Toys, games, and activities help hospitalized children feel more comfortable and less frightened and lonely. Items for teenage boys and girls are especially in demand.
*Please note that items made with latex are prohibited due to patient allergies.
Most Wished For Items |
- LEGO kits of all kind and size
- Bionicles
- Beads and beading supplies for teens
- Nail polish, manicure sets, lip gloss, Chapstick, eye shadow, scented lotions
- Craft sets (beads, painting, 3D animal models, hemp twine, etc.)
- Looms for making hats
- Action heros (Spiderman, Batman, The Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, Star Wars, Rescue Heroes)
- New release DVDs (especially teen and Disney)
- Polly Pockets
- My Little Pony
- Match Box or Hot Wheels cars
- Play Station II and Xbox 360 Games (rated E) and wired controllers
- Face cards and Uno cards
- Self-contained infant toys
- Popular children's stickers
- Onesies
- Footie pajamas with snaps, size 0 - 12 months
- Plastic baby rattles (not cloth)
- Baby links
- Fuzzy posters
- Fisher Price music boxes
- Nerf balls, hacky sacks, yo-yos
- Gift cards (iTunes, fast food restaurants, and other popular cards for teens)
- Washable Crayola markers
- Play-doh 3 oz. containers
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Toys |
- Polly Pocket
- MagnaDoodles
- Fisher-Price toys
- Nerf balls
- Doctor kits
- Small themed Lego sets
- Plastic animals (medium size)
- My Little Pony
- Star Stackers
- Slinkys
- Barbie dolls - new!
- Infant toys
- Balls - soccer, basketball, football
- Pixar Cars themed toys
- Thomas the Tank Engine
- Toy Story 3 themed toys
- Hot Wheels cars (small cars)
- Rainsticks and noisemaker tubes
- Preschool light-up/sound toys
- Educational toys (such as Leap Frog)
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Arts and Crafts |
- Felt
- Feathers
- Paint brushes
- Coloring books
- Collage materials
- Crayola washable markers
- Pom-poms
- Children's scissors
- Elmer's Glue
- Craft kits
- Kits - necklace and bracelet
- Google eyes
- Fuzzy posters
- Stickers
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Books |
- Popular children's books
- Books on CD
- I Spy books
- Spanish books
- Toddler books
- Young adult books
- Teen magazines and books
- Vinyl books
- Magazines and books for parents
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CD and DVDs |
- DVDs rated G, PG, PG-13
- Relaxing music CDs
- Pop music CDs
- Spanish DVDs
- Popular country music CDs
- Classical music CDs
- Teen music CDs (no parental advisory CDs)
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Games |
- Controllers for game systems
- Xbox 350 games - rated E
- Playstation II games - rated E
- Card games
- Electronic hand-held games
- Handheld video game systems
- Other video games - rated E
- Computer games - rated E
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Clothing - New (no gently used) |
- Underwear (boys and girls, sizes 2 years to young adults)
- Snap-able sleepers with long sleeves and feet (sizes 0-18 months)
- T-Shirts (all sizes, children to adults)
- Pajama bottoms (all sizes)
- Sweats (all sizes)
- Shorts (all sizes)
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Other |
- Gift cards for books, music, games, food, etc.
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Foundation Contact
Marie Hendriksen
Phone: (801) 662-5968
Email: marie.hendriksen@imail.org