Mam or Dad gets every birthday message in a book they can hold.
Brothers, sisters and grandchildren each record a voice or video message from one link. Every message is written out in the printed hardcover, and one link plays each voice in turn.
Gathering is free. You only pay when the book is ready.
Bring everyone's stories together with one link!
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Start the book
Add their name and the birthday, then pick the questions.
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Send one link
Share it in the family group chat and with their old friends.
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Give them the book
Order it and hand it over on the day.
Here's how the book for Mam's 70th was made.
They open the book and read.
Each message sits under the name of the person who sent it, with their photo.
Grandad can't read small print now, so we played it to him and that was amazing!
Rachel T., his granddaughter
Close the book three weeks before the birthday.
Printing takes three weeks. Send the link a week or two before you close the book.
Choose how to keep it.
Gathering the voices costs nothing, and you can download every recording as a file. When the book is ready, pick one of these.
One link plays every voice straight through, and each message is written out.
The finished book is laid out to read online, and each message plays from its page.
One printed hardcover copy is posted to you, with the podcast link and the book online. Postage is included.
Extra printed copies are $45 each.
Questions people ask
Does my parent need a smartphone?
No. The printed book needs no phone at all.
What if some of the family aren't good with technology?
They can type their message instead, or you can record them in the room with the free Chorus app for Android.
Can the grandchildren send a video?
Yes, and they can add photos to it.
Can the family share the cost?
Yes. Turn on chip-in, and everyone who records can put money towards the book. Each person picks an amount and saves their card. The cards are charged when you go to pay, and what they chipped in comes off your price. If you don't finish paying, the money goes back within a week.