How it works

You give the gift. Mom or Dad tells their own stories, and the family reads them in a private feed.

These are sample questions from different parts of life: childhood, food, love, work, holidays, and places. Your family can write their own. Family questions go first after the current question. The storyteller can skip any question.

Give a year of stories: $69, one-time, never renews

How it works

  1. 1. You give the gift

    You choose Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, or someone else. You add their name and email, and the day their stories start.

    Part of the sample gift form, not a real order. Grandma is selected. The name Grandma Jean and the email storyteller@example.com are filled in.
    Part of the sample gift form. Not a real order.

  2. 2. Their first question, then each Monday

    Their first question is ready on the start date. After their welcome email, one question comes each Monday.

    Sample of the Monday question email, not a message that was sent. It greets Grandma Jean, asks what her kitchen smelled like on a Sunday morning, and has a Tap to answer button. It says to type, dictate if the device supports it, or add a photo.
    Sample of the Monday question email. This preview was not sent.

  3. 3. The storyteller answers

    The storyteller follows that link. They can type an answer, dictate if their phone or browser supports it, or add a photo. Not every device shows a Talk button.

    Sample answer screen on a phone. Grandma Jean sees this week's kitchen question, a typed sample answer, a Talk button, and an Add a photo button. The story is fictional.
    Sample answer screen. The story is fictional.

  4. 4. Your family reads

    You and the people you invite read the stories in a private feed. The feed is only for your own family.

    One sample story card from the private family feed. It shows the kitchen question, the fictional answer about cinnamon rolls and coffee, and the date Friday, November 6.
    Sample family feed. The story is fictional.

  5. 5. A mini-book each month

    Each month the stories become a downloadable PDF mini-book.

    Sample mini-book PDF generated by Kitchen Table Stories. The cover says Grandma Jean's Stories, November 2026, one story in her own words. The story page is dated November 6, 2026 and shows the same fictional answer.
    Sample mini-book pages from the real PDF. The story is fictional.

What your parent sees

Sample question in the picture: What did your kitchen smell like on a Sunday morning when you were a child?

  1. A short Monday email from Kitchen Table Stories: one question and one big button.
  2. They tap the button. It opens in their web browser. There is nothing to install, and there is no password. Their place in the family is set up when you give the gift. The link works once. If it is already used or too old, they can ask for a new one on the sign-in page.
  3. They type an answer, or use the microphone if their phone or browser has one, then press Send. Not every device has a microphone button. They can skip a question.
  4. If they miss a week, the question waits. We do not send a reminder.

You can sit with them and help the first time. They open the link from their own email, so the story is saved as theirs.

Sample Monday question email from Kitchen Table Stories. It greets Grandma Jean with one question and a Tap to answer button. This preview was not sent.
Sample Monday email. Not sent.
Sample phone answer screen. Grandma Jean can type, use Talk if the browser has it, add a photo, and press Send. The story is fictional.
Sample answer screen. The story is fictional.

What the family gets

About voice answers

Where a Talk button or a keyboard microphone is available, your browser or phone maker handles dictation and may process speech online. Kitchen Table Stories receives the words, not the audio. It does not work in every browser.

Pricing

Recommended gift
$69 one-time gift
One full year of stories. Paid once, never renews.$59/yr, renews yearly
For your own family. Charged upfront each year. Renews yearly. $10 less than the $69 gift.$8/mo, cancel anytime
Try it month by month.

Who pays, who answers, who reads

Who pays: One person. Nobody else is ever charged.

Who answers: Up to two storytellers, like Grandma and Grandpa. Only they get the Monday question by email.

Who reads: The whole family, up to 30 people. Invited family members read every story, send their own questions, and download the monthly mini-book. They're never asked to answer, need no password, and pay nothing.

Who pays?

Only the person who buys the gift. Everyone you invite reads free.

Can both grandparents answer?

Yes. Add up to two storytellers on one gift. Each of them gets the Monday question. Everyone else in the family reads along free.

How does the family join?

After checkout, invite them by email. They sign in with a link in that email. There is no password and no payment. A family can include up to 30 people, not counting the storytellers.

When does it start?

You pick the start date when you give the gift. We send the welcome email at 8am Eastern (9am during daylight saving time) on the start date. If the order comes in after that day's email run, it goes out the next morning. The first question is ready on the website on the start date. After that, questions arrive by email each Monday.

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