Before you load up the sleigh...
Due to infection control and safety regulations, we have some rules regarding donations of toys and other items. Here are some tips to make your donation as smooth as possible.
- Shop our Wish List.
Please pay close attention to the items we can or cannot accept.
- Complete the Non-Cash Donation Form.
Please bring this form with you when you drop off your items.
- Call ahead to schedule your donation.
Contact the Child Life department at 254-935-4185 or ChildLife@BSWHealth.org to schedule a time to drop off your items.
Wish List
- * indicates items of greatest need
- All items must be new and in original packaging. Please DO NOT bring used items—some of our patients are very sick, and we don't want to spread germs!
- Please DO NOT wrap items in gift wrap or gift bags.
- Please DO NOT bring any of these items:
- Remote control cars
- Caps or blankets
- Food items
- Furniture, including children's furniture
- Power wheels
- Full size bicycles
- Gift cards
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Infant & Toddler
- Puzzles (plastic and cleanble or wooden peg puzzles)*
- Rattles, pacifiers, and teethers (plastic)*
- Sound machines*
- Plastic development toys (Shape sorters, stacking toys, etc.)*
- Cloth books, board books, and sound books in English and Spanish*
- Interactive, sensory, musical and light-up toys*
- Infant mobiles (plastic)
- Infant play mats
- Musical crib soothers (plastic)
- Shatter-proof crib mirrors
- Textured balls and toys
Pre-School & School-Age
- Action figures*
- Baby dolls (all plastic, multicultural)*
- Fashion dolls and pretend-play figures*
- Popular character toys*
- Plastic builidng brick sets*
- Magnetic building tiles*
- Cars and trucks
- Musical toys
- Plastic animals and dinosaurs
- Plastic play food
- Pretend tool sets
- Pretend medical kits
- Trains and accessories
- Picture books, longer picture books, and short chapter books in English and Spanish
Teens & Pre-Teens
- Age appropriate arts and crafts*
- Plastic building brick sets for 12 years or older*
- Diaries and journals
- Earbuds and portable speakers
- Handheld games
- Longer chapter books and comic books in English and Spanish
- Make-up and nail polish kits
- Personal hygiene items
Arts & Crafts
- Canvases (blank and pre-printed designs)*
- Coloring books*
- Crayons, colored pencils, markers*
- Modeling clay and accessories*
- Individual art activity kits*
- Foam art and slime kits*
- For older kids:*
- Adult coloring books
- Advanced art kits
- Color by sticker books
- Sketch books
- Glue sticks and bottles
- Jewelry art supplies
- Wood and ceramic items to be painted
Other
- Fidget toys, light spinners, stress balls, and squishies*
- Books for all ages in English and Spanish*
- For infants - soft books, board books, sound books
- For pre-school - picture books
- For school-age - longer picture books, short chapter books
- For teenagers - longer chapter books, comic books
- For all ages - find-it books
- Games for all ages, including board games, card games, and standard card decks*
- Puzzles for all ages, any piece amount*
- Stuffed animals*
- Bubbles
- Rain makers