If you can’t think of any­thing to give your loved ones for Christ­mas this year, think about buy­ing them gifts that give back.

Buy­ing fair trade prod­ucts or mak­ing a dona­tion in honor of a loved one are great ways to not only give to your loved ones but to also give some­thing that helps humanity.

We received some ideas on how to do this from an arti­cle that we found at The Sar­nia Observer. News Canada writer Abi­gail Guevra gives us three ideas. Some have Canan­dian ties, but you can eas­ily do some­thing sim­i­lar in any country.

Buy Fair Trade Cer­ti­fied gifts like choco­late, teas, and cof­fees that ensure all Fair Trade Cer­ti­fied prod­ucts are pro­duced with­out child labour.

* Give a gift to a child-in-need in hon­our of your loved one by vis­it­ing web­sites like www.ccfcanada.ca.Their heart will be moved when they receive a Christ­mas card from Chris­t­ian Children’s Fund of Canada (CCFC), a child-centered inter­na­tional devel­op­ment orga­ni­za­tion, with your spe­cial mes­sage let­ting them know that a child liv­ing in extreme poverty has received a life-changing gift like school sup­plies in their name.

* Offer your time as a gift. With per­sonal time becom­ing scarce, giv­ing the gift of time is valu­able. Have fun design­ing “time coupons” and relieve par­ents of young chil­dren with a cou­ple of hours of babysit­ting or give the coupons to your chil­dren for spe­cial one-on– one time with them, where they get to choose some­thing they’d like to do. This becomes a spe­cial treat in place of a pre­dictable stock­ing stuffer.

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