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WISH LISTPlease refer to our toy guidelines for important information regarding toy donations.

Legos- small & large kits for different age groups

Erector sets

Duplo blocks

Barbies & Barbie Outfits

Card Games- Uno, Old Maid, Go Fish, Monopoly Deal, etc.

NEW stuffed animals (small & medium sized) – must be recently purchased and have store tags or box

Crayola Washable Markers (unscented)*

Crayola Thin line markers in colors (unscented)*

Crayola Crayons (8, 16 or 24 count, regular size and toddler- unscented)*

Crayola Colored Pencils*

Specialty thin-line markers and colored pencils for detail coloring

Velvet poster kits

Grown-up (high detail) coloring books, especially calming, meditative or Mandala art designs

Character coloring books *all ages*

Melissa & Doug toys

Small plastic construction vehicles (smaller rather than larger)

Toddler “board” books – New only

Toddler Puzzles –(chunky pieces and/or ones with knobs, no jigsaw puzzles please)

Fisher Price/Playskool infant/toddler toys

Fisher Price Doctor kits

Fisher Price/Little People Replacement people and animals

Infant Crib toys: **no fabric** Musical Crib Toy (ie: Fisher-Price

Rainforest Waterfall or Peek-a-Boo Soother)

Wimmer-Ferguson Infant Stim-Mobile To Go

Wimmer-Ferguson Infant Stim-Mobile with high contrast and colors for cribs

Wimmer-Ferguson Double-Feature Mirror

Infant toys: interactive musical or light-up toys, nesting cups, put-in/take-out sorting toys, rattles etc.

Rings & Things Infant Rattle from the Manhattan Toy Company

Infant activity center: ALEX Toys - ALEX Junior, Sound and Play Busy Table Baby Activity Center

Infant play mats

Taggie Blankets (12”x12”)

Plastic accessories for play kitchens (food, pots and pans, cash register, small appliances)

Matchbox cars and tracks

See-n-Say toys

Baby dolls & accessories (strollers, bottles) *all ages* *diversity*

Baby dolls that are all plastic

Baby dolls for newborns and infants (all cloth)

Action figures: WWE wrestlers, super heroes, Avengers, Disney

Littlest Pet Shop

Paw Patrol

My Little Pony

Transformers

Craft kits for all ages* (smaller kits preferred)

Pillow pals

I Spy books

Anything with these characters:

Super heroes (esp. Batman, Spiderman, Superman, Hulk)

Mickey & Minnie Mouse

Dora/Diego Elmo Sesame Street Disney Frozen characters Doc McStuffins Peppa Pig

DVDs: Any RECENTmovie/cartoon

releases: G, PG & PG-13 Disney/Nickelodeon TV Shows

on DVD Dora/Diego Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Thomas the Tank Engine &

Friends

Gift Cards in small denominations ($5 to $10)

Target, Walmart, Amazon, Mastercard or Visa

Especially for teens: Word search, crossword or

Sudoku puzzle books Head phones or ear buds Journals Craft Kits: wood projects, model

cars or airplanes, jewelry kits, art kits, science kits and sand art. Age appropriate as indicated on box.

Clothing items – New only Tee shirts (child & adult sizes*) Sweat pants or lounge pants

(child & adult sizes*) Onesies, sleepers and stretchies

(infant and toddler) Comfortable clothing for boys

and girls Underwear and socks in all

sizes*

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ABOUT CONNECTICUT CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTERConnecticut Children’s Medical Center is a nationally recognized, 187-bed not-for-profit children’s hospital serving as the primary teaching hospital for UConn School of Medicine. Connecticut Children’s is the only free-standing children’s hospital in Connecticut that offers comprehensive, world-class health care to children; pediatric services are available at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford and at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury, with neonatal intensive care units at Hartford Hospital and the UConn Health, along with a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center, five specialty care centers and 11 other locations across the state. Connecticut Children’s has a

medical staff of nearly 1,100 practicing in more than 20 specialties.

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*Children and adult sizes, small through 2XL

*Donations of crayons and other children’s art materials must have this label: “Conforms to ASTM D-4236,” or similar language. This label means that the formulas of the crayons and other art materials have been reviewed by a toxicologist for chronic hazards and are labeled appropriately. Crayola is our preferred brand for crayons, markers, pencil and finger paints.

Donor Guidelines Toys are an important part of the patient care experience at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. We gratefully accept donations of new toys, stuffed animals, games and books for children of all ages. Toys are used throughout the Medical Center for comfort, play, distraction, and therapeutic programming for children and adolescents. See our toy use guidelines for further information on how Connecticut

Children’s uses toys.

For suggestions, please refer to our toy wish list which includes all our favorite things. Although we are happy to receive most anything, very large items are not easily used in a patient room. Stuffed animals must be newly purchased (within the last six weeks) and have the original store tag or box. Items should not be gift wrapped.

We gratefully accept handmade blankets and hats; however, we ask that the following be observed:

Handmade items cannot be accepted if they are made in an environment where there are pets or smokers. Blankets can be fleece (tied or sewn), quilted, knit or crocheted. Knit or crocheted baby blankets should be of a tight pattern (open patterns can catch on small fingers and toes or IV tubes). Hats can be in a variety of sizes for babies to older kids and should not have tie closures.

Please note that we do not give handmade hats to preemies (their skin is too fragile) and therefore we cannot use very small hats.

If you are planning a fundraiser to purchase toys or gift cards, please call the Foundation for specific suggestions. Cash donations are gratefully accepted and will help us to purchase specifically needed toy and distraction items. Please call the Foundation or visit our website at www.connecticutchildrensfoundation.org for the forms needed to register your toy drive or fundraiser. Donations may be dropped off in December at the Toy Warehouse, 225 Pitkin Street, East Hartford on the following dates: Dec 7,8,14, 15, 21,22 between the hours of 9am and 4pm. Smaller donations (no more than two bags or a box and a bag, please) may also be brought to the Welcome Desk at the Medical Center in Hartford.

Please call the Foundation at 860.837.5700 for more information or if you have other (non-toy) in-kind items to donate. Thank you for supporting Connecticut Children’s in this special way.

We cannot accept: • Used toys or stuffed animals.

Stuffed animals must be recently purchased (within the last six weeks) and have their original store tag or box.

• Collectibles such as dolls, stuffed animals or other items from collections. These items cannot be given to patients and if received, the Foundation reserves the right to dispose of as appropriate.

• Toys of a violent nature: guns, knives, etc.

• Anything made of glass or porcelain (such as porcelain dolls or tea sets)

• Candy or food items• Scented items• Items made of latex• Handmade toys• Religious items