For a 60th birthday

The children are organising this one.

Their children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters and friends each record a message for Mam's or Dad's 60th. It ends up as one book for the shelf and a link to play on the phone.

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Their voice plays from the page.
Read it
Every message is written out on its page.
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The world gets better when people hear the good things we say about them.

We are enabling over 1 million people to say it. Share the stories, love and gratitude. Your voice is what makes the world's greatest gift.

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Watch it

Here's how Mam's 60th birthday book was made.

9:41
A mother and her grown-up daughter laughing over a photo album and a phone
How it works

Bring everyone's stories together with one link!

Start the book

Tell us who it's for

Put in their name, then send the link to your brothers and sisters first.

Share one link

Everyone adds their story

Friends and family can capture a memory by voice, video, writing or photos, wherever they are in the world. It's easy on any phone and nobody needs an account!

We put it together

Hear it, read it, hold it

We write out every voice note and gather it all into a podcast you can play and a beautiful book you can hold.

The three questions for a 60th

  1. What's your favourite memory of them?
  2. What have they done for you that you never thanked them for?
  3. What would you like to say to them for their 60th?
Who's in a 60th book

Aunts, uncles and old friends can all record a message.

Ask an aunt to pass the link to her side of the family.

1

Their brothers and sisters

They knew them at ten and at twenty, and the grandchildren have never heard those stories.

2

The grandchildren

The grandchildren can film a video, sing a song or say hello.

3

The people from work

Colleagues can record from the same link too.

What people say

What people say in a 60th birthday book

Thank them for one thing, and say when it happened.

"Mam, it's Rossa. We've the flights booked for the summer, and the kids have your birthday marked on the calendar. Happy sixtieth."
RRossaher son, in Toronto
"Happy birthday Granny. I love you. Can we go to the beach?"
SSláineher granddaughter, aged four
"Úna, it's Mona. We've played doubles every Thursday since 1998, and you drive me home every week. Happy birthday."
MMonaher friend from the tennis club
"Úna, it's Orlaith. Thanks for the dinners you dropped over every Wednesday after the twins were born. Happy sixtieth."
OOrlaithher daughter-in-law
When to start

Close it three weeks before the 60th

The printed book takes about three weeks to reach you. If the family dinner comes first, go by that date. The podcast link and the book online are ready the day you order.

In their words
A Christmas gift
We gave a book of stories about Mam to her for Christmas and she said it was the best gift she had received. There were some stories she had never heard! She felt really surrounded by love.
K
Kathleen's family
gave her the book at Christmas
What it costs

Gathering the voices is free. You only pay when the book is ready.

The gathering
Free
Send one link and collect the voices.
  • Every voice and every photo
  • Download every recording
  • Start as many books as you like
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The voices
$45
Voice editing, and a personal podcast link.
  • Each recording tidied as it comes in
  • The original kept exactly as it was made
  • One link that plays every voice straight through
Choose the voices
The book
$99
Everything in the voices, plus the finished book to read online.
  • The finished book laid out to read online
  • Every message playable from its page
  • Every message written out beside its voice
Choose the book
The keepsake
$115
The book, printed and posted to you.
  • One printed hardcover copy
  • Posted to you
  • Everything in the book option
Choose the keepsake

Want to write your own questions? Start a blank book

Questions people ask

What is a good 60th birthday gift for Mam from her daughter?

Start the book yourself and send the link round the family. You can give her the podcast link on the morning and the printed hardcover at the party.

What can we get Dad for his 60th when he says he wants nothing?

Messages from the people he'd want to hear from. His brothers and his friends from the club can record one each, and so can the grandchildren.

Can brothers and sisters split the cost of a 60th present?

Yes, if you turn chip-in on. Everyone who records can put money towards the book and saves their card. Their cards are charged when you go to pay, and it comes off what you pay. If you don’t finish paying, their money goes back within a week.

Can family abroad record a message?

Yes. A cousin in Melbourne records from the link whenever suits them. We post the printed book to Ireland, the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, every EU country, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland.

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Whose 60th is coming up?

Start the book now and invite people whenever you're ready.

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