Lorenzo’s Holiday Wish
Dear Santa,
I’m so excited for the holidays—my tail’s waggin’ like a lasso at a rodeo! The buckaroos over at Baylor Scott & White McLane Children’s Medical Center are excited too, but being’ in the hospital can be a bit ruff, even for the toughest little Texans. If you’d like to send a little extra cheer down the chimney, I’ve rounded up a list of goodies that I’m doggone sure they’ll love!
Thanks fur everything, Santa—and give those reindeer a big ol’ “Howdy” from me!
Your pal,
Lorenzo
Child Life Facility Dog
Wish List
Donate funding
Presents help our patients smile, but gifts of funding help support great healthcare and programs like Child Life.
Donate items
These items help bring smiles to our patients at the holidays and all year long.
Infants & Toddlers
- Plastic rattles, teethers, pacifiers
- Plastic development toys (stacking toys, shape sorters, puzzles, etc.)
- Interactive, sensory and musical toys
- Sound machines
- Play mats & crib mobiles
- Noise-making books, soft books, and board books in English and Spanish
Pre-School & School-Age Kids
- Action figures, baby dolls, fashion dolls, pretend-play figures (full body, multi-cultural, all plastic)
- Popular character toys
- Magnetic tiles & plastic brick sets
- Toy cars & trucks
- Plastic animals & dinosaurs
- Plastic tool sets
- Pretend medical kits
- Plastic play food
- Picture books and short chapter books in English and Spanish
Teens & Pre-Teens
- Handheld games
- Plastic building brick sets
- Earbuds & portable speakers
- Personal hygiene items (make up, lip balm, hair accessories, nail polish, lotion, body spray, socks, spa headbands, etc.)
- Longer chapter books and comic books in English and Spanish
For all age groups
- Bubbles, fidget toys, light spinners, squishies, rainmakers
- Board games, card games, puzzles
- Art supplies, canvases, sketch books, coloring books, crafting kits, modeling clay, markers (broad and thin), crayons, jewelry art kits, etc.
- Seek-and-find books & games
- Stuffed animals
Guidelines for donating items
Some of our patients are very sick and we don’t want to spread germs. To keep everyone safe and reduce the risk of infection, we ask that you follow a few guidelines so our patients can enjoy your generosity safely.
- Make sure all items are brand new and in original packaging. We cannot accept used items.
- We love your creativity, but please do not bring homemade items or cards.
- We cannot accept gift cards or food items.
- Donations should be developmentally appropriate for ages 0-18, safe for patient use and with limited breakable parts.
- Please do not gift-wrap donated items.
- To protect our patients’ privacy and safety, we cannot allow you into patient care areas to deliver gifts personally.
Delivery guidelines
Before you load up the sleigh…
- Call ahead or email us to schedule your donation – 254.935.4185 or ChildLife@BSWHealth.org
- If your donation totals more than $250, please complete the Gift-in-Kind Donation Form and bring it with your delivery. This helps us keep track of donations and thank you for your generosity.
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