{"id":2291,"date":"2025-02-20T03:06:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T03:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/?p=2291"},"modified":"2025-02-21T06:22:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T06:22:52","slug":"3-ethical-gift-ideas-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/3-ethical-gift-ideas-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ethical Gift Ideas for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Written by Iman Said<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a world full of hundreds of toys and gift options for kids of all ages, the surprising thing is there is not a lot of stuff that fall into the category of \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/gifts-of-mercy\">ethical gifts<\/a>&nbsp;for kids\u2019.&nbsp; Here are some options that we\u2019ve put together, the last in our series of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/gifts-of-mercy\">gift ideas<\/a>, for the little ones in your lives!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibcshopping.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1. Islamic-themed gifts<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Islamic bookshops usually have a wonderful selection of things for kids of all ages \u2013 their&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibcshopping.com.au\/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=185_56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Islamic-themed colouring books<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;are a great gift idea and are very affordable. Kids also love dolls that they can identify with and it&nbsp;will make for hours\u2019 of role play fun. You could also look at games and puzzles with a focus on the Arabic language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/donate-now?campaign=615\">2. Donate a gift<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Teach and encourage your kids to appreciate what they have and suggest that they&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/gifts-of-mercy\"><strong>donate a gift<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to the poor and needy children worldwide. These children don\u2019t have parents to buy them gifts, even for Eid, or their parents can\u2019t afford them. If you have older children especially \u2013 this is great as you can explain that their gift for the year is going to another child that doesn\u2019t have all the luxuries that they do. Trust us when we say that kids are more understanding than adults sometimes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>3. Buy an awesome book! &nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The website \u2018<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acraftyarab.com\/portfolio\/99-muslim-children-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Crafty Arab<\/a><\/strong>\u2019 has a great list of&nbsp;<strong>99 Islamic books for kids<\/strong>. There are direct links to Amazon for each of these suggestions as well so go ahead and<a href=\"https:\/\/acraftyarab.com\/about-a-crafty-arab-kids-amazing-educational-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;get clicking<\/a>!<br><br>Also, if you missed our previous posts here are the links again:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/see-your-impact\/news-events\/ethical-eid-gift-ideas-for-women\">3 Ethical Gift Ideas for Women<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maainternational.org.au\/see-your-impact\/news-events\/3-ethical-eid-gift-ideas-for-men\">3 Ethical Gift Ideas for Men<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Enjoy reading and don\u2019t forget to like our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CharityMAA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook and Instagram page<\/a>&nbsp;and follow the work we do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Author<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Iman is a working mum, a wife and organising junkie. She blogs at Organised by Iman&nbsp; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.andthenshesaid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.organisedbyiman.com<\/a>), where she shares the beautiful, chaotic, ever-changing life journey that she&#8217;s on through her parenting experiences, reflections, organising and creative projects, and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a world full of hundreds of toys and gift options for kids of all ages, the surprising thing is there is not a lot of stuff that fall into the category of \u2018ethical gifts for kids\u2019.  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