A gift of toys, games, books, or crafts can do wonders to brighten a child’s life while they are in the hospital or clinic waiting room. Our Child Life programs at Nemours offer activities designed to help children cope with their hospital stay.
Child Life specialists in our hospitals are trained to work with children who have serious illness or are recovering from surgery — often using toys, games, and crafts to allow them to express their fears and hopes and regain a sense of mastery and control.
New, cuddly stuffed animals, hand-held video games, books, and music CDs can help to pass the time and provide a distraction from the hospital routine or clinic visit.
The Child Life Program at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is pleased to accept donated items. Donations may be left at the front desk in the main lobby of the duPont Hospital for Children, or at a Nemours clinic. Your name and address must be included with your donation, or you may complete and attach this printable form.
Please remember:
- only new toys and stuffed animals can be accepted
- please avoid toys for infants and toddlers that have small or sharp pieces, or fall apart easily
- please avoid cloth toys, as they cannot be cleaned
- all food items must be store bought (not homemade) and in original packaging
- all items must be latex-free
- gently used DVDs, music CDs, PlayStation III and Wii games can be donated
- please respect the beliefs of our patients by not donating religious or political items
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Contact Child Life Program
Phone: (302) 298-7047
Email: childlifeprograms@nemours.org
The students at Linden Hill Elementary School had a toy and book drive and donated them to our hospital.
Shane Higgins is a leukemia and bone marrow transplant (BMT) survivor. said he had wonderful care, and wanted to help kids who were going through what he felt was the hardest part of treatment. He organized fundraisers himself, purchased gift items and assembled personalized baskets for our BMT patients.
Delaware Headhuggers donated dozens of hand made hats for kids of all ages in our hospital.
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