The street party
Every summer the group chat melts. This year Priya started a Do. Ruth took the sausages, Emma took the bunting, and nobody was hunting for ice at 10pm.
Bring the gazeboMake the buntingIce and drinks
Dos with other families
The fun bit is the day out. Not the group chat.
A Do is one board for the playdate, the camping weekend or the street party, shared with the families going. Who's in, who's bringing what, and hearts for the children who help. Then you all get on and enjoy it.
Joining a Do is free on every plan. Starting your own is part of the Family plan.
What will you do together?
The things that make a year feel like a good one. They just need a bit of organising first.
A camping weekend
Three families, one field, one very small camping stove. The big tent, the pans and the marshmallows are sorted before anyone packs the car.
Borrow the big tentBook the pitchMarshmallows
A holiday with friends
Two families, one cottage by the sea. Who books it, who brings the travel cot, and whose turn it is to pack the beach games.
Book the cottageTravel cotBeach games
A playdate
Arlo and Lily at the park on Saturday. Who drives, who brings the picnic, and what time pick-up is. Settled in two taps, not twenty messages.
Picnic for fourDrive therePick up at 4
A birthday party
Invited families say if they're coming. Someone takes the party bags, someone takes the balloons, and the birthday girl's mum gets to enjoy the cake.
Party bagsBalloonsHelp tidy up
Sleepovers
Two families swapping children for the night. Sleeping bag, toothbrush, the favourite teddy, and who does the drop-off.
Pack a sleeping bagFavourite teddyDrop off at 6
The school fair
Every stall, every helper and every float of change on one board. The PTA can see who's in, and each family takes the job they're good at.
Cake stallRaffle prizesCount the float
Tournament day
The under-9s have a tournament on Sunday. Lifts, oranges at half time and the kit bag, shared out between the team's families.
Lift to the groundOranges at half timeKit bag
Christmas at Gran's
Three households, one big dinner. Who brings the pudding, who brings the crackers, and who is on washing up. Gran joins free.
Christmas puddingCrackersWashing up
Saturday on Oak Lane
A made-up street, a real kind of Saturday.
Priya from number twelve starts a Do for the street party and sends the link round. Emma taps Join. It's free. She says they're in, picks Lily to come, and takes the bunting.
Lily makes it at the kitchen table, glitter everywhere, and ticks it off on her own phone. Four hearts wait for Emma's OK, like any job at home.
On the day there's a check-in code on the gazebo. Every child scans it and gets five hearts just for turning up. The grown-ups get a cold drink and an afternoon off.
The children help, and they love it
Give a child a real job at a real event and watch them grow two inches.
- Put a job on your child, with hearts. They see it on their own phone or the family tablet.
- Their hearts go in your family's Kitty Jar, and wait for your OK. Nobody else can touch them.
- Scan in on the day for arrival hearts. A bit like a treasure hunt, but real.
- They see their own jobs and ticks. Never anyone else's hearts.
How a Do works
Four steps, all on screens you already know.
1
Start it, send the link
Name it, pick the date, and share the link by WhatsApp, Messages or email. Starting a Do is part of the Family plan.
2
Families join free
They tap the link and Join, on any plan. New to Kitty Board? They sign up free from the same link.
3
We're in, and jobs
Each family says We're in, Maybe or Can't come, picks which children come, and takes jobs with We'll do it.
4
On the day
Show the check-in code, and the children scan in for hearts. A week later the Do tidies itself away.
Made safe for children
Families on a Do know each other: school, street, club or family. There is no search, no feed and no strangers.
- The only way in is an invite link from someone you know.
- Other families see first names and cats, and only the children you pick for that Do.
- No chat between families. Answers and jobs only.
- No location, ever. A check-in code proves they were there, and that's enough.
- Leave a Do at any time, and your children come off it at once.
Questions about Dos
What is a Do?
A board you share with other families for one thing that's happening: a playdate, a camping weekend, a party or the school fair. It holds the date, who's coming and who's doing what.
Does joining a Do cost anything?
No. Joining someone else's Do is free on every plan, always. A family who isn't on Kitty Board yet signs up free from the link. Starting your own Dos is part of the Family plan.
Do we need children to use Dos?
No. Couples and friends start Dos too: a weekend away, a dinner party, a festival. Children are there only if their grown-up picks them.
What can other families see?
First names and cats. They see your grown-ups, and only the children you choose for that Do. Never surnames, emails, your other boards or anyone's Kitty Jar.
Is there a chat?
No, on purpose. Families answer "We're in", "Maybe" or "Can't come" and take jobs. There is nothing to moderate and nothing unkind for children to read. Keep your group chat for the gossip.
Can my child earn hearts on a Do?
Yes. Put a job on your child with hearts, as on any board. When they tick it, the hearts wait for your OK and go in your family's Kitty Jar. Another family can never OK them or take them away.
How does scanning in work?
On the day, the organiser shows a check-in code. Children scan it with their phone's camera and collect arrival hearts. No phone? A grown-up taps Who arrived? and picks their children. Kitty Board never asks where anyone is.
A family we want to invite isn't on Kitty Board. What then?
They can join your Do free. And if you're on the Family plan, you can give them 6 months of the Family plan with a gift pass, so they can start Dos of their own. Pay It Forward
How long does a Do last?
Until the day it's for. A week after its date it tidies itself away. The organiser can end it sooner, and any family can leave at any time.
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