IKEA: Soft Toys for Education

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If you know me, you know I love me some IKEA.We actually go there quite a bit for things we need around the house, and it is so much fun to browse and get inspired by the displays!

Right now for every soft toy and children’s book sold between November 9, 2014 and January 3, 2015, the IKEA Foundation will donate $1 to children’s education through UNICEF and Save the Children. Education is such a key piece to helping these children flourish and thrive to build better futures and to follow their dreams.

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Last year, the IKEA Foundation raised $13.6 million (10.1 million euro) and over $1 million was raised in the US. Just imagine how much good that money did to help little ones! The donations will go directly to assist UNICEF and Save the Children train teachers to practice child-friendly teaching methods, improve child protection systems, supply educational materials in the schools, help rebuild schools, provide better water and toilet facilities, and increase school attendance rates.

We were so inspired – we decided to head to IKEA to help support this amazing campaign. Each one of my boys picked out a new soft toy, and they also got one to donate to a bin at our IKEA.

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It was such a great way to help instill the message of giving back to my little ones. There were fun signs all around our store about the promotion. Wyatt loved putting the small dog plush that we bought into the donate bin as well. Wyatt ended up picking out a brown bear and Levi got a labrador puppy (that looks just like our dog). Right now, as I type – both boys are tucked away sweetly in their beds with their new soft toys.

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So, if you’ve got an IKEA near by PLEASE make sure you stop by and help support this amazing promotion for IKEA‘s Soft Toys for Education! We’ve seen first hand how wonderful a good education can be, I couldn’t be more thankful for the caring teacher and teachers assistants that help Wyatt each and every day!

Every little one deserves an education. Let’s help bring that dream to life!

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.

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Thank you for letting me know about IKEA‘s Soft Toys for Education. I am passionate about children advocacies and I am glad a successful company like IKEA shows how much they care!

I LOVE the soft toys form IKEA! I’m 22 and I’m not afraid to admit that I have their labrador puppy and dalmatian puppy! They are just so soft <3

I love IKEA, and this makes me fall even more in love with the company for doing this! <3

I always have to squish or pet the little toys in the kids section at Ikea. I need to make a trip to Ikea to get some holiday stuff this year, maybe I’ll pick my nephews up a toy each.

Thanks for sharing this! I will be heading to Ikea soon to participate in this great program!

Oh my goodness these are so cute! I wish I lived closer to an IKEA–the closest one is more than two hours away. This is definitely inspiring me to pick up some toys to donate before the holidays, though 🙂

What an awesome promotion1 I love IKEA, but the closest one to me is in Charlotte (a 3 hour drive away). 🙁 If it were closer, I’d definitely be doing this!

I know these are meant for kids, but I think dogs and cats would like them too, my cat loves laying on soft things!

YAY! IKEA is the best. I always love their toys

Oh goodness, how cute! I wish there was an Ikea in my area because they have some pretty cool stuff.

I didn’t even know Ikea had toys!

It is so great that they do this and we love their soft toys. Even when I give my daughter a variety of stuffed animals to choose from, her favorites always end up being the ones from IKEA! 🙂