EARLY ACCESS • JOIN THE WAITLIST Good toys outlast the kids who outgrow them.

One toy. A hundred childhoods.

Cartwheel helps families rotate and share toys locally — so kids stay engaged, homes stay sane, and good toys don't go to waste.

THE REAL COST OF TOO MANY TOYS More stuff. Less Play.

Toy overwhelm is real - and it's not your fault. The current model asks every family to own everything. Most of it ends up ignored. Or in a landfill.

3 weeks

Average toy lifespan

before kids lose interest and it joins the pile

80%

Of toys barely touched

within 3 months of entering the home

$500+

Average annual spend

on toys per child in the US


 

The rotation.
Less out at once.

1.

Log your toys

Add the toys you already own to your Cartwheel library. Takes about 10 minutes for most families.

2.

Put most of them away

Choose 4–6 toys to keep out. Store the rest. Fewer toys on the floor means kids actually play with what's there.

3.

Rotate every few weeks

Cartwheel reminds you when to swap. Old toys become new again. No new purchases required.

The circle.
Toys belong to the whole neighborhood.

1.

Find your circle

Cartwheel connects you with families nearby who are already sharing. Your neighbors have great toys sitting unused.

2.

Lend, borrow, pass along

Coordinate pickups through the app. No shipping. No logistics. Just neighbors doing what neighbors do.

3.

Play it forward

When your kid outgrows something, pass it to the next family. The toy lives on.
So does the good feeling.

FROM EARLY FAMILIES Good toys outlast the kids who love them.

"The families growing up with Cartwheel will own less, share more, and know that things don't have to be yours to matter."

I cannot overstate how much calmer our living room is. We have six toys out. Six. And my daughter plays longer than she ever did with twenty."

Kira L.
Mom of 2 - Denver, CO

We've met four families on our block through Cartwheel. I didn't even know they had kids. Now we trade toys every two weeks."

James M.
Dad of 1 - Austin, TX

My son asks what's coming in the next rotation. He looks forward to it like it's something special. That was not something I expected."

Rachel P.
Mom of 3 - Portland, OR

READY TO CLEAR SOME FLOOR SPACE? Play it foward.

Join the waitlist. Be first in your neigborhood.