Seven days. Seven principles.
Kwanzaa gifts: a card for each day
Seven personalized cards, one for each principle, about the people and stories that matter to your family. Behind every QR code: photos, a note, or an elder's story in their own voice.
- A card for each principle
- Family photos and stories
- A note behind each QR code
- 10 cards, $49.99
- Free to design
The short answer
For Kwanzaa gifts, give one personalized card for each of the seven days, each about a person or story that reflects that day's principle. Zawadi are traditionally meaningful rather than expensive, and a 10-card Card Pack ($49.99) covers all seven with three spare cards. Every card has its own QR code that opens a page for photos, a note, or a recorded story. Kwanzaa runs December 26 to January 1.
A card for each day of Kwanzaa
Dec 26
Umoja (Unity)
The whole family in one photo, with a note from each person behind the QR code.
Dec 27
Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)
A card of each child, with who they are and what they're proud of in their own words.
Dec 28
Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)
The people who show up: the neighbor, the coach, the volunteers. A thank-you card for each.
Dec 29
Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)
A card for the family business or the local shop you support, with its story and links.
Dec 30
Nia (Purpose)
Their goal for the year ahead on the front, and your encouragement behind it.
Dec 31
Kuumba (Creativity)
Something they made, from a drawing to a song, on its own card, with the video behind the code.
Jan 1
Imani (Faith)
An elder or an ancestor, with their story, photos, and recorded voice saved behind the QR code.
For kids, adults, and the whole family
For kids
Their own card for Kujichagulia and Kuumba: who they are and what they made. Kids love seeing themselves as the star.
For adults
A card for the elders, with the family history behind it, is a gift that's about heritage and lasts.
For the whole family
Make all seven cards together, and give them one each night as the candles are lit.
One card instead
A single Display Card sealed in a case ($29.99) for the Imani card that's meant to stay on a shelf.
Saving an elder's story? See gifts for grandparents from grandkids and a photo album behind a card.
Free to design
A card for each day
Each card's own photo and details
A page behind every QR code
No app needed to scan
10-card Pack $49.99 / single $29.99
Frequently asked questions
What are traditional Kwanzaa gifts?+
Kwanzaa gifts, called zawadi, are traditionally meaningful rather than expensive: often handmade, educational, or about heritage, and often given to children on January 1. A personalized card with a family story behind its QR code fits that tradition.
What are good Kwanzaa gifts for each day?+
One card for each of the seven principles: the family (Umoja), each child (Kujichagulia), the people who help (Ujima), a family or local business (Ujamaa), a goal (Nia), something they made (Kuumba), and an elder (Imani). A 10-card Card Pack ($49.99) covers all seven with three to spare.
When is Kwanzaa?+
Kwanzaa runs from December 26 to January 1 every year, one day for each of the seven principles.
What goes behind the QR code on each card?+
Every Cardbop card is a Living Card: the QR code printed on the back opens a page that belongs to that card. You can add the story behind it, more photos from that day, links (a highlight video, a playlist, a shared album), and a note the person who gets it finds when they scan it. Only people with the card or its link can open the page, and the owner can make it private. The printed code never changes, so the page can be updated any time.
Can I record an elder's story behind the card?+
Yes. Link a video or voice recording on the card's page, along with photos and the story in writing, and add to it any time.
How much does it cost?+
A 10-card Card Pack is $49.99 (about $5 a card), and a single Display Card in a case is $29.99. The page behind each QR code is included with every card. Designing is free.