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These alternative gifts are just the sort of adventurous things that go down great with the boys. Some creepy crawlies and a lot of adventure.
| Item | Cost | |
 | Mosquito nets  The Mosquito is the insect responsible for most human deaths in the world. Give mosquito nets and give the gift of life. | £15.00 |
 | Can of Worms  If you're a Bolivian farmer and you want to fertilise your fields, you can't do much better than worms. Organic, cheaper and better for the environment than chemicals, they enrich the soil and help produce more and better crops. They can make such a difference that farmers may even have a surplus to sell, giving them extra cash to pay for education, shelter and medicines. A gift like this really can do an awful lot. | £15.00 |
 | Fix a well There are lots of communities around the world just wishing for a well. So, helping to buy or fix a well is certainly a gift worth looking into. It will help provide a reliable source of clean, safe water for people and animals with plenty left over to water the veggie patch. | £26.00 |
 | Pigs Some farmers in Nicaragua, hadn't had a harvest for six years. Following the gift of a pig one now breeds pigs, and for every 12 piglets born, he passes two on to another family. Those he keeps provide him with both food and an income. A gift like this could really help produce long-term benefits. | £27.00 |
 | Rainwater collector Despite being surrounded by water, people in the coastal region of southwest Bangladesh have no access to fresh, safe water. Climate change has caused sea levels to rise, turning their water sources saline and undrinkable. With the help of Christian Aid, villagers have turned to the sky for water. Since setting up water councils which provide rainwater harvesters and training, villagers can capture and store clean, safe rainwater. A gift like this is truly sustainable. | £30.00 |
 | 2 Goats  Goats are great, because they give a mother a way to enrich her children's diet with milk. As the pair of goats mate and have kids, she'll be able to use the goats for meat or sell them to provide much-needed income. This gift is great for building a secure future as well as changing a family's life now. | £36.00 |
 | Fertiliser Amazing what you can do with a load of old manure. Add in worms and a bit of food waste, and you've got the perfect recipe for crop-boosting fertiliser - helping communities grow loads more fruit and veg to eat and to sell. | £38.00 |
 | Support a satellite school This support a satellite school gift will ensure that children of nomadic communities get the chance of a proper education. It will help to set up small schools in remote communities. | £50.00 |
 | Busy bees The advantages of having these industrious little chaps must bee seen to bee believed. Honey can not only make things taste more yummy, but it can generate income for food, medicines and school fees. This present includes bees, hives, training in beekeeping and honey production, and selling techniques. | £50.00 |
The alternative gift links on this page connect to Oxfam Reg. charity No 202918, World Vision Registered Charity no. 285908, Save the Children charity No 213890 or Christian Aid, registered charity no 1105851