Ways to Give
Child Life Wish List

Items We Can Accept:
· New Toys, books and games (see lists of appropriate suggestions below)
· Craft kits and materials that are nontoxic
· Used plastic toys that are in “like-new” condition
· Non-violent video games for Nintendo 64, Playstation 2 and Super Nintendo
· Gameboys and non-violent games to go with

Items We Cannot Accept:
· Used items such as fabric dolls, stuffed animals, cannot be accepted because of infection control and difficulty cleaning.
· Food/candy; many of our patients are on special diets.
· Rubber/latex balloons; latex allergy precautions and hazards of choking.
· Religious material; because we serve children of various faiths and beliefs

Listed below are several suggestions of items identified by our Child Life Specialists.

Suggestions for Playroom:
· Plastic washable toys, new or gently used
· Children’s books, new or gently used
· Children’s and Teens’ magazines, new or gently used
· Bubbles
· CDs,/Tapes: children’s, classical, lullaby, nature sounds, country, rock/pop
· Playing Card holders for those with small hands or limited abilities
· Playdough

Infant/Toddler Items:
· Stacking toys
· Rattles, teethers
· Push/pull toys
· Shape sorters
· Crib activity centers
· Pop-up toys
· Toy telephones
· Plastic or board books
· Lullaby tapes
· Non breakable infant mirrors
· Light up / musical toys
· Sassy Music n’ Motion Mobiles

Preschool
· Cars and trucks
· Dinosaurs
· Farm animals
· All plastic baby dolls
· Balls
· Fisher Price Medical Play Kit
· Fisher Price people, house, farm, etc…
· Light up / musical toys
· Rescue Heros
· Magna Doodle

School-age
· Magna Doodle
· Etch-A-Sketch
· Connect 4
· Guess Who
· Coloring books and crayons
· Disposable camera with flash
· Children’s magazine subscription (please call the Child Life Office 381-4758)
· Craft kits (please call the Child Life Office 381-4758
· “I Spy” Books

Suggestions for Teens and Teen Room:
· CD ROMs for the computers
· Portable CD/Tape player
· Appropriate Teen CDs/tapes
· Plain white T-shirts (various teen sizes) for Tye-dying
· Puff Paints
· Beads for making jewelry
· Scrap booking materials
· Playing cards
· Uno cards
· Phase 10 cards and dice
· Pictionary
· Taboo
· Scategories
· Twister
· Hand held games (Yahtzee, Uno, battleship, etc)
· Stationary
· Movie Passes
· Gift Cards to Target, Music Stores, Barnes and Noble, Bath and Body Works, Pizza places, McDonalds, Toys R Us, TCBY, etc
· Craft kits (please call the Child Life Office 381-4758)
· Hair accessories, brushes, nail polish
· Teen magazine subscriptions (please call the Child Life Office 381-4758)
· Model cars, airplanes, glue, paint, etc…

Additional Craft items:
· Markers
· Glue
· Glue sticks
· Crayola Crayons
· Beads
· Construction paper
· Watercolor paints
· Colored pencils
· Fun crafts for kids