AAMC thanks you for your support and generosity to our pediatric patients. Your gifts can go a long way towards brightening a hospital stay for a child. If you or your organization would like to donate an item to our Pediatrics Department, we ve compiled a list of items that our young patients would appreciate. Donations may be left with the secretary at the nurses station in the AAMC Pediatric Emergency Department or mailed to the following: Meghan Siegel/ Child Life Pediatric Emergency Department Anne Arundel Medical Center 2001 Medical Parkway Annapolis, MD 21401 Please attach your name and address to your donation. Donation Guidelines: Due to hospital policies, we are unable to accept the following: Food or Candy Used stuffed animals, books, puzzles, or toys Latex balloons Live flowers or plants Items of religious nature Toys that have small pieces (choking hazards) and/or sharp pieces that fall apart easily Below is a list of items we CAN use: Please note the *** items are always in high demand Infants: Leapfrog toys Crib toys Crib aquariums Rattles Teething rings Toddlers: Large cars and trucks (with buttons and sound) *** Baby Dolls (all plastic)
Sippy Cups Pop-up toys Mega Blocks Duplo blocks Shape Sorters Musical cause & effect toys Big crayons School Age: Handheld games *** Action Figures *** Barbie dolls/ Bratz dolls/fashion Polly dolls *** Hot Wheels/matchbox cars Lego sets (individual) Doctor Kits Sketch Pads Adolescents: Nail Polish & Remover 3-D puzzles Plain picture frames (to decorate) Photo Albums Blank Journals Model car kits (snap together) Paint-by-number kits Bath & Body products Makeup Hair accessories Colorful earbuds Iphone cases Electronics: DVD (G-PG13) o English and Spanish Games: Checkers Playing Cards Puzzles and Brain Teasers
Guess who Connect Four Uno Sorry Crossword Puzzle/Word Search Books Distraction/Therapeutic: Sound Books Where s Waldo / I Spy View Masters and Slides Fun Band-Aids Individual beverage flavor packets *** Bubbles Art & Crafts: Pipe Cleaners Acrylic Paints Plain White T-shirts (all sizes) Sand Art Paint by number Ceramic shapes to paint Craft Kits Coloring Books Fuzzy Posters Glitter and Glitter Pens Stickers and Sticker Books Wooden craft items to paint *** Gift Certificates: Toys R US Michaels JoAnn Fabrics Target Wal-Mart ITunes 5 below Celebrations: Birthday decorations- in like new condition
Gift bags & colorful tissue paper Clothing: Boy/Girl all sizes PJ s Underwear Sweat pants (adult sizes s-xxl) Projects: The projects listed below are great activities for groups or children looking to donate to the pediatric unit. These items are constantly in high demand and provide a great level of support to the patients and families. Please call Child Life if you have any further questions. ***Worry stones encourage a positive outlet for nervous energy. Pediatric patients and even some parents benefit from utilizing this tool as a coping mechanism during stressful situations. Please follow the link below on suggestions to make worry stones. http://www.ehow.com/how_7527194_make-worry-stones.html *** Teaching Dolls o Utilizing play therapy is a great teaching doll that allows children to master developmental milestones and critical events such as hospitalization. By providing cloth dolls-children can create their own patient and act out upcoming/past medical events. Please contact the Child Life Specialist Meghan Siegel at 443-481-6257 for patterns to use when making the cloth/muslin dolls. Jared Boxes o Small boxes filled with activities, games and prizes for children in the hospital. Follow the link below for me details. http://www.thejaredbox.com/ Toiletry Kits o Toothbrush & Toothpaste o Bath & body kits o Scented lotions o Hair accessories (headbands, barrettes, hair ties, etc) o Lip gloss/chap stick o Comb/Brush o Deodorant o Soap
o Shampoo and Conditioner If you have questions about any of the following suggestions or would like to know our greatest needs at that time, please call our Child Life Specialist, Meghan Siegel @ 443-481-6257 or Polly Hurlburt @ 443-481-6038