Lost child · stadium · festival
If they get separated in the crowd, one tap.
A KinTag is a passive NFC emergency-contact tag for the moment a child gets separated in a stadium or festival crowd. A helper taps it with any smartphone and sees who to call — no app, no battery, no GPS, no subscription. Next to Kin started after founder Thom Hamilton lost sight of his son at a Saskatchewan Roughriders game. Game Day KinTags are handed out free at Roughriders home games; Event KinTags have been used at Canada Day Regina in Wascana Park.
Regina Police Service named Next to Kin tags in Canada Day public safety guidance (June 30, 2026): “Consider getting a *Next to Kin tag for your child or family member when you arrive at the event.” That is a guidance mention, not an endorsement. More than 10,327 tags have been placed at Saskatchewan events. $11.95 CAD per tag, plus $2.95 CAD shipping if you order online. Sources live on /press. Order at /order.
Two crowds, one tap
At Roughriders home games, a Game Day KinTag can show a helper who to call and which seats to bring a person back to. At festivals such as Canada Day, an Event KinTag is a temporary tap-to-help band if a group gets separated.
Everyday KinTags stay with a child on a backpack or wrist after the event. A tracker can tell you where a device is. It cannot help a stranger bring a person home.