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Primary Children's relies on the generous support of individuals and community groups to contribute items for patients and families to use while staying at the hospital.
If you or your community group are interested in making or collecting items to donate please see the suggestion lists below. For questions, email
Marie Hendriksen or call (801) 662-5968.
Donations can be dropped off anytime at the hospital's north entrance information desk. Please bag or box donations. If you have a large quantity of donations, you may park in the half circle driveway at the North Entrance for easier unloading.
Please Note: Due to federal privacy laws, security policies, and infection control we cannot allow individuals or groups to personally give their donations to patients or families.
Eagle Scout Projects
If you are interested in doing your Eagle Scout Service Project for Primary Children's, visit our Eagle Scout Project page, submit your information, and obtain approval from Primay Children's Foundation.
Items to Make
- Fleece Blankets: sized 36” x 58” up to 72” x 58”; may be either one or two layers of fabric; remove selvages and tie all four sides.
- Quilted and Tied Quilts: 72" x 90", 54" x 80", and 45" x 60" (no all-red flannel).
- Receiving Blankets: sized 36” x 36” or larger, prefer two layers of fabric.
- NICU Mattress Blanket: sized 30” x 36”, single layer of fabric, flannel or cotton, sewn edge.
- Stuffed Animals: Made of muslin, stuffed with batting.
- Simple Puppet: Made of muslin. Download Pattern
- Craft Kits: Kits for patients to assemble the craft in the hospital. Place all items in zipper storage bag (like Ziploc) Get ideas at Crayola Crafts, Disney® Family Fun, Making Friends, Martha Stewart Crafts.
- Medical Play Doll Gowns: Because of the generosity of our community, we currently have many more play dolls then gowns. Please help by making gowns for the play dolls. Download Patterns
Items to Donate
Below are lists of items that we can use in the hospital to help patients and families. We would ask that donations be new or gently used. If the items are gently used, please email Marie Hendriksen or call (801) 662-5968 for specifics on acceptable donations and how to properly clean the items.
Please do not donate violent or gory toys and games, such as play swords, play guns, etc.
Primary Children’s Medical Center is a children’s hospital and a place of healing.
Top Needed Items:
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- Nail Polish
- New Release DVDs (child appropriate)
- Match Box or Hot Wheels cars
- Xbox 360 Games - rate E
- Snappable Newborn Sleepers (0-12 months)
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- Rattles - washable, no cloth
- Bubbles
- Washable Crayola markers
- 3 oz. containers of Play-doh
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Toys:
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- Polly Pocket
- My Little Pony
- Thomas the Tank
- Toy Story 3 themed toys
- Pixar Cars themed toys
- MagnaDoodles
- Fisher-Price Toys
- Hot Wheels Cars (Small Cars)
- Play Sets - Farms, Weebles, Dollhouses
- Star Stackers
- Educational Toys (i.e. Leap Frog)
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- Rain sticks and Noisemaker Tubes
- Slinkys
- Plastic Animals, Dinosaurs, etc. (Medium Size)
- Small-themed Lego Sets
- Soccer balls, Basketballs, Footballs
- Nerf balls
- Preschool Light-up/Sound Toys
- Infant Toys
- Barbie Dolls - New
- Doctor Kits
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Art & Craft Supplies:
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- Felt
- Crayola Washable Markers
- Feathers
- Pom-Poms
- Paint Brushes
- Children's Scissors
- Fuzzy Posters
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- Coloring Books
- Necklace & Bracelets Kits
- Elmer's Glue
- Stickers
- Collage Materials
- Craft Kits
- Googly Eyes
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Books:
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- Popular Children's Books
- Spanish Books
- I Spy Books
- Toddler Books
- Vinyl Book
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- Books on CD
- Teen magazines and books
- Young Adult Books
- Magazines and Books for parents
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CDs & DVDs:
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- DVDs - Rated G, PG, or PG-13
- Spanish DVDs
- Classical Music CDs
- Relaxing Music CDs
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- Teen Music CDs - no parental advisory CDs
- Popular Country Music CDS
- Pop Music CDs - no parental advisory CDs
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Games:
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- Card games
- Electronic Hand-held Games
- Xbox 360 Games - rated E
- PlayStation II Games - rated E
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- Controllers for Game Systems
- Handheld Video Game Systems
- Other Video Games rated "E"
- Computer Games rated "E"
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Clothing - New (no gently used):
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- Underwear (boys and girls, sizes 2 years to young adults)
- Snappable sleepers with long sleeves and feet, sizes 0-18 months
- T-shirts (all sizes, children and adults)
- Pajama bottoms
- Sweats (all sizes)
- Shorts (all sizes)
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Miscellaneous:
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- Gift certificates for books, music and food
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