Children being treated for cancer and blood disorders at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital must undergo months and sometimes years of tests, procedures, and treatments. To help make this easier, the patients earn coupons for cooperating with physical exams, treatment, and painful procedures such as finger sticks, spinal taps, and bone marrow aspirations. These coupons can then be redeemed for prizes from our toy box. Getting to go “shopping” at the end of a clinic visit creates great excitement for these children. Toys are needed for children from birth to 12 years of age. Toys must be new. Below is a list of suggested items.
- Action figures - Spider-Man, Transformers, Star Wars, wrestlers, etc.
- Arts & crafts kits
- Balls – including full size Footballs, Basketballs, Soccer Balls
- Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, Airplanes, Buses, etc.
- Card games – ex. Uno, playing cards, etc.
- Craft sets - slime, jewelry, bath bombs, painting, etc.
- Dinosaurs
- Dollar store prizes
- Fingernail polish, make-up kits, lip gloss, fake eyelashes
- Lego kits – especially ones for boys
- Nerf Guns
- Play-dough kits
- Play kitchen and food sets
- Play jewelry and make-up sets
- Popular characters - ex. Paw Patrol, PJ Mask, Toy Story
- Remote control cars
- Baby dolls and small doll sets - ex. LOL Surprise, Shopkins, Strawberry Shortcake - *at this time we do not need Barbie & Princess dolls
- Toddler toys
For teenage patients:
- $10 Wal-Mart, Target, GameStop, or I-Tunes Gift Cards