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Not exactly very far along with my donations for Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus.  But I thought I would share my process. I have some movies, nail polish and lotions.  I guess I am thinking mainly of teens, that are hospitalized, because of my teens.  I will need to expand my thought process.  If you have any ideas or know of any good deals on any of the items on NCHC wish list please let me know.

 

Here is the link to the Wish List:
http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/wish-list-for-donations


Infants and Toddlers (area of HIGH NEED)

Musical mobiles (especially need washable mobiles without cloth parts) Musical toys Light up toys Soft vinyl books and board books Crib mirrors and toy links Stacking and nesting toys

See and Says Lullaby and soft music tapes and/or CDs Busy boxes Rattles and teethers Exersaucers, swings, infant seats Plastic links Cause and effect toys

Preschool Age

Crayons and coloring books Toy medical kits Toy cash registers Play food and dishes Play tools Washable (not cloth) baby dolls Toy musical instruments Wooden puzzles Pop-up books Magnadoodles

Light up and musical toys Play Doh and accessories Construction toys like: Bristle Blocks, Duplo, wooden blocks, etc. Simple games such as: Memory, color and number games Little Tike and Fisher-Price action structures (house, farm, garage) and accessories like: people, animals, cars, planes, and furniture Puzzles with knobs

School Age

All sorts of games like: Clue, Clue Jr., Monopoly Jr., Yahtzee, Yahtzee Jr., Connect 4, Uno, Guess Who, Trouble, Sorry, Apples to Apples, etc. Bubbles Travel games Craft kits like: posters to color, beads, bead and hemp jewelry kits, ink stamp kits, stickers, paint kits, wood kits, etc.

Matchbox cars and trucks Toy dinosaurs, insects animals Non-violent action figures Building sets - Lego, Bionicle, etc. Dolls and doll clothes Walkie talkies 60 and 100 piece puzzles

Teens (area of HIGH NEED)

Games for young adults like: Monopoly, Scrabble, Battleship, Life, checkers, chess, Scattegories, etc. Craft kits such as: latch hook, stitching, bead kits, leather craft, fabric painting, posters to color, etc. Model kits (cars, planes, boats) Journals and scrapbooks (blank) and materials Disposable cameras Lotion and bath gel sets New fingernail polish Walkman type radios, CD players or MP3 players

Hand Held electronic games (20 Questions, etc.) Stationery sets Attractive spiral bound notebooks Playing cards Gift cards for iTunes, common stores, movies, book stores and clothing Word search, crossword puzzle, Suduko books

Washable Games

Guess Who Kerplunk Tip It Trouble Up Words Yahtzee Catch Phrase Simon 20 Questions

Pefection Battleship Bop It Connect 4 Scrabble Blokus Master Mind Fishing Dominos

Audio/Visual Items and Game Systems

Blank CDs CD Players or MP3 Players Recent release DVDs (rated G, PG, or PG13) CDs appropriate for children and youth Small electronic keyboards

iTunes gift cards Play Station II systems and games* Wii Systems and games* * Games must be rated for all ages and be non-violent

Arts and Crafts Supplies

Glitter glue Glue sticks Safety scissors Acrylic paint Feathers Construction paper Finger paint paper Sculpy or Fimo Pom poms Gel pens Crayola Model Magic Glue dots Coloring posters Glitter glue pens Colored pencils Scratch Magic Scratch Art sheets

Tacky glue Stickers Fancy edging scissors Buttons Pipe cleaners Crepe paper Glitter Beads Paint brushes Shaving cream Crayons Paint with water books Craft kits from Oriental Trading Washable markers Elmer's 3D paint pens

Additional Gift Ideas

Large Toys

Little Tikes Explorer Wagons (blue, tan and red - no other wagon styles are used in the hospital)

Books and Magazines

Donations of new and gently used children’s books and family-oriented magazines are welcome. We especially need: I Spy books, board books, new coloring books, crossword and word search books. The following types of materials are NOT acceptable: Encyclopedia, textbooks, news magazines over a year old, books or magazines with adult themes, religious themes, violent themes, or scary characters.

Other Gift Ideas

You may want to consider Gift Cards for patients and families from any of the following corporations that support Nationwide Children's Hospital:

Big Lots Giant Eagle Kohl's Kroger Macy's Meijer Schottenstein Stores Speedway Walmart