A gift for the new parents, from everyone at once
Instead of five baby blankets and no stroller, give one gift from everyone. Each person chips in what they want, and the parents choose gift cards or prepaid cards for what they actually need, with a KadoBook of everyone's wishes.
How it works for the friend or coworker who organizes it
Start the pool in the free KadoPool app
Add one or both parents and set their shares.
Invite the group
Coworkers, the shower guests, family: invite them by e-mail from the app and share the link in the group chat.
Let the reminders do the chasing
With automatic reminders on, KadoPool nudges the people you invited by e-mail who haven't chipped in yet, about 3 days and 12 hours before the closing date. You see who has chipped in, never who gave what.
Send the gift
The parents open it in the KadoPool app, with the KadoBook of everyone's wishes.
On a computer? Scan with your phone's camera.
Free to organize, in about two minutes. Everyone chips in from the link, with no app.
One link for the shower, the office and the family
Everyone who wants to be part of it chips in from the same link, whether or not they're at the shower.
No rush for the new parents
They have 12 months to claim the gift, and their KadoBook stays available for two years. They can open it when they have a minute.
Or give in the family's honor
If the parents would rather support a cause, people can give to a charity in their honor, and the parent you name receives the KadoBook. How donation pools work
What they receive
Prepaid cards or gift cards: they choose
Prepaid cards they spend wherever the card is accepted (up to $999 each; the rest as gift cards), gift cards they pick, or a mix. See the gift cards
Everyone can add a photo
On US pools, each person can add one with their message, in the app or on the website after paying. You choose which ones to keep.
A KadoClip: the messages as a short video
Set to music, from $2.49 per recipient, or with the photos, from $3.99. You see the price before you choose.
Play the sample KadoClip from the messages
Play the sample KadoClip with photosThe KadoBook, free with every gift
Every message on its own page, with the names of the people who chipped in, kept in the app for two years.
A KadoPrint: the KadoClip, printed
The messages and photos you keep, printed and sent to each person you thank. You see its price, with shipping, in the app.
A KadoFrame: the poster
The photos everyone added, as one 18 × 24 in poster in the gift's style, with every name. Printed, rolled in a tube and sent to each person you thank. You see its price, with shipping, in the app.
Why KadoPool for a baby gift
- They choose. They choose what they need, instead of a fourth bottle warmer.
- The card is built in. Every message goes in a KadoBook, free with every gift, and a KadoClip can turn the messages and photos into a short video.
- Private by design. Nobody sees who gave what, not even the organizer. The total stays hidden until enough people have chipped in that no amount can be guessed.
What it costs
Organizing is free. Each payment carries the card processing and KadoPool's 2% fee: about $1.53 on a $25 gift. You choose whether it comes out of the gift or is added on top. See pricing
Questions
When do they get the gift?
When you send it from the app, once the pool has closed. Set the closing date for the day before you want them to have it, and send it on the day. They don't need an account first: they get one e-mail with the gift and open it in the free KadoPool app.
Can we use it alongside the registry?
Yes. It's a separate gift: the parents choose gift cards or prepaid cards for what the registry didn't cover.
Do they need the app to chip in?
No. They chip in from the link on any phone or computer, by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Only you, to set up and send the gift, and the parents, to open it, use the app.
More questions
Can we add both parents?
Yes. Add each one and set their share, or add one of them.
Can I keep it a surprise?
Yes, always: the parents hear nothing from KadoPool until you send the gift. Just share the link where the parents won't see it.
Start the baby gift
Everyone chips in from one link, and the new parents choose what they need.
On a computer? Scan with your phone's camera.