Little squares… big moments
The guessing game that grows the baby’s 529.
Friends and family pick little squares on the baby’s name or birthday. Most of the money goes straight to the baby’s college fund. The winner gets bragging rights and a prize the parents choose.
Free to join. No app to download: guests play from a link or a QR code.
The name is outName game
Baby Rivera · 25 squares · $10 each
Meet Nora.Grandma Jo held square C4.
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How it works
Set it up in five minutes. Talk about it for months.
Parents set the game
Pick the name game or the birthday game, the grid size, the price per square and how much goes to the 529. Then share one link.
Everyone grabs squares
Family and friends pick their squares from any phone. Grab one or a handful, before Grandma buys a whole row.
The big reveal
When the baby arrives, squares drop away live until one is left. The winner takes the prize and the bragging rights, and everyone gets a keepsake card.
Two games
Guess the name, or guess the moment.
The name game
A name for every square
- The list
- Parents add names, with the real one hiding inside. Or start from popular, classic or less common.
- The draw
- Once squares sell out, names land on them one by one, live.
- The reveal
- The parents’ final few light up, then drop one at a time until only the chosen name remains.
10 to 100 squares
Boy, girl or surprise
Final 3 or 5
The birthday game
Pick the day and the time
- The squares
- Each day around the due date splits into 6-hour, 8-hour or AM/PM windows.
- Surprises
- “Earlier” and “Later” squares catch a baby with other plans.
- The reveal
- A clock runs forward and squares drop as their time passes, until the birth lands.
Try a split
$200to the 529 fund
$50prize for the winner
Example: 25 squares at $10 each, $250 in total.
Where the money goes
Fun for the guests. A head start for the baby.
- Parents choose the split: anywhere from half to all of it goes to the baby’s 529.
- Guests pay the parents directly. Little Squares doesn’t take a cut.
- If nobody holds the winning square, the whole pot goes to the baby’s fund.
For the shower and the group chat
One link. One QR code. Everyone’s in.
Print the invite for the baby shower or drop the link in the family chat. When the baby arrives, everyone gets a keepsake card with the name, the winning square and what the family raised together.
Early access
Be first to play.
We’re testing Little Squares with a few families now. Join the waitlist and we’ll send you an invite when it’s ready.
Questions
Good to know
Do guests need an app?
No. Everyone plays from a link or QR code on any phone or browser.
Who holds the money?
The parents. Guests pay them directly, and the parents pay out the prize after the reveal.
Can the parents peek?
They pick the real name in secret, but the app draws names onto squares, so nobody can steer who wins.
What if we haven’t picked a name yet?
Play the birthday game instead. Nobody knows the answer, the parents included.
What does it cost?
Pricing isn’t set yet. Waitlist members hear first.
When can we use it?
Soon. We’re testing with real families before opening it up.