The Perfect Gift for People who have Everything: Adopt an Animal with the World Wildlife Fund

Disclosure: I volunteered to write this blog post to help promote the adoption kits from the World Wildlife Fund because this is something we regularly do, anyway! We received an adoption kit as an example to use in our post. All opinions are our own. 

Every Christmas and birthday we struggle with what to buy for the kids in our lives. 

Everyone has too many toys. 

Parents often request that people don’t buy presents for their kids, yet we feel badly if they get nothing to open. 

So, what do you get for kids who already have too much? Give them the gift of wildlife from the World Wildlife Fund! 

There are countless gift options available every holiday season, but few are as meaningful, or as memorable, as helping to conserve iconic wildlife for future generations.

When people symbolically adopt a species from WWF-Canada they are giving a gift that means the world. In addition to supporting vital conservation work, each adoption kit includes a:

• high-quality wildlife plush
• personalized adoption certificate
• stunning species poster with information about the animal and conservation work the gift supports
• reusable tote
• charitable tax receipt

When our adoption kit arrived in the mail, the boys couldn’t wait to open the box to find who would be inside. 

Even at age 11, Daniel immediately fell in love with our Atlantic puffin and affectionately called her Penny. 

“She’s so soft!” 

He pulled out our wildlife encyclopedia and started to learn all he could about puffins. 

Adoptions are a great way to wow nature lovers and teach children about generosity and helping the planet. With more than 30 species to choose from, finding the perfect gift is easy.

• New species: Canada lynx, red foxes, three-toed sloths, Atlantic puffins and black-footed ferrets.
• Returning favourites: narwhals, polar bears, reindeer, elephants, snow leopards, tigers, grey wolves, hippopotamuses and giant pandas.

New this year: A card only options is available for many of wildlife adoption species.

Check out our complete collection at wwf.ca/shop.  

WHY ADOPT?

Canada’s wildlife is in trouble. WWF-Canada’s new Living Planet Report Canada shows that half of monitored vertebrate species in the study suffered declines, and those that are declining are suffering deep losses.

By adopting this holiday season, Canadians can give remarkable gifts that support WWF-Canada’s mission to reverse the decline of wildlife.

These wildlife packages are also great for birthday presents! We’ve given our friends a fox and a tiger before. 

And, one year the kids and their friends decided to raise money on their own to adopt a panda through the World Wildlife Fund. 

HOW TO ORDER/SHIPPING

• WWF-Canada offers free shipping on the purchase of two or more adoption kits (or orders of $80 or more) being shipped to the same Canadian address.
• Purchasers will receive a $30 tax receipt for every $40 purchase
• Call 1-800-267-2632 to order by phone or order online at wwf.ca/shop
• Orders must be received by Dec. 13 for urban addresses and Dec. 11 for rural addresses to ensure delivery by Dec. 25. Priority shipping options are available.

HOW TO ORDER/SHIPPING

• WWF-Canada offers free shipping on the purchase of two or more adoption kits (or orders of $80 or more) being shipped to the same Canadian address.
• Purchasers will receive a $30 tax receipt for every $40 purchase
• Call 1-800-267-2632 to order by phone or order online at wwf.ca/shop
• Orders must be received by Dec. 13 for urban addresses and Dec. 11 for rural addresses to ensure delivery by Dec. 25. Priority shipping options are available

This holiday, consider symbolically adopting an animal to symbolically adopt to help conservation efforts of the World Wildlife Fund- Canada.