This post is sponsored by UNICEF Canada. All opinions are our own.
Want your holiday donations to help kids not only survive, but thrive this holiday season? Give them Survival Gifts from UNICEF Canada that will really bring them joy! Every child deserves the chance to just be a kid, but children living in developing nations have too few opportunities to revel in the magic of playtime. Let’s learn more about how Survival Gifts work, then I’ll share a few of my favorite gifts that really bring on the joy for kids in need!
What are Survival Gifts from UNICEF Canada?
Survival Gifts are just that, gifts that you can donate through UNICEF that help those in dire need survive the challenges they face every day. Challenges that we can’t even imagine, like finding safe drinking water, staving off extreme hunger, or keeping their babies safe from life-threatening diseases.
There’s another aspect to surviving that we don’t often think about, though: emotional survival. If you think back to your psychology classes, you’ll remember that while the necessities like food, shelter, water, and air are at the base of the needs pyramid, there are four other categories that relate entirely to emotional needs. These include things like confidence, belonging, and self-reliance. Survival Gifts that help kids thrive also help meet these important needs.
Ready to check out my favorites? Make sure you visit UNICEF Canada for the full catalog of gifts!
5 Survival Gifts that Help Kids Thrive
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Learn and Play Gift
The Learn and Play gift includes enough supplies to help 23 children. For $55, 23 children will have access to necessities like pencils, textbooks and exercise books as well as fun stuff like sports balls and a jump rope. With this gift, you’ll be helping kids thrive by growing stronger minds and bodies!
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Early Childhood Development Kit with Toys
The Early Childhood Development kit is one of my favorite Survival Gifts to help kids really thrive and bring them joy. It costs $270 and comes with enough learning toys for 50 children! Every child deserves a chance to play with toys, especially during the holidays. Playing together gives children a chance to socialize while learning new skills, like reading, matching skills, and number recognition. So not only are they having fun, but it’s setting the groundwork for future learning adventures.
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Sports Pack
For just $75, the Sports Pack includes enough supplies to help 94 kids experience the joys of outdoor playtime. With soccer balls, basketballs, volleyballs, and skipping ropes, kids have a chance to learn teamwork and help heal past traumas by coming together with new friends. If you’re working with a tighter budget, a single high-quality soccer ball costs just $20 and reaches 10 children.
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Bicycle
A bicycle is an amazing gift to give a child to help them not only survive but thrive. Not only do they help kids get to school faster or do chores to help their families, but they also let kids experience the joys and excitement of riding exploring their surroundings through cycling. Every child should feel the wind on their faces as they glide down a hill on a bike! This gift costs $191.
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Writing and Sketching Pack
Maybe I’m biased since I’m a writer, but I think every kid should have an opportunity to express themselves creatively through writing and drawing. At $17, the Writing and Sketching Pack is perfect for every budget and includes enough pencils and notebooks to reach 27 children. Who knows, your donation could help the world discover the next JK Rowling or Picasso!
It’s easy to donate Survival Gifts from UNICEF Canada. Just pick your favorite and UNICEF will make sure it gets to where it’s needed most! You can even donate in honor of a loved one, then have a personalized greeting card sent to them to let them know.
Connect with UNICEF Canada on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to keep up with all their wonderful news! Follow the conversation by using the hashtags #SurvivalGifts and #RealGiftsRealImpact!
What a cool concept. I had not idea that UNICEF did that. So cool that all the gifts are very inexpensive and there’s an educational concept.
Such simple gifts, but they probably mean the world to those kids. I know my girls love to draw, so I can see other kids would love it too!
I must admit I have thought of donating money and clothes but rarely things like play sets that can support their intellectual growth too. Great post
These are the kind of gifts that the children from the place where I came from in the Philippines would be able to use and enjoy for a long time.
This is such an amazing organization and I love how they help! It is important for kids from all walks of life to thrive. Focusing on toys that will help improve kids is always a good thing.
This is so sweet! I love this gift idea. Such a nice way to be a huge support. Thumbs up.
These are such good gifts! I think the Writing and Sketching pack is definitely doable! It’s not too expensive and those tools will go a long way.
I love that UNICEF does so much good work around the world. These survival gifts are great ways to donate money and know what it is going to.
These are the type of gifts I love to give. I will have to head over to the site and get The Early Childhood Development kit. It is so important to give back when we are able to.
I have heard great things about UNICEF before, glad you have brought them up this year. I will have to check them out :)
UNICEF is a great organization to donate to! I just donated to a different organization, I will have to keep UNICEF in mind for next time!
I love the idea of buying gifts for a child that could really use something. Holidays are supposed to bring out the best in people and have a giving attitude. This is a great way to do that.
This is such a wonderful idea to give back during the holiday season. How nice it is to provide these kids with wonderful opportunities.
I love gifts that educate and entertain at the same time. They provide children with the opportunity to learn and have fun doing it.
These are some nice gifts, and I could actually see these being given as a holiday gift to someone … in place of an ‘actual’ gift, a donation has been made in their name, etc.
Oh nice, I think it is so important to give back. I’ll have to check out the site and see how I can help. I love that writing and sketching pack.
Hope people give back to this wonder program. Important to help people, especially children. Giving gifts that help learn and are fun is important.
My heart melted as I read this! It’s important to give back and I love that these gifts actually help kids thrive. What an awesome program!
I love gifts that give back like this. This time of year especially – we need to think about others and give when we can.
It would be so amazing to give back especially this season and I would love to try this! It’s really important that we give the kids what they need to have a better life.
I just love gifts that gift back. Thank you for this list, its so important to remember to give back during the holiday season!
This is so awesome! I’ve never heard of this before, but it sounds like a great program and gift kits! Thanks for sharing.
There is just so much these kids can use. This is such an amazing way to spread awareness. Thank you.
These are all wonderful ways to give back. And seriously, $17 to reach 27 kids? That’s such an inexpensive way to help so many children!
This would be a great way to help out this season. A survival gift definitely does a lot for a kid in need! I hope a lot of people will contribute.
I’m so happy to see this story – especially during a time of materialistic messages in media everywhere. It’s so important to give back and there’s gifts are truly beautiful and meaningful. I’m looking now, to see what I can give in a loved ones name.
This is such a wonderful way to give back! I always look at the gifts we have, and I think about those that have nothing. I like to donate and buy gifts that help others, and this will be perfect!
I really like the idea of giving one of these gifts. All of them sound like they can continue helping for a very long time!
I’ve seen that UNICEF is a great organization. I think it’s a wonderful cause for helping kids in third-world countries
UNICEF is a great organization. They have been around for many years. It’s a wonderful cause for helping kids in underdeveloped countries
What a great way to give back. Everything listed here can really make a difference in a child’s life, we’ll be checking it out and see what we can do!
Thank you so much for the heads up on this! I have to get over to UNICEF and start buying. I love being able to help those in need so easily.
UNICEF is an organization that has been around for many decades. I remember their commercials when I was a kid. It’s great that they’re still around and still doing great things for children across the world.