A Canadian teen created a TikTok account on a whim for his 87-year-old grandmother. Now, she's gone viral and amassed over 400,000 followers.

At first, the videos were just for family, so Skylar didn't feel the need to explain the intricacies of the platform to his grandmother. Plus, he had long taken Snapchat videos of her, so the TikTok videos were nothing new.

Once the videos started getting thousands of views, Skylar said he needed to better explain to Jenny what was happening — he described it as "almost like TV," where people scroll through channels.

However, Skylar said his grandmother hasn't quite grasped the concept yet. Jenny knows how many views and followers the account has, but "we'll get 5 million views, but she doesn't care," Skylar said.

Skylar described the filming and editing process to Business Insider.

"I'll come up with an idea, then explain it to them, we practice word for word, then shoot," Skylar said.

He said that it often takes many tries to get the video, and every time his grandmother messes up, she thinks it's hilarious. His grandfather, who sometimes makes appearances in the videos, usually only needs one take, according to Skylar.

"Most of the comments are super nice, like 'I want you to be my Grandma,'" Skylar said. "Others are not mean, exactly, but they think that you're forcing them to do it [make videos]."

Skylar said that despite comments like "blink twice if you're being held hostage" or "this is evil and disgusting," his grandparents are just having fun, and the account happened to get followers. Skylar said that he has always been close to them, and he visits them most days anyway, but now they also make videos.

Skylar handles the logistics of managing the account, even getting into character as his grandmother to respond to the comments.

The most common way creators make money on TikTok is by livestreaming, when viewers can send them money through digital coins, although TikTok is not at the same level of monetization as Instagram.

That could change soon: TikTok is testing social commerce features that could make it easier for users to make money off of their accounts, and Vanessa Pappas, general manager of TikTok North America and Australia, told the New York Times that the monetization options are a big area of growth for the company.

"We're at the beginning stages of exploring different models and ways we can connect creators with brands and opportunities," Pappas told the Times.

So far, the Krupas have managed to make money from TikTok twice in the form of being paid to use a song in a video. Skylar said that he charges $25 per 25,000 followers. With about 439,000 followers, that works out to roughly $440 to use a particular song.

"We have to say no a lot, but for the ones that we use, I'll think of an idea, see if the song fits, then let the person know," he said.

You can check out more of Jenny and Skylar Krupas' videos here.