Toy Donation Guidelines
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Toys should be dropped off at our hospitals. Please be sure to follow these important safety and infection control guidelines:
- All toys must be brand new and unwrapped.
- Recommended age labeling should be used as a guide: read safety messages on packaging.
- Toys should be sturdy. Avoid toys that can break, leaving sharp edges.
- Toys must be non-toxic.
- Avoid toys promoting violence or fighting.
- Toys with many small parts may not be appropriate.
- Rubber/Latex balloons are not allowed.
- Fire regulations prohibit electrical, spark-producing, or friction-producing toys.
We need gifts for newborn patients all the way up to 21 years old. Here are some of our specific needs and ideas:
Infants and Toddlers
Rattles and squeeze toys, Crib Activity Center, musical crib mobile (no cloth) with bed rail clamp, music boxes, infant lullabies, Click'n Chatter Telephone, Baby Einstein DVD's and toys, Baby's First Blocks and Play Gym, nonbreakable infant crib mirrors that clip onto a rail, pop-up toys, plastic links to hang rattles on crib, plain "onesies" (clothing item), teething rings (no cloth), toys that light up or make noise, sutffed animals, infant swings, and Exersaucers.
Pre-School
Touch books, Baby Einstein Products, Play-Doh, Lego Duplo Blocks, Little Tykes toys, blowing bubbles, Little Kids "No Spills" Bubble Tumblers, Fisher Price play medical kit, cars and trucks, Brio trains, non-toxic paint/brushes, plastic cars and animals, plastic food, Mr. Potato Head, Big Wheels, big dolls, coloring books, big crayons, and Fisher Price Peek-a-Blocks.
School Age
Magna Doodle, games: Monopoly Junior, Parker Brothers Sorry, Milton Bradley Connect Four, Guess Who, LIFE, Trouble, checkers, Legos, small trucks, Crayola art kits, coloring books and crayons, jewelry kits with beads, DVDs, action figures, hand held games, Playstation 3 games, Xbox 360 games, Wii games, markers, construction paper, non-toxic paint/brushes, battery run toys (please include batteries), school scissors (blunt-tip), gluesticks, "I Spy" books, Barbies, Spider Man, and Dora items.
Adolescents
Gift cards ($5) to popular stores, Uno Cards, Jenga, Taboo, playing cards, model kits, craft kits, stationery, pen and pencil sets, plastic picture frames for decorating, wordsearch and crossword puzzle books, hair accessories, brushes and combs, art kits, modeling clay, Nintendo DS and games, PG-13 DVDs, handheld games, Playstation 3 games, cosmetics (hand lotion, body sponges, soaps), journals, NERF footballs and other sport balls, nail polish, game cube games, Xbox 360 games, Wii games, batteries for items.
Please sort donations age appropriately.