Gifts to Children's Hospital Boston are deeply appreciated. Please note that we receive many gifts during the holiday season. Your toy donations at other times throughout the year will help brighten children year-round.
Unacceptable items (please do not donate):
- NO USED toys of any kind due to infection control guidelines, as they could be harmful to sick children. This includes NO USED stuffed animals.
- No computers
- No tiny chokeable toys
- No artwork (for display)
- No hair donations
- No wrapped toys; all items must be checked before given to a child
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1-3
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No-spill bubbles, blocks, plastic stacking rings, dolls, mobiles, non-cloth cradle gyms, crayons, Fisher Price toys, V-Tech toys, telephones, trucks, sight and sound books, pop-up books and See N' Says, stacking and sorting toys, board books, Lullabeys & Classical CDs, infant aquariums, non-cloth rattles, plastic infant like links, puzzles, musical and/or light-up toys.
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4-8
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Play kitchen set dishes, cars, trucks, paint sets, play doctor kits, play cash registers, dollhouse people, Animal toys, I SPY books and Legos. Board games such as: Connect Four, Guess Who, Sorry and UNO.
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8-12
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Art supplies and craft kits, jewelry making kits, Matchbox cars, puzzles, model kits, Construct toys, Viewmaster and slides, Superheroes, play/action figures, Game Systems and Games rated E: Playstation II, Nintendo Wii, Wii Fit, PSP, Nintendo DS, and Gameboys, Board games such as: Guess Who, Uno, Scattegories, Connect Four, Sorry, and playing Cards, New Videos: G or PG rated.
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13-Adult
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Art supplies and craft kits, nail polish sets, Board games such as: Jenga, Pictionary, Trivia Games, Scrabble, Bachgammon, chess and Othello. Word searches, cribbage, and CDs. Electronic devices such as: hand-held games, games rated T for Teen, Portable CD & DVD players. New Videos: PG-13 rated.
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- Please contact Child Life Services at 617-355-6551 to make donation delivery arrangements.
- Small items may be brought to the front desk at the main entrance in the lobby. Please fill out a donation slip with your name and address so we can send an acknowledgment.
- Items can also be mailed to:
Children's Hospital Boston
ATTN: Child Life Services
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
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Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a national program designed to promote school readiness and early literacy skills among children who are at increased risk for reading failure. At each check-up between the ages of 6 months to 5 years, children are given their own brand new, developmentally and culturally appropriate book. ROR accepts new and gently used donations of children's books. We are also in need of books written in a variety of languages, especially Spanish.
Find out more about Reach Out and Read
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