Child Life Services at Children's Hospital is grateful for the generosity of the community to provide supplies for our play rooms and activity carts. Refer to the Wish List below if you would like to make a donation.
Please call (615) 322-2379 to talk with the Volunteer Services office to arrange a day and time to deliver your donation. Our office accepts donations Monday - Friday between 8 a.m and 4 p.m. Feel free to call us if you have any questions.
NO STUFFED ANIMALS - due to infectious disease control.
Used Items - Accepted
- DVD's (G and PG; English, Spanish)
- Old cassette tape recorders
- Used games - XBox 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS
- **Used Portable DVD Players
- Used I-phones & I-pads
NOTE: All used devices should be cleared of personal information prior to being donated. - Used hand held games and games (rated Teen and under)
NOTE: All used toy donations should be in good working condition
NOTE: All systems accepted except Nintendo DS
**Priority needs - asterisks indicate most needed items
Arts and Crafts
- Beads (Pony, Glass, Jewelry making)
- Canvas (8 x 10 or smaller)
- Character Stickers
- Color Wonder Products
- Construction Paper
- Crayola Colored Pencils
- **Crayola Crayons (Washable) (8 and 24 count)
- Crayola Markers (Washable)
- Do-A-Dot Markers
- Fabric paint
- Finger paint
- Glitter Pens
- **Glue sticks
- **Model Kits - car, plane, etc (1, 2, 3 difficulty)
- Model Magic Clay
- Mod Podge
- Paint-by-number
- Paint pens
- Playdoh (Play-Doh brand please)
- Playdoh Kits
- Prepackaged Craft Kits - for teens
- **Scissors (child)
- Small individual Elmer's glue bottles (liquid instead of glue sticks)
- Teen Scrapbook Kits
- Washable paint
- Wooden craft kits
- Wooden frames (8 x 10 smaller)
- Word Search, Crossword Puzzle books (small / LARGE print)
Board Games/Cards
Connect Four, Guess Who, Electronic Monopoly (Spanish version also), Life, Sorry, Trivial Pursuit, Scrabble (Spanish also), Taboo, Operation, Trouble, Scene It, Catch Phrase, Soduko, etc...**Classic Playing Cards…**UNO Playing Cards, Skipbo Playing Cards.
We are fortunate to have an ample supply of Candyland and Chutes and Ladders.
Clothing Items - (New)
- Child and Adult size **underwear
- Formal infant clothing for bereavement
- Pants and Shorts (stretch material) - Child and Adult sizes
- Plain T-Shirts – Child and Adult
Electronics
- CD Player
- Digital Cameras
- Digital Video Camera
- Discmans
- Disposable Ear buds
- DEX Sound Sleeper SS-01
- Flip Video Cameras
- iPods
- Laptop Computers
- **Portable DVD Players
Electronic Toys
- **Any Electronic Light up toys (Infants - Adolescents)
- Sound books
- Handheld electronic games (Yahtzee, Connect Four, Fishing, Hangman, Battleship, etc...)
- Vtech toys
- Leap Frog toys
Gift Cards
- Gas cards
- Phone cards
- VISA / Food cards - small increments $5 - $10
(Pizza Hut / Taco Bell, Ben & Jerry's, Subway are within Children's Hospital) - Gift cards (Target, Wal-Mart, etc)
- **Itunes cards - small increments $10 or $15
Infant Items
- Blankets
- Dream Screens
- Infant mirrors
- Infant Bouncy Seats (New)
- Rattles
- Teething Rings
- Shape Sorters
- Stacking Rings
- Washable Infant Mobiles
- (must be plastic or vinyl washable / wipeable)
NOTE: Hats (size compared to an orange, a grapefruit and a cantaloupe to accomodate all our sizes of babies)
Stockings (12" wide by 20" long as a finished size)
Blankets - babies enjoy fleece, or flannel, cotton, or t-shirt material - (crocheted or knitted for the older kids)
Miscellaneous Toys / Items
- Action Heroes
- Balls - all sizes
- **Bubbles - wedding bubbles
- Bubble Tumbler
- Chap Stick (Flavored)
- Dolls - need to be ALL plastic and multi-cultural
- **I Spy
- Large Gift Bags (Birthday, Plain, Holiday)
- Laundry Detergent (Powder)
- Magazine subscriptions for Teens (SI, Teen, Teen People, Outdoors, Teen Beat, J14, Bop, Etc.)
- Matchbox Cars
- Non Latex Squeezy Balls
- Pillowcases (colors; solids and design)
- Popular character toys (Dora, Hannah Montana, etc.)
- Rescue Heroes
- Teen Journals
- Viewmasters with sound and slides
Movies
**DVD's - Current (new releases) or classic, Spanish - children or adolescent movies (G or PG)
Toddler/Preschool Toys
- Duplo Blocks
- Fisher Price - farm, garage, castle, etc
- Fisher Price peaceful planet lights and sounds aquarium
- Fisher Price medical play kits
- (must be plastic or vinyl washable/wipeable)
- Fisher Price replacement people, animals, furniture, action figures
- Large trucks and cars
- Make noise
- Pop up
- Thomas Train pieces
Transportortation Toys
- Little Tykes cozy coupe
- Little Tykes (or other brand) "push car" with handle
(for toddlers-parents do not have to bend over to push it-they use the handle) - Little Tykes Wagon
Video Games
- Leap Frog Games
- **Nintendo DS Games (ratings: EC, E, E10 , T)
- Nintendo Wii
- Nintendo Wii games (ratings: EC, E, E10 , T)
- Playstation II game system (slim design)
- Playstation II games (ratings: EC, E, E10 , T)
- Playstation cleaner
- Playstation II controllers (wireless) (due to installation requirements)
- Playstation II memory cards
- **Playstation III games (ratings: EC, E, E10 , T))
- PSP
- PSP games (ratings: EC, E, E10 , T)
- **XBox 360 Games (ratings: EC, E, E10 , T)
- V-Tech V-Smile Games
Other Items needed
- **Batteries: size C X 300; size D X 25
- "New" Books – for all ages (infant - adolescent) English & Spanish
- Photo Paper
- Walkie Talkies
- Ziplock bags (all sizes)
- Ziplock containers (6 Qt 5.7L - rectangle)
The following are suggestions for group or individual service projects:
- Collecting toys and items from the list above.
- Individual activity bags for children (coloring sheets or books, paper, glue, crayons, markers, stickers, etc.)
- Individual "ready to make" craft kits-please include the supplies and directions in the bag (i.e, popsicle door signs, popsicle sticks, markers or paint, stickers, and directions enclosed in bag)
- Individual "snack bags" with 2 or 3 laundry detergent (PODS). Please note the detergent brand name on the outside of the bag. (powder detergent not accepted).
- Individual "pillowcase" for any age (plain white; varying solid colors; character prints - for patients to decorate).
- Seasonal or holiday favors that DO NOT include FOOD or CANDY (Easter baskets, Christmas stockings, Halloween treats). For questions regarding our holiday programming, please call 615-322-2379.
- Assembling toiletries for family members (small bottles of shampoo, soap, toothpaste, etc.)
NOTE: no razors; sewing kits; manicure sets
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