Birthday giving, reimagined
Zuri's guests raised $685 — 60% fed shelter animals, 40% bought her LEGO castle.
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Zuri's 6th birthday
$411
Toronto Humane Society
Charity fund
$274
the LEGO castle
Birthday gift
The insight
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.”
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.
After the birthday, we donate the charity portion on your family's behalf and send the gift fund to you via e-Transfer. Take your child shopping — they pick something they actually want.
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 guessing. Just a warm message, a contribution, and the knowledge that it actually mattered.
Kids choose from 21 trusted Canadian charities
Plus 9 more across every category. See them all →
It's not asking for money — it's inviting them into something meaningful. Guests see the child's charity story, messages from other contributors, and exactly how their contribution splits between the gift and the cause. 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, we send the gift fund to you via Interac e-Transfer. 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.
KindGifts itself doesn't issue tax receipts — but we submit the charity donation on your behalf, so the charity may issue a tax receipt directly to you. Whether a receipt is issued depends on the charity and the donation amount.
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.