Valley Children’s Child Life Donation Wish List

Infant and Toddler Toys (0-36 months)

Rattles/ learning keys Cardboard Books Light/ Sound/ Pop Up toys Beginning trucks or cars Stacking/ nesting/ sorting toys Wooden puzzles (4-10 pieces with Cloth Body Baby Dolls knobs) Fisher Price Little People Push or pull toys

Pre-School Toys (3-5 year olds)

Dolls, clothes and accessories Play sets (farm animals, dinosaurs, Trucks and cars (Hot Wheels or larger) housekeeping, doctor/medical kits) Simple games (Candy Land, Chutes and Puzzles Ladders, Memory) Action Figures Duplo (Big Legos) Crayons (8-24 pack, large and regular) Play-Doh Color books/sticker books Action figures Paint w/ water books

School Age (6-12 year olds)

Lego Sets Crayons 8 to 24 packs Hot Wheel sets Color Pencils, Markers Play sets (dolls, animals Coloring books Board games Model plane/car kits Puzzles (100+ piece) Paint by number Sports equipment (nerf balls, football, basketball)

Teen (13-20 year olds)

Models (with paint and glue) Pajama bottoms Bath and body items (nail polish, lip Drawing Pads/Adult coloring books gloss, lotion, bubble bath) Color pencils Hair accessories Charcoal pencils Puzzles (500+ piece) Activity books (crossword puzzles, word Gift Cards (Tilleys, Target, Old Navy, Ulta, searches, MadLibs) Sephora) Stationary/journal T-Shirts or Sweat Shirts Remote control cars, helicopters, etc.

Games (Board games and card games for all ages.)  Uno  Clue  Monopoly  Sorry  Battleship  Operation  Jenga  Trouble  Checkers  Chess  Connect 4  Headbands  Guess Who  Candyland  Chutes and Ladders  Memory

Craft Sets (All ages and abilities)

Books (Board books, picture books, chapter books, current novels)

Clothing (underwear, gym shorts, PJ bottoms, T-shirts—all sizes)

DONATION GUIDELINES: In order to keep our patients safe, used or even gently used items cannot be accepted. Pediatric patients need special considerations when they are given items due to their immune systems. Patients can be more sensitive or reactive when exposed to dust, animal dander, cleaning products, etc. Their health is our highest concern and we appreciate your understanding and support to provide only new items. Due to the sensitive nature of our patient population, all donations must come from a smoke-free environment.

Sometimes, due to health and safety considerations, we are not able to accept donations. When this happens, we give donations either to the La Tienda Guild Thrift Shop (whose proceeds benefit Valley Children’s), or to organizations in our community who work to benefit the lives of children in the Central Valley.

Please call the Child Life department at (559) 353-5882 prior to bringing in a donated item. They can help you identify the areas of greatest need and provide additional donation guidelines.