Seems like something like this would have to already exist. I'll look it up at a later time.

A lot of ships in Europe have these lists, also for marriages...
Tommy

I think the big trick is to make a service like this viral, yet protect against creeps. (What better way to lure a kid then knowing what he wants?) I think the idea is sound (if already done), but you need to describe an implementation twist to make me think it will take off. It sounds a bit obvious as-is. I think if you can tackle the viral-vs-privacy problem, that would do it.

I stumbled on a kid's proposed idea WHO's WHO for KIds a while back..i think this would be a good feature.

Maybe a list a kid already has? So other can add new things and understand the kids like.

ALL: I also wonder if someone somewhere else has done this concept, but I can not find it anywhere online. I have googled it for several relevant key words - e.g. wish list, gift list, crowdfunding, pooled giving, and various combinations and portmanteaus. If you have any other keyword ideas about this then please contrib. The closest thing related might be a site such as fundable.org?

Gordo: I don't see a reason to allow 2-ways communications from and to on the site. So any pervs stalking would not have any ways therefrom to contact a target. Now the kid can post loving messages up to their profile page, but I think that that should be the level of it. Parents can also post their approval there of the requested gift.

About growth: Parents all are going to love some defrayed year round gift giving expenses. Parents are going to be setting up the profiles at around 3 years old or thereabouts. Then the kid (really the parent) is going to email all friends/relatives. No one is going to be annoyed getting a first email from their beloved toddler. Parents are going to tell other parents and older kids are going to tell older kids.

I think it's a great idea ... and lets face it, children come out of the womb with a masters in marketing when it comes to toys. :-)

Good idea, but the key will be finding a good way to market this idea to kids.

i think it nice to put all the good concept design(submitted in CH) for kid's market in one monster collaborated idea...

thoughts?

okays this is a real cute one! an advanced version of "wishlist" kinda stuff, right? :)

saigon, that was a nice thought, and what i see in it is, an elaborate personal page for all the kids n there needs! right?

The idea needs some more work.

Kids might not necessarily be your target. I see the parents of the kids as being the target market. Subscription based?

would you take a % of the sale?

agree with Kevin_Cox...refine pls!

simply a wish list for kids? so we can encourage tomorrows kids to be even more entitled and spoiled than todays?

GL: You either (a)earn interest on deposits until the final price is met or (b) charge a transaction fee or (c) collect on affiliate fees. I suppose you might do all of the above.

JustMe: One goal would be to teach kids how to ask for things nicely. Perhaps encouraging them to select gifts that promote personal growth. Also, it can be used to help relative to collaborate on purchasing a high priced item for a special occasion that none would be able to afford separately. Thus 20 "dolls" would be translated into 1 [url=http://www.amazon.co...3095708&sr=8-1] fiaher price edutainment cycle [/url] and 10 dolls.

JustMe - you nailed it!

Parents would hate it. The xmas list from hell