Hanukkah Gift Ideas that Give Back

Although December is the season when children get excited about receiving gifts, it’s also a perfect time to teach kids the importance of giving back. As a rising tide of conflict – from Africa to the Middle East – forces families from their homes, this holiday season is a necessary time to remember children and families around the world who face unimaginable circumstances.

Many Jewish communities designate one night of Hanukkah as a night to give back. Talking about the causes you care about and humanitarian crises around the world can also teach children that the holidays are about helping others in need.

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Meaningful Gifts for Hanukkah

A Hanukkah gift donation from our gift catalog can give joy and a bright future to a child in need.

Sadma Khan, 19, with her daughter at her shared house in her mother's extended family's compound in a slum area of Rajasthan, India. Photo Credit: Suzanne Lee/Save the Children 2012.

Honor Someone Special

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Show that special someone your appreciation while making a difference for children in the U.S. and around the world.

This little girl in Zambia is in the second grade and is enrolled in a school supported by Save the

Sponsor a Child in Need

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Through child sponsorship, you can help a child grow up healthy, learning and safe – all for about $1 a day.

Two schoolgirls – Asiah and Rashina – smile brightly at a Save the Children education center in Zomba, Malawi. Photo credit: Jordan J. Hay/Save the Children, 2017.

Give to Educate a Girl

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You can help young girls realize their dreams by providing books, learning materials and access to education.

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Give the Gift of Essentials

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Your gift can help fill refugee basics bags with soap, diapers and products for families who have lost everything.

A child washes his hands in a clean water kit

Give to Offer Clean Water

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In times like these, a clean water kit — including soap, a bucket and water-purifying aqua tabs — can save lives.

A foster mother, Theresa, cradles a newborn in a refugee settlement of Rwamwanja, Uganda. Theresa has 3 children of her own, but is helping care for the baby and her 5 siblings after the mother died from childbirth complications. The children’s father – a solider – was in a military hospital after being shot in the leg amid violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo credit: Rebecca Vassie/Save the Children, March 2014.

Give Newborn Babies a Future

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You can provide newborn babies with supplies of soap, a clean baby blanket and more.

When is Hanukkah 2023

This year, the Jewish holiday Hanukkah takes place on the evening of Thursday, December 7, 2023. It will end on the evening of Friday, December 15, 2023. If you're not sure what to give for Hanukkah, consider celebrating with these Hanukkah gifts for children from Save the Children’s Gift Catalog.