Child Life
Donating
Toys
Play
experiences
can
help
children
to cope
and
adjust
to illness
and
hospitalization.
Play
is one
way
the
Child
Life
and
Volunteer
Services
Department
at Children’s
Hospital
of Pittsburgh
meets
the
developmental,
psychosocial,
emotional
and
educational
needs
of our
patients.
You
can
help
by donating
new
toys,
games
and
other
play-time
supplies.
We cannot
accept
used
stuffed
animals.
Toy
donations
are
accepted
at the
information
desk
in the
main
lobby
24 hours
a day,
seven
days
a week.
Here
are
some
recommendations:
Infants and toddlers
Pre-school age children
School age children
Teenagers
What to avoid
Infants and toddlers |
- Rattles and squeeze toys
- Musical toys
- Unbreakable baby mirrors
- Crib toys
- Musical mobiles
- Picture books
- Stacking and sorting toys
- Dolls
- Large cars and trucks
- Teething toys
- Sippy cups
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Pre-school
age
children
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- Building toys (large Legos®, Bristle Blocks®)
- Cars and trucks
- Dolls and doll clothes
- Puzzles
- Puppets
- Books
- Crayons
- Markers
- Coloring Books
- Bubbles
- Play-Doh®
- Music-making toys
- Story and song tapes
- Lullaby tapes
- Stickers
- Viewmasters®
- Etch-a-Sketch®
- Pegs and pegboards
- New stuffed animals
- Dramatic play toys (telephones, dress-up clothes)
- Videotapes (G-rated movies, Disney movies, Barney®, cartoons)
- Simple board games (Candyland®, Chutes and Ladders®, Memory®)
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School
age
children
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- Craft sets
- Stickers
- Nerf toys
- Playing cards
- Hand-held games
- Dolls and doll clothes (Barbie®)
- Playmobile sets
- Matchbox cars
- Comic books
- Books
- Models
- Jigsaw puzzles
- Clothing
- Electronic games (cartridges for Super NES®, Sega Genesis®)
- Collectibles (rock collections, magnets, sports collectibles)
- Games (Trouble®, Monopoly®, Connect Four®, Sorry®)
- Activity books (connect dots, crosswords, word search)
- Videotapes (G-rated movies, cartoons)
- Building kits (Legos®, Tinker Toys®, Erector Set®)
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Teenagers |
- Wallets
- Calendars and posters
- Mirrors
- Grooming kits
- Address books and journals
- Models
- Walkmans
- Nail polish
- Hair accessories
- Athletic equipment
- Music (contemporary CDs and cassettes)
- Videotapes (G, PG, PG-13 movies)
- Board games (Backgammon, trivia games, Uno®)
- Electronic games and game cartridges
- Magazines (Seventeen, Sports Illustrated)
- Craft kits (cross-stitch, wood-working, paint by numbers)
- Computer software (Windows®)
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What
to
avoid
In
the
hospital,
infection
is
always
a
risk.
To
protect
our
patients,
we
can
accept
only
new
items
or
those
items
that
are
clean
and
in
excellent
condition.
When
purchasing
or
making
toys
for
our
patients,
please
avoid
the
following:
- Used toys and used stuffed animals
- Toys stuffed with shredded foam, small pellets or beans. Look
for items filled with fabric or solid foam
- Toys with detachable parts (like button eyes) that could be
removed and swallowed or inhaled
- Electrical, spark-producing or friction-producing toys
- Fragile toys that can break into small pieces with sharp edges
- Toys made of glass or brittle plastic
- Toys with sharp edges or protrusions
- Toys or craft kits with toxic paints or glues
- Toys with parts that can pinch fingers or pull hair
- Humorous medical toys and games. These may cause
fear and misconceptions
- Toy guns and other violent toys
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