Mumbai DIY Labubu meetup turns blind-box craze into craft event
A Mumbai Labubu meetup put the character on the craft table, with a DIY session in Dadar and a related clay class priced at 899 INR.
If you have ever stared at a Labubu you did not recognize, the Mumbai meetup in Dadar offered a different answer than another blind-box hunt: make one yourself.
A DIY Labubu Doll session was listed for May 22, 2026, at Baskin Robbins - Sena Bhavan in Dadar, Mumbai, a casual public spot near Shivaji Park rather than a specialty toy shop. That choice matters. Labubu is no longer only a sealed-box chase item or a resale talking point. In Mumbai, it showed up as a hands-on craft subject, with the character used as the hook for a session built around making, decorating, and taking home something tangible.
The format also points to a lower barrier to entry for fans who miss drops or do not want to pay secondary-market prices. A related Clay Labubu Doll listing at the same venue carried an entry pass of 899 INR, giving the meetup a clear, accessible price point for anyone who wanted to try the character in a workshop setting instead of gambling on a blind box. That is the real shift here: the payoff is not just pulling a rare variant, it is leaving with a custom piece made during the session.
The Mumbai listing sits inside a larger Labubu boom that Pop Mart has helped push well past collector circles. Pop Mart says THE MONSTERS began in 2015, when Kasing Lung created the fairy world in three picture books inspired by Nordic mythology. The company describes Labubu as a small monster with high, pointed ears and serrated teeth, mischievous in look but kind-hearted in spirit. It also says its designer-toy business now spans more than 23 countries and regions, with 350-plus offline stores and 2,000 Roboshops.
That scale helps explain why a local craft meetup can matter. Reuters reported in August 2025 that Pop Mart was on track for 20 billion yuan in revenue and that first-half net profit had risen nearly 400% as demand surged. Later reporting said 2025 revenue reached 37.1 billion yuan, up 185% year over year, while investors questioned how long growth could hold with so much tied to Labubu. Reuters also reported in November 2025 that rival toy makers were rushing into blind-box products to catch the wave.
Mumbai’s DIY session shows where that wave is headed next. Labubu is still a collectible, but in Dadar it was also a template for a craft night, and that is a much broader kind of fandom.
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