For more information please contact Public Relations on 9382 3570 Toy Donation Guide Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick greatly appreciates donations of toys and materials from the community, we are so proud that the community supports our kids and families. These donations are valuable and are used to ensure that babies, children and young people have access to developmentally appropriate resources, allowing them to have some much needed fun, and also learn while in hospital. This information sheet is designed to help you select items that can be best utilised by our patients and by our team of Child Life Therapists. Most importantly, we must ensure that all donated items are safe for use by the babies, children and young people in our care and we therefore ask that all donations are brand new. There are also a couple of items which we are unable to accept, such as toys which resemble weapons e.g. guns or swords, as well as scooters and bikes. We appreciate your understanding and thank you in advance for your kind donation. No matter how big or small a donation you are able to make, you can be sure it will impact a child’s life in a major way! The donations we receive are used throughout the year for holidays, birthdays, milestones and even pick-me ups. Our patients range from newborns through to 18 year old. We are fortunate to receive donations for children aged between 3 and 11 years on a reasonably regular basis. However, we have large numbers of young patients aged 0-3 years and also 12-18 years that we desperately need items for as well. We kindly ask that you also consider these age groups when donating. Examples of items used on a daily basis: Playdoh Crayons / Pencils / Textas Books Colouring and activity books Small bottles of Party Bubbles Craft Kits – Creativity for Kids, Colorific, Seedling Science and Medical Kits Gift vouchers PS4 consoles, games and accessories DVDs and CDs for all ages Wireless Bluetooth speakers Lego and Duplo Examples of gifts for newborns (0-2 years) Rattles and Baby Toys Baby books Baby Rings Soothers and Play Centres for cots