Nationwide Children’s Hospital Family and Volunteer Services Donation Wish List

SPECIAL NOTES: Please note that due to infection control and privacy issues we do not have opportunities for donors to personally distribute donations to patients and families. Due to infection control and allergies we CANNOT accept used toys of any kind. This includes stuffed animals that have not been played with but have been on display or on shelves at home (example: Beanie Babies). We CAN accept newly purchased stuffed animals with tags still attached. We cannot accept donations of toys with weapons or violent themes such as guns, knives, swords, or other projectiles (including styrofoam). INFANT/TODDLER (AREA OF HIGH NEED) SCHOOL AGE • Musical Mobile (need to be washable without • ; Headbands, Operation, , cloth pieces) Sorry, Trouble, Life, Guess Who, • Musical/light up toys • Cards; Uno, Skip-Bo, Phase Ten, playing cards • Board books • Lego sets • Crib mirrors • Craft kits; Painting kits, beading kits, Hemp • Stacking toys jewelry kits, ink stamp kits, wooden item kits • Shape sorters • Matchbox cars/trucks • Rattles • Toy dinosaurs, insects, animals • Teethers • Non-violent action figures • Textured blocks or balls • Dolls & doll clothes • Plastic links • 60-100 piece puzzles • Exersaucers, swings, infant seats TEEN (AREA OF HIGH NEED) PRESCHOOL • Games; Checkers, Adult Headbands, Scattegories, trivia • Crayola crayons and coloring books games • Toy medical kits (Fisher Price) • Sketch pads, drawing pencils, colored pencils • Kitchen play items; cash registers, play food, dishes • Craft kits; latch hook with hook, bead/string kits, • Little Tikes & Fisher Price action structures fabric painting, wooden items and parts (people, animals, & cars) • Model kits (cars, planes, boats) • Play tools • Journals (no spiral) • Toy musical instruments • New Fingernail Polish/nail polish removal • Washable baby dolls (no cloth) • Cd players/MP3 players • Pop up books • Hand held electronic games • Light up/musical toys • Teen reading books • Play-Doh • Wii/Xbox games • Play-Doh kits • Playing cards • Bubbles • Teen Dvds • Transportation tracks (cars/trains) • Gift Cards (Amazon, Target, iTunes, Walmart, etc) • Simple games; Memory, , Chutes & Ladders • Word search, Mad Libs, crossword puzzles, and Sudoku • Wooden puzzles (peg & latch) books

15763 WASHABLE GAMES THINGS TO MAKE For multiple patients to use and enjoy: • Patient dolls: Plain, solid and neutral colored fabric Guess Who Perfection dolls, stuffed with polyester filling. Dolls should not Kerplunk Battleship have facial features or clothing. We use large quantities Tip It of dolls for teaching and medical play with children. Trouble Connect 4 Pattern will be provided as requested. Up Words • Comforts, quilts, or fleece blankets: all sizes Yahtzee Blokus • Activity bags: are plastic or paper bags filled with items Catch Phrase Master Mind to provide children with craft activities and fun things Simon Fishing to do. Items that may be included are: stickers, sticker 20 Q’s Dominos pages, safety scissors, tape, cut and paste activity sheets, coloring sheets, word search puzzles, crayons, markers, AUDIO/VISUAL ITEMS colored pencils, glue sticks, craft sticks, watercolor • blank CDs paints, and bead kits with instructions. No candy or • cd players or MP3 players food items, please. • recent release DVDs rated G, PG, or PG13 • Toiletry Kits (for parents or young adult patients): • small electronic keyboards include items such as toothbrush and toothpaste, • gift cards for ITunes shampoo, conditioner, lotion, comb, disposable razor, shaving cream, soap, etc. in a ziplock bag. BOOKS AND MAGAZINES Donations of new children’s books and DONATION INSTRUCTIONS family oriented magazines are welcome. Donations can be brought to the information desk at We especially need: I Spy books, board books, new Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 630 Children’s Drive. Please coloring books, new crossword and word search books. fill out a donation slip (available at information desk) when you bring your donation. The following types of materials are NOT acceptable: 9am-6pm Monday through Thursday encyclopedias, textbooks, news magazines over a year old, 9am-4:30pm Fridays books or magazines with adult themes, religious themes, Location: 630 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205 violent themes, or scary characters Please contact us at (614) 722-3635 if you have any questions LET US DO THE SHOPPING about donations or if you need more information about You can let us do the shopping by making a contribution to: delivering your donation. Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation P.O. Box 16810 Columbus, OH 43216-6810 If you would like us to purchase items from the Wish List, please indicate that your donation is for the Child Life Fund.