Birthday giving, reimagined
Parents create a birthday page. Guests contribute money instead of plastic. Part goes to a charity your child chose. The rest? They pick out their own gift. Everybody wins.
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“I love animals and I want every dog to have a warm bed and good food.”
Happy birthday sweet girl!
Love this idea. So proud of Zuri!
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Another birthday party, another pile of toys forgotten by Tuesday. You want something more meaningful — but asking guests to “just give money” feels awkward, and “donate to charity instead of gifts” feels like you're taking something from your kid.
20 guests. 20 gifts. Maybe 3 your child actually wanted. The rest collect dust, get regifted, or end up in landfill.
Handing over a card with cash feels transactional. There's no story, no warmth, no way to know it even made an impact.
Asking a 7-year-old to give up all their birthday gifts for charity? That's a big ask. Most parents don't even try.
Venmo requests, group texts about gift ideas, someone always forgets. There's no single place that makes giving easy and beautiful.
The insight
KindGifts lets your child pick a charity they care about and keep a portion for something they actually want. It's not “give up your gifts.” It's “your birthday can mean something bigger — and you still get your LEGO set.”
Charity fund
Your child picks a cause. Guests see exactly where their money goes.
Birthday gift
Your child picks out something they actually want — with money from people who love them.
No app to download. No account for guests. Just a beautiful link.
Your child's name, their charity pick, their story about why they chose it, and how to split contributions. Takes 3 minutes.
A beautiful page with a gorgeous social preview. Drop it in the group chat, the invite, or a text to grandma. One link does it all.
No account needed. Pick an amount, leave a birthday message, done. Money splits automatically between charity and birthday gift.
What your child sees
“My birthday provided 47 meals to shelter animals. And I got the LEGO castle!”
— The kind of thing kids tell their friends about at school on Monday
Most birthday gifts are forgotten by the next weekend. KindGifts turns a birthday into something your child brags about — they made a real difference and they got the thing they actually wanted.
Guests feel great too. No more Googling “gift ideas for 7-year-old.” No more wondering if they got the right thing. Just a warm message, a contribution, and the knowledge that it actually mattered.
It's not asking for money — it's inviting them into something meaningful. Guests see the child's charity story, the progress bar, messages from other contributors. It feels generous, not transactional. Most guests are relieved they don't have to guess what to buy.
Not at all. You set the split — 50/50, 70/30, whatever feels right. Your child's birthday gift portion is theirs to spend on something they actually want. The charity portion is the part that makes the birthday feel bigger than one kid.
$10 CAD. We set a floor so payment processing fees don't eat up small contributions. Most guests give $25-50, which is often less than they'd spend on a wrapped gift.
After the birthday, you receive the birthday gift total and take your child shopping — or let them pick something online. The experience of choosing their own gift with money people contributed is part of the magic.
We handle it. After the birthday, we donate the charity portion directly on your child's behalf. You'll get a confirmation so your child can see the impact they made. Zero extra work for you.
Your child picks a cause they believe in, keeps a birthday gift for themselves, and gets to say “look what my birthday did.”
Create Your Child's Birthday PageFree to create. Takes 3 minutes. No account needed.