Toy Room Wishlist
10/29/24
Top needs:
Action Figures/UNO/SkipBo/Phase 10,Crayola Colored pencils & Markers, Infant/toddler toys, Play-Doh Activity sets, Craft Kits
PLEASE REMEMBER, DONATION DELIVERIES ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!
NO DROP OFFS AT THE INFORMATION DESKS!
Click on the image above to access Amazon Wish List
Online Donations keep everyone safe
The easiest and safest way to donate toys this year is to click on one of the provided wishlists to have items shipped directly to the Riley Cheer Guild Toy Room. These items support children and families at ALL Riley Children’s Health locations including Riley Hospital for Children downtown, Riley Newborn and Maternal Health at Methodist, and Riley at IU North. We also support adult patients at the downtown hospitals.
HOW ITEMS ARE USED
These donations are used for holidays, birthdays, and other special milestones children, adults, and families may be missing due to chronic illnesses or lengthy hospitalizations. Riley Cheer Guild staff safety check and organize all donated items so clinicians like child life specialists, creative arts therapists, rehab therapists, social workers, chaplains, nurses, and physicians can quickly find the perfect item to enhance their patient’s treatment and experience.
Click the images below to go directly to online wishlists!
Click image above for Riley Cheer Guild Toy Room Wishlist
Click image above for Riley Toy Room Target Registry
SAFetY
Toys and other items used in the hospital have to meet high standards to protect fragile patients and their families, especially during this time of a healthcare pandemic. Items must be separate, new, and in their original packaging. Our team has to manually inspect every item for age, developmental level, non-toxicity, and manufacturing information. The following items or items containing any of the following cannot be used in the hospital setting.
PLEASE AVOID
For more information about these guidelines, please click here.
latex
glitter
wrapped items
used items
handmade items
items removed from their original packaging
food or candy
care packages, filled stockings, gift baskets
political or religious messages or solicitations
Toy Room Safety Checking Process
No donation drop off hours
Appointments
There are NO DONATION DROP OFF HOURS at Riley downtown or at North. If you already have physical items that meet the criteria and are wishlist items, please call us at (317) 944-8705 to discuss your donation and make specific arrangements with our team members. You can also email us at RileyCheerGuild@iuhealth.org
financial donations
Click here to make a toy room designated financial donation used to purchase needed items throughout the year.
DONATION FORM
Click here to download a copy of our donation form for tax and acknowledgement purposes.
DONOR POSTER
Click here to download a copy of a “Riley Cheer Guild Toy Room Donor” poster to take photos of you with your donation safely at home before shipping or scheduling an appointment.
top needs
Ages birth to 3 years:
Electronic light-up/musical toys | Fisher Price plastic crib toys (i.e. crib mirrors, toys, mobiles, projectors, etc.) | Rattles | Board Books
Ages 4-9:
Plastic Fisher Price toys | Fisher Price Little People items and Little People animals | Cars/trucks | Doctors kits | I Spy Books/Look & Find books | Lego kits | Barbie dolls & Baby Dolls (all ethnicities) | Action Figures
Ages 10 and up:
Adult coloring books | Advanced Lego kits | Journals & Sketchbooks | Nail Polish (NO GLITTER) | Board Games | Ear buds/headphones | Nintendo Wii Games (rated E for Everyone)
Miscellaneous:
Grab N Go PlayPacks | Lego kits | Small denomination gift cards ($5-$25), especially Target and Walmart | Lipsmackers/Chapstick | Paw Patrol, Disney, Shopkins, Thomas the Train, LOL | Nail Polish (individual bottles) | Latex-Free and Antibacterial-Free Character bandages
Race Medal Donations: Medals 4 Mettle
Are you ready to redistribute your hard-won race medals? Medals 4 Mettle takes medals, cleans them, adds a new ribbon, and distributes to children’s hospitals. Riley cannot accept the medals directly…click Medals4Mettle to learn more!
Area Specific Donation Wish Lists
Riley School Program Wish List
Pathways to Hope Bereavement Program
Riley Family Library Wish List
CReative Arts Therapy Wish Lists:
Analisse with her new best friend. “Most think it is just a stuffed animal, but after a day full of tests and appointments, it is a new best friend!” ~Tiffany, Analisse’s Mom
