceeding your own expectations

Invent, experiment, persevere … and reach beyond the limits of your ideas.
Activate creativity and ingenuity to achieve your building ambitions.

We use only natural wood from the sustainably managed pine forests of Les Landes (France), and food-safe paint for our coloured planks. There is also a rigorous selection process in place to ensure that we offer you perfect KAPLA planks, designed to last as long as the memories you make with them.

Since our very beginnings, we have maintained our commitment to the quality of our planks and the value of play.

Our Story

The story of KAPLA® is one of a Dutch antique dealer who dreamed of building his own castle.

During a trip of the south of France in the late 1960s, Tom van der Bruggen fell under the charm of a neglected farm and decided to turn it into a castle.


To visualise his project, he tried to make a scale model using wooden cubes. However, the cubes were too bulky to make a precise and realistic model, so he decided to create his own construction pieces.

And that’s how KAPLA® was born: the magic plank that can build anything!

After finishing his castle, Tom set out on a new adventure and decided to share his little wooden plank with builders worldwide. Tom called it KAPLA® from the phrase ‘KAbouter PLAnkje’, which means ‘gnome plank’ in Dutch.