In-Kind Donations (Child Life Wish List)
In-kind donations (also known as the Child Life Wish List) are welcome at American Family Children's Hospital all year long. We greatly appreciate and accept new items.
The following are also suggestions for various age groups:
Donations for All Ages
- Newer release DVDs and CDs (PG-13 DVDs are great for our teen patients)
- Video game systems and games (Wii, Playstation II, Game Cube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Playstation Portable - rated E)
- Video game hand-held systems - Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable
- iPods
- New markers, crayons, colored pencils and glue
- Art and craft items
- Stickers
- Rattles
- Light-up/musical toys
- Mini-Play-Doh
- Treasure box items (Hot Wheels, stickers, mini-Lego set, Silly Putty, Yo-Yos, nail polish, etc.)
- MadCatz Wireless Play Station 2 controllers
Infants and Toddlers
- Crib mirrors and crib toys (all plastic)
- Small laminated cardboard books
- Rattles
- Sensory toys/items
- Mobiles (all or mostly plastic)
- Lullaby CDs
Toddler and Preschool
- Small containers of Play-Doh
- Toys with light/sounds
- Fisher-Price/Playskool toys
- Duplo blocks
School-Age
- Small craft kits
- Board games and playing cards
- Building sets (Knex, Lego, Zoobs)
Teen
- Teen magazines and books
- Small craft kits
- Music CDs
- Blank journals and sketch books
- Gift cards ($10 increments)
Family Items
- Gift cards (phone, gas, restaurant, stores)
- Disposable cameras
Gift Registries
American Family Children's Hospital has a gift registry at Toys 'R' Us, Target and Amazon.
To access the Target gift registry, go to the Target Web site, select Gift Registries and enter afch in both the first name and last name fields, with the Mother radio button selected.
To access the Toys 'R' Us registry, go the registry page and enter afch in the last name field.
To access the Amazon registry, go to the registry page and enter afch in both the first name and last name fields.
Note: Quantities are listed because the registries were created for gift ideas. Quantity listings are not meant to imply a limit.