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Using Favorites & Favorites Lists

Save activities and educators to favorites, organize them into custom lists, and share your curated lists with others on Sawyer.

Written by Dana Browne

šŸ“ Overview

Favorites on Sawyer let you save activities and educators you love, organize them into custom lists, and share recommendations with family and friends. This guide covers everything from accessing your favorites to creating, managing, and sharing your lists.


šŸ” Accessing Your Favorites

Learn how to find your favorites on Sawyer. You can access your favorites in two ways:

Quick Access via Heart Icon

Click here to learn how to use the quick access via the heart icon

  1. Log in to your Sawyer account at hisawyer.com

  2. Click the Heart Icon in the upper right corner of your screen

  3. You'll land on your My Favorites page showing all your curated favorites lists

Full View via Account Menu

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For a comprehensive view of all your favorite activities and educators sorted into single long lists:

  1. Log in to your Sawyer account at hisawyer.com

  2. Click the dropdown menu next to your name in the upper right corner

  3. Select My Favorites

  4. You'll see all your favorite activities and educators compiled into individual lists. Click the Heart Icon to view your organized favorites lists.


ā¤ļø Favoriting Activities & Educators

Learn how to save activities and educators to your favorites.

Favoriting an Activity

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  1. Find the Heart Icon on any activity card or listing

  2. Click the Heart Icon

  3. In the Save to List modal, select an existing list or click + Create a new list

  4. Name your list (if creating new) and press Done. Your activity is now saved to your selected favorites list.

Favoriting an Educator

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  1. Click the educator's name (underlined) on an activity card to visit their business page

  2. On their business page, find and click the Heart Icon or Save to Favorites button

  3. In the Save to List modal, select an existing list or click + Create a new list

  4. Name your list (if creating new) and press Done. Your educator is now saved to your selected favorites list.


šŸ“‹ Creating Favorites Lists

Learn how to organize your favorites into custom lists. You create a favorites list at the moment you save your first activity or educator:

Click here to learn how to create a favorite list

  1. Favorite an activity or educator by clicking the Heart Icon

  2. In the Save to List modal that appears, click + Create a new list

  3. Name your new list (for example: "Summer Classes," "Sarah's Favorites," "Dance Studios")

  4. Press Done

Your activity or educator automatically saves to your new list. You can add more items to this list anytime by favoriting additional activities or educators and selecting the same list name.


šŸ› ļø Managing Your Favorites Lists

Learn how to organize, share, and edit your lists.

Setting a List to Public or Private

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By default, new lists are Public, which means they can be shared with others via a link. You can change this anytime:

  1. Navigate to your Favorites

  2. Click into a list to open it

  3. Locate the gray box labeled Private or Public

  4. Toggle to change the setting—changes save automatically

What this means:

  • Public lists can be shared via a shareable link with family, friends, or anyone you choose

  • Private lists are for your eyes only and cannot be shared

Sharing a Favorites List

Click here to learn how to share a favorite list

To share a favorites list with someone:

  1. Navigate to your Favorites

  2. Click into the list you want to share

  3. Make sure the list is set to Public

  4. Click Share

  5. A shareable link is copied to your clipboard—paste and send it to whoever you'd like to view your list

They can click the link to see all the activities and educators you've saved.

Renaming a List

Click here to learn how to rename a list

  1. Navigate to your Favorites

  2. Click into the list you want to rename

  3. Click the three-dot menu (•••)

  4. Click Rename List

  5. Enter the new name—changes save automatically

Deleting a List

Click here to learn how to delete a list

  1. Navigate to your Favorites

  2. Click into the list you want to delete

  3. Click the three-dot menu (•••)

  4. Click Delete List

  5. Confirm the deletion

Important: Deleting a list is permanent. All items saved to that list will be removed and cannot be recovered.


ā“ Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions about favorites and lists.

Can I share a private list with someone?

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No. Only public lists can be shared via link. If you want to share a list, change it from Private to Public first, then click Share to get the shareable link.

What happens when I delete a favorites list?

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The list and all items saved to it are permanently deleted and cannot be recovered. Make sure you're ready to delete before confirming.

Can I favorite the same activity in multiple lists?

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Yes. When you favorite an activity, you can choose which list to save it to. You can add the same activity to multiple lists by favoriting it multiple times and selecting different lists.

If someone shares a public list with me, can I edit it?

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No. You can view a shared public list, but you cannot edit it. Only the person who created the list can make changes.

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