How to Do a GroupTogether for a Baby Bunting Gift 

A new baby has arrived, along with a party invite and adorable photos…but there’s just one thing that has a reputation for not being so adorable: Organising the gift. Not anymore, with Baby Bunting and GroupTogether joining forces for the greater good. 

If you’re organising a group gift for a friend, family member or coworker, GroupTogether makes it easy to collect money, get everyone to sign the card and choose the gift – all in one place. And if flexible, useful gifts are on your radar, you can use the money collected to buy a Baby Bunting Digital eGift Card through GroupTogether and send it along with your group baby card.

Or, if you’re not quite sure whether they need a pram, a car seat, a mountain of nappies or simply a very large coffee, there’s always the GroupTogether AnyCard, which lets new parents choose from 100+ brands.

Here’s how to organise the whole thing without ending up as exhausted as the new parents.

How Does a GroupTogether Baby Gift Work?

Think of GroupTogether as the place where the card, contributions and gift all come together – you create a group card, invite everyone on your team, then let people add their own messages, photos and GIFs. 

Once everyone has had their chance to contribute, you can choose how to spend the money – including on a Baby Bunting Digital eGift Card or the AnyCard if you want to let them mix and match with brands.

No shady cash collections or stressful last-minute card signings! Here are 3 easy steps to take all the stress out of it. 

Step 1: Create your GroupTogether Card + Collection

First up you’ll want to select “Chip in + sign the card” and your occasion – baby – and then you’re ready to choose all your basics like the parents’ names, your message to your team to explain the purpose of the card and the card delivery date.

You can set a required contribution amount, allow people to contribute an amount they’re comfortable with or sign the card without contributing – we recommend giving people the choice so that everyone can be a part of the fun, regardless of their financial situation.

Then, you get to choose your design – with hundreds of options to choose from, you get to set the tone, from punny to tear-jerking. Fair warning; you might go mad with creative power!

The organiser gets a dashboard to keep track of everything, while everyone else can click the link and join in.

Step 2: Invite Everyone to Sign and Chip In

Speaking of links…once you’ve set up the card, you’ll get your shareable link that you can send on Slack, via email or in any chat.  

Contributions are kept anonymous within the group, so nobody needs to wonder whether they’ve contributed more or less than everyone else. You can also send reminders, which means you don't have to become the person who ends up emailing a stressed, “Just bumping this up in case you missed it!”...multiple times. 

And the best part about this step is that it’s what turns a group gift into something emotionally hard-hitting for the new parents. They get a whole collection of congratulations, well wishes, funny memories and messages from the people who are excited to meet the newest member of the family – and with GroupTogether’s fun new features, you can also add endless fun stickers and play around with fonts and colours. 

You can of course still add photos and GIFs, because it’s undeniable that a beautifully heartfelt message is best accompanied by a hilarious GIF – it’s the yin and yang theory of gifting. 

And there’s no need to squeeze everyone's message onto one tiny piece of cardboard – you get unlimited messages. 

Step 3: Choose Your Baby Bunting eGift Card

Once your collection is ready, you can use the money towards a Baby Bunting Digital eGift Card through that same dashboard on GroupTogether. 

This can be a particularly useful group gift because there are some baby purchases that are very difficult to guess. Maybe they’re still deciding on a pram or a car seat. Or maybe the nursery is missing something important. Or perhaps they've reached the point where they have endless cute outfits but nowhere for the baby to sleep.

A Baby Bunting eGift Card lets them choose what they actually need, rather than the group trying to play a very expensive game of Guess What They Haven't Bought Yet. Spoiler alert: Everyone loses.

You could also choose the AnyCard and let them redeem it for Baby Bunting if they have a big baby purchase in mind, and mix and match with a range of other retailers for the things that make those early days a little easier – things like groceries, takeaway or dinner delivery.  

Considering there’s a high chance the baby already has upwards of 100 things…sometimes a little something for themselves goes a long way.

Once you've chosen your gift, the best part is that the gift and the group card will be sent together in a beautiful, animated unwrapping. We don’t do generic, emotionless email drops, instead we go for a nostalgic, real-time delivery that leads them to all those lovely messages from the team. 

How Much Should Everyone Contribute to a Baby Group Gift?

The ultimate question that never seems to get a straight answer…and while we’re not exactly able to give you a number either, we can give you a solid tip. There is no magic number that everyone has to spend.

The easiest approach is to make it clear that people can contribute what works for them, maybe even suggesting a reasonable number for people to aim towards. A smaller contribution – say $5 each – from a larger group can quickly turn into a very generous gift, while a smaller group might decide to chip in a little more, like around $10 or $15.

The important thing is that nobody needs to feel awkward about what they can afford – with GroupTogether, contributions are anonymous within the group, so people can join in at the level that works for them.

And if someone just wants to sign the card and add a message, that's okay too. The more warm and fuzzy messages, the better. 

What If You Don't Know What the New Parents Need?

This is exactly why group gifting is so much easier than trying to choose the ideal physical present. New parents may already have a nursery full of carefully-chosen essentials, not to mention all the double-ups in gifts they’ve received. They could also have very specific opinions about prams, car seats, bottles or baby monitors.

Rather than guessing, give them the freedom to choose. A GroupTogether AnyCard means the group can still give one thoughtful gift while letting the new parents decide where it goes, so the gift can be exactly what they need…even if what they need changes from one week to the next. And it probably will. 

Ready to Organise a Baby Group Gift?

Whether you're organising a gift for a coworker heading off on maternity leave, a friend who's just welcomed a new baby or a family member celebrating their newest arrival, GroupTogether makes group gifting unbelievably easy. Get started today – it’ll take less time than your two-minute noodles to get set up.