How much does a Bricks 4 Kidz franchise cost?
Opening a Bricks 4 Kidz franchise takes a total initial investment of $43,500 to $58,350, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median of $89,534 across 128 outlets.
Bricks 4 Kidz franchises Bricks 4 Kidz Businesses. Category: Recreation.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Bricks 4 Kidz franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $43,500 to $58,350. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds – 3 months ($4,000 to $10,000), Program Supplies: Initial Inventory ($3,000), and Professional Fees ($500 to $2,000).
The initial franchise fee is $33,000.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $33,000 | $33,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Software Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $250 | $250 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Technology Fees – 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $300 | $300 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $500 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Computer System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $0 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Office and Printing Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $200 | $300 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Business License and Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $50 | $200 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Products/ | $200 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Grand Opening Advertising2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $1,000 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Training Expenses (out-of-pocket costs for 2 people)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $500 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Marketing Materials2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $0 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $200 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Program Supplies: Initial Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $3,000 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Additional Funds – 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $4,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $43,500 | $58,350 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
About this total: The printed total was re-read off page 13 and is what the document prints.
Source Bricks 4 Kidz, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 19
What Bricks 4 Kidz franchisees actually report earning
Median
$89,534
Bricks 4 Kidz's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. Basis: United States based franchisees; except where noted, the table includes all the franchisees that operate a Mobile Bricks 4 Kidz business.
Sample size: 128 outlets. The FDD also reports average of $140,662. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- The FDD excluded the performance of seven (7) Full-Time Mobile Bricks 4 Kidz locations that did not operate for a full 12 months.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Bricks 4 Kidz outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Bricks 4 Kidz, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 39, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 20
How many Bricks 4 Kidz outlets there are, and how many closed
Bricks 4 Kidz ended 2024 with 135 franchised outlets and 20 company-owned outlets. In that year 18 franchised outlets opened and 17 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Bricks 4 Kidz opened 31 franchised outlets and 60 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 29, from 164 to 135 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 8 were terminated and 52 were not renewed.
On average, about 13% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 8.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 134 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
| 2023 | 155 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
| 2022 | 164 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 49 |
Source Bricks 4 Kidz, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 49-50, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Compare
How Bricks 4 Kidz compares with other Recreation franchises
Measured against the 21 Recreation franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Bricks 4 Kidz's estimated range is $50,925. It costs less to open than 85% of Recreation franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 13% for Bricks 4 Kidz. That is higher than 90% of the 11 Recreation franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Bricks 4 Kidz's franchised system shrank 18%. The typical Recreation franchise here grew 14%.
- Earnings disclosure. 13 of the 21 Recreation franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Bricks 4 Kidz is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Recreation franchise side by side.
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