Your child's gift list, filled in by you
A two-year-old isn't writing their own gift list, and even at seven or eight, most kids don't know the exact brand or size of the toy they're into. So it almost always falls to a parent to answer the classic “what does he actually want?” text — by phone, by group chat, or by scrambling to remember everything right before grandma heads out to shop.
A kids' gift list settles this for good: you, the parent, create the list under your child's name and fill it in on your own schedule — a toy spotted at daycare, a book they keep asking about, the exact bike size that fits. Family opens one link, sees the list, and claims what they want to give, without ever texting you to check if it's already spoken for.
The list still shows your child's name even though you're the one running it — the “managed by” field makes it clear who's filling it in, so family knows who to ask if they have a question, and lists for multiple kids in the same household never get mixed up.
Ready in 2 minutes · free for up to 3 lists of 15 items · no account
How to manage a child's gift list
Create the household, or add a list to one that already exists, and set your child's name as who the list is for.
Mark yourself as the manager: the “managed by” field shows your name, so grandma knows who to message if she has a question about an item.
Fill in the list over time: a toy, an item of clothing with the exact size, a book — you don't need to add everything at once, the list stays open for as long as you need it.
Share the household's link with the whole family, just once. They claim items for this child the same way as any other list in the household, without ever seeing what anyone else has already picked.
Free for up to 3 lists of 15 items each. After that, $5.99 CAD once, for unlimited lists and items.
A list that outlasts a single occasion
Kids' needs shift fast — a skate size that no longer fits, an obsession with dinosaurs replaced six months later by an obsession with hockey. Rather than setting up a new household every year, the same list carries over from one occasion to the next: check off what came at Christmas, remove anything that's no longer relevant, and add what applies for the next birthday.
It also saves you from re-explaining the link to family every single year: once they know how to open the household link at Christmas, they already know how to use it again in June for the birthday, no new instructions needed.
Frequently asked questions
- Who can manage the list for a child too young to do it themselves?
- Any parent or caregiver can create and fill in a child's list. The “managed by” field shows family who's actually running it, even though the list itself stays under the child's name.
- Do I need to recreate the list every birthday or every Christmas?
- No. Your child's list stays in place across occasions — check off what was received, remove anything outdated, and add new items, without ever having to send family a brand-new link.
- Can I manage lists for more than one of my kids in the same household?
- Yes, each child gets their own list inside the same household, all reachable through the same link. Family sees clearly which list belongs to which child before claiming anything.
- Can the parent managing the list see what's been claimed?
- No. Even the person managing the list on a child's behalf can't see what's been claimed on it — the surprise stays intact for the whole family, parent included.
- Do grandparents need to create an account to claim a gift?
- No, no account is needed. They open the household link, click the item they'd like to give the child, and enter just their first name.