Our story

My name is Kristina, and I'm from Russia. Everything I do is rooted in a classical education in literature and music. Long before becoming a mother, I worked closely with children on musical and language development: to me, these are two sides of the same thing — a child learns to listen, to feel rhythm and to love the sound of words. Later came a second profession, graphic design, and I care deeply that the things children learn with are truly beautiful.

Everything changed when my daughter, Ilona, was born. Living in another country, I felt how easily a mother tongue can fade behind the language all around us — and how much rests on the parent who speaks it every day. Keeping Russian alive in my child and helping it grow became essential daily work — and it also gave us our tenderest moments together. That's how the first materials were born: I imagined and drew them for Ilona — cards, games, letters.

Soon my friends' children took an interest, and English and Spanish joined Russian. Then a simple thought took hold: if this helps us, it can help other families raising their children across several languages. That's how PolyMag Kids came to be — and I still create it with the same feeling I had at the very beginning: a love of languages, of the music of words, and of children growing up between cultures.