How to create goals in bulk for multiple children

If you’re managing three kids and each one needs a savings target before the school term starts — or before a family trip to Mombasa — going through the goal setup one child at a time gets tedious fast. KiddyCash lets you move through goal creation in a single flow, keeping all your children’s targets consistent and organised without losing context between each one.

Before you start, make sure each child already has a wallet set up under your family. If you haven’t created a goal before, it helps to read how to create a savings goal for a child first — this article assumes you’re comfortable with the single-goal flow and want to handle several at once efficiently.

Step-by-step: Creating goals for multiple children

  1. Open the bulk goal creation flow. Go directly to https://kiddy.cash/families/goal/create while logged in as the family admin. You’ll land on the goal setup screen with a child selector at the top.

  2. Select all the children who need goals. Use the multi-select toggle to tick every child you want to include in this session. Children who already have an active goal for the same category will be flagged — you can skip them or create a second goal if the target is different (e.g., a phone fund separate from their school fees goal).

  3. Choose whether goals share the same parameters or differ per child. KiddyCash offers two modes:

    • Uniform goal — same target amount, deadline, and category applied to every selected child. Useful when the goal is shared in nature, like saving KES 2,000 each toward a family outing.
    • Custom per child — you step through each child individually and set different amounts and dates. Useful when Amara is saving for a new school bag (KES 1,500) and Kofi is saving for football boots (KES 3,200).

  4. Set the funding source for each goal. Decide whether contributions come from allowance top-ups, direct M-Pesa deposits, or manual parent transfers. You can mix these per child — one child’s goal might auto-deduct from their weekly allowance while another receives one-off transfers.

  5. Configure milestone badges (optional but recommended). For each goal, you can attach badge triggers at 25%, 50%, and 100% completion. These keep children engaged without requiring you to check in manually. Set them once per goal during this flow rather than editing each goal later.

  6. Review the summary screen. Before confirming, you’ll see all selected children listed with their goal names, target amounts in KES, deadlines, and funding methods. Cross-check this carefully — editing goals after creation requires going into each child’s wallet individually, which is the slower path you were trying to avoid.

  7. Confirm and publish all goals. Tap Create all goals. Each child’s wallet will immediately reflect the new goal, and they’ll receive an in-app notification if notifications are enabled on their profile.

Tips for keeping bulk goals manageable

  • Align deadlines with natural milestones — school term dates, holidays, or a birthday work better than arbitrary dates because children can connect the goal to something real.
  • Use consistent naming conventions — “Term 3 Stationery” is clearer than “Goal 1” when you’re reviewing progress across five children. You can view each child’s savings goal anytime from the family dashboard.
  • Tie goal amounts to your family budget — if you’re not sure what’s realistic per child, the approach in this guide on running a visible family budget helps you set numbers grounded in actual cash flow. Savings goals work best when they’re extensions of a broader financial teaching strategy rather than isolated targets.