Tuesday, 07 July 2009
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All About Karito Kids
by Mama Pig 
About a month ago, Emily received this great doll. It was a Karito Kid named Piper. I personally had never heard of these dolls and since I am sure I am not the only one, let me take a moment and explain a bit about them.
I like to think of them as a charitable version of the American Girl Dolls. Karito Kids are from different countries and each come with a passport as well as a book telling their personal story. Emily's doll, Piper, is from Australia. I have spent many bedtimes reading the story of Piper to Emily.
The really great thing about these dolls is that for every doll purchased the KidsGive organization will donate 3% of the suggested retail price to the children's charity, Plan. What is so exciting for the new owner of the doll is that she gets to pick which project she would like her 3% to go towards.
Here are a few details that I took directly from Piper's passport;
- The word "Karito" means charity and love of ones neighbor in the constructed language of Esperanto.
- The book that accompanies each Karito Kid tells a fun story involving that girl.
- The unique online activation process allows you to directly participate in giving.
Ideally, these dolls are for girls over the age of 6. Emily loves hearing the story, but is still a bit young to actually play with the doll. I plan on keeping it put away until she is a bit older. If you are looking for a unique gift for that doll loving little girl as well as a way to pay it forward, I highly recommend checking out the Karito Kids.
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- From: mamapig
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- About Me: Hello everyone. I am Mama Pig. I am a very busy mom of eight children. Five by birth and three my marriage. While it is a busy life, it is one I wouldn't change for the world. Our oldest is 18 and will be graduating in May. We are even in the boys/girls department with four each. Two just turned 14, two just turned 12, one will be 10 this year, and the babies are 4 and 2. There are no twins in the mix, just step siblings that happen to be close in age. You will read alot about Down syndrome when you read my blog. Our youngest daughter was born with Down syndrome as well as a congenital heart defect. These are two issues I am extremely passionate about. I just resumed classes at the local community college. My goal is to someday reach law school with the hopes of focusing on family law.
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Comments (3)
Wow, that sounds cool. I'm going to get my neice a couple for Christmas and her birthday.
I'm interested to know what the charities are... since you don't mention I'll have to go see. Interesting post. thx
Ok so I have NO IDEA about dolls these days (aside from the fact that I was once a little girl myself) b/c I have two very young boys but 100$ for a doll??? Isn't that a bit much? Also... if they only donate 3$ to charity then wouldn't it be more charitable to get a different doll and donate 10$ or more to charity? I don't know maybe these dolls are not made in factories overseas w/ poor labor and environment standards but still the message of peace seems masked by a large pricetag... are all dolls this much money?
cool concept sure but I just have to wonder... (definitely beats barbie though).