Child Life Toy Donation Wish List at Alexian Brothers Pediatric Services

Your gifts are simple ways to help brighten a child’s day. This list offers suggestions for items that you or your organization can make or buy to donate to the pediatric patients at St. Alexius Medical Center.

If you have any questions or concerns about any of these suggestions or would like to know our greatest needs at this time, please contact the child life staff at (847) 843- 2000, ext 2900. Due to Infection Control, we ask that toys are gently used or new.   Gently used toys must be plastic, have all pieces, not be broken and must be cleaned prior to donation. All stuffed animals and games must be new.

Infants & Toddlers

• Fisher Price plastic infant toys and Ocean Wonders Aquarium
• Lamaze and Sassy brand infant toys and mobiles
• Plastic crib mirrors, toys, mobiles
• Busy boxes/pop-up toys
• Electronic light-up/musical toys
• Stacking/nesting toys/infant links
• Lullaby CD’s
• Baby Einstein DVDs
• Rattles/pacifiers/teething rings
• Bath toys
• Activity gyms and play mats
• Board Books
• Stacking blocks
• Infant mirrors
• Shape

Preschoolers

• View masters
• Coloring books & crayons
• New Stuffed animals
• Fisher price toys
• V-Tech & Leap Frog toys
• Wooden puzzles
• Electronic Light up & sound toys
• Magna Doodles
• Matchbox Cars
• Balls
• Thomas the Train
• Plastic animals and toys
• I- Spy books

School-Age

• Small Lego sets
• Arts and crafts kits
• Playing cards
• Legos/Duplos
• Superhero action figures
• Sturdy plastic cars and trucks
• Board Games
• Wooden puzzles
• Card Games, ex: Uno
• Crayola Model Magic
• Crayola Color Wonder
• Black velvet fuzzy poster
• Newer released DVD’s

Teenagers

• Playstation 2 games
• Gift Cards, ex: I- Tunes, Target, Walmart, Movie Stores, etc...
• Playing Cards
• Card Games
• Arts & Craft Kits
• Crayola Colored Pencils
• Word searches/ Crossword puzzles
• Board Games

Board Game Suggestions

• Connect Four
• Chutes and Ladders
• Sorry
• Candy Land
• Othello
• Monopoly
• Monopoly Jr.
• Uno
• Skip Bo
• Clue
• Connect Four
• Life
• Scattegories
• Chess
• Guess Who
• Taboo
• Jenga

Arts & Crafts Suggestions

• Play Dough (small size)
• Washable Markers
• Elmer’s Glue/ Glue Stick
• Velcro
• Acrylic Paints
• Crayola model magic
• Crayola color wonder
• Craft kits with directions
• Bead kits
• Colored pencils/ Crayons
• Leather crafts
• Sand art
• Wood crafts
• Foam stickers
• Teen crafts
• Stickers
• Fabric paints and markers
• Pillow cases & t-shirts

If you have any questions or concerns about any of these suggestions or would like to know our greatest needs at this time, please contact the child life staff at (847) 843- 2000, ext 2900.