Special Needs and Palliative Care Children

PLEASE NOTE: To protect the privacy of our patients and families, the community are not able to hand out toys on our wards or directly to our patients. It is also extremely important that you are 100% healthy, have not been to any COVID hotspots, or are in contact with anyone who is COVID positive. We ask that you are COVID safe when preparing and delivering your donation by performing hand hygiene and wearing a mask. We 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. Our patients range from newborns through to 18-year-olds. Glue or paint in craft kits must be non-toxic and non-flammableīut don't despair-while that might seem like a lot of exclusions, check out our shopping lists of toys that are warmly welcomed because they suit a broad range of children.Toys can’t have dangers such as breakable glass, protrusions, sharp edges, or long cords.Toys can’t have moving parts that can pinch fingers or hair.Toys can't have small or easily detachable parts that can be swallowed, or easily removable button batteries.We don't accept bikes, scooters, tricycles, rollerskates etc.We don't accept electrical, spark-producing toys (due to fire regulations).We don't accept toy guns, swords or war games.There's no need to wrap the toy as we need to see it to make sure it is appropriate for each child.For health and safety reasons, toys must be brand new, unopened and still in manufacturers' packaging or with the tags attached.All toys must meet Australian Safety Standards.

So that we can ensure the toys you donate are age appropriate and safe for sick kids, here are some guidelines on what we can/cannot accept. The donations we receive are used throughout the year for holidays, birthdays, milestones and even pick-me ups. Your donations are valuable and 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.

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