Donate Toys, Books or Family Items

Phoenix Children's Donation Guidelines

Donate Toys, Books or Family Items

Donating toys, books, clothing or family items makes a big difference for patients and their families when they need it most. As a hospital, Phoenix Children's has a few donation guidelines. Please watch the four-minute donation guidelines video above for complete information.

Toys

• Toys are given to patients by our Child Life Team to celebrate holidays, birthdays and achievements in their treatment. These donations also help supply our playrooms or help patients through particularly tough days. To ensure the well-being of patients we have guidelines regarding what can be accepted. Please watch the four-minute video above for complete information. A few key parameters and items most needed are listed below: 
  • All toy and stuffed animal donations must be brand new with tags still attached and in their original packaging.
  • Please note we cannot accept toys that include food, candy, or are violent in nature or have weapon accessories.

Amazon Toy Wish Lists     

Click on any of the following links to browse and shop for toys directly from Amazon:

• Gift Cards - parents and patients, particularly teens, appreciate these very much. It gives the hospitalized teen an ability to make choices for themselves!
• Infants & Toddlers - Parents often find themselves experiencing their child's first days or traditional growth milestones from the first smile to the first steps while in the hospital.
• School Age - Helping kids in the hospital still feel like kids.
• Teens - Being in the hospital as a teenager can be extra difficult. Gift cards are always helpful to this age group. And this is a list of items they frequently ask for.

Family items

• Baby clothes
• Large and extra-large shirts and elastic waist pants
• Large child sizes of underwear and sports bras
• Adult clothing for parents​

The Coffee Cart 

• This cart provides free coffee and refreshments to families, visitors and staff. 
  • “Ziploc” snack-sized bags
  • Store-bought cookies (not homemade)
  • Snacks such as granola bars, fruit snacks, small bags of chips, crackers, pretzels

Emily Center Library Book Cart

• The Book Cart offers free new books to patients and their families. 
  • Baby board books for ages 0-3 years
  • Princess books
  • Children’s books written in Spanish
  • Golden Books

Family Care Cart 

• Provides families with essentials for when they spend extended periods of time at the hospital.
  • Personal hygiene items
  • Hair accessories
  • Non-skid socks (new)
  • Adult-size blankets (new)
  • Decks of cards (new)
  • Sudoku games /word search games, etc. (new)
  • Coloring books/crayons (new)

Food Pantry

• Provides convenience and financial relief to the families who are here for extended periods of time.
  • Single serving peanut butter
  • Microwaveable macaroni and cheese, Cup o’ Noodles
  • Single serving cereal boxes and oatmeal
  • Individually wrapped granola bars and crackers
  • Single serving fruit cups and applesauce cups
  • Easy-to-open canned pasta and chili

Pastoral Care

• The Pastoral Care team provides support in all faiths to patients and families at the hospital. Most needed:
  • Rosaries and crosses
  • Bibles, New Testaments, Book of Mormon, etc.

Holiday Toy Drive

Each year unwrapped new toys are accepted from toy drives held by companies, community organizations and individual donors. Every child admitted to the hospital over the December holidays will receive a toy. Any holiday donations that are not distributed help sustain our ability to give toys to children in the hospital throughout the year. A link with complete December holiday Toy Drive information is posted here in Autumn each year.