Ideas & thanks
Thank you for the ideas.
Grandbabiez is being built with families, not just for them — and some of the best ideas haven’t come from us at all. They’ve come from grandparents, parents, and grandchildren who took the time to tell us what would make this better. Below are suggestions we loved so much they’re now on our roadmap for a future release. Thank you, truly, to everyone who shared one.
Planned for future releases
Ideas from our community, coming to Grandbabiez.
We start simple on purpose — one weekly moment. But these thoughtful suggestions are the shape of what comes next.
The doorway they grow up against
That pencil mark on the doorframe, every birthday — captured and shared, so a faraway grandparent sees each new inch and keeps the whole growing record over the years.
Suggested by Fatima — Lahore, PakistanFront-page news from the day they were born
The newspaper’s front page from your grandchild’s birthday — a keepsake and a story starter, so you can show them what the world looked like the day they arrived.
Suggested by Roseanne — Pinellas CountyFor a child who doesn’t always speak
Ways to take part without talking — drawing, typing, choosing, or a wave — so a grandchild with selective mutism is just as much a part of the weekly moment.
Suggested by Mark — The Villages, FLBuilt for children with special needs
Prompts, pacing, and ways to answer that adapt to each child — so a grandchild with special needs is fully part of the weekly moment, on their own terms.
Suggested by Cheryl — The Villages, FLGentle support for memory changes
Repeatable, reassuring prompts and tone guidance for families navigating a grandparent’s memory loss — so the connection stays warm even as things change.
Welcoming blended families
Prompts and circle settings that make step-grandchildren and new family shapes feel just as much a part of things from day one.
In honor of Barbara & DeanA mode for distance and deployment
Extra care for military families and long separations — keeping a steady thread going when a parent or grandparent is far away for a while.
In honor of Rick, Scott, and all of the others — thank you!The family pets, too
Prompts that bring in the animals a family loves — because a pet is often a child’s easiest, happiest thing to talk about, and a warm bridge across the miles.
In honor of Raider, Mika, and Luka
A printed keepsake book
Turn a year of answers and stories into a real book the family can hold, share, and keep on the shelf.
“Show me” photo & video prompts
Questions that invite a picture or a short video, not just words — a drawing, a school project, the view out the window today.
Games to play together
Simple, turn-based games a grandparent and grandchild can pass back and forth whenever the week allows — a guessing game, a would-you-rather, a photo scavenger hunt. Another warm, playful reason to reach out, especially for the kids who open up more through play than through questions.
Planned for a future release. We can’t promise exact timing — we’ll build these as carefully as we’ve built the first weekly moment.
You decide what’s next
Which of these should we build first?
We can’t build everything at once — so we’d love your help setting the order. Pick the one addition that would mean the most to your family. Your vote genuinely shapes what we work on next.
Thank you — your vote is in.
You’ve helped set what we build next. We’ll keep this page updated as ideas move from “planned” to real.
Have an idea?
The next one on this page could be yours.
If there’s something that would make Grandbabiez better for your family, we’d love to hear it. Tell us when you join, or send a note any time — and if we build it, we’ll thank you right here.