Beneficial toys and items for the hospital environment
Thank you for your inquiry into our donation program. For Infection Control and the safety of our patients, we are not able to accept used or previously owned items. This includes toys, stuffed animals, VHS tapes, books, magazines, electronics, clothing, and furniture.
We request that all donations are brand new and in their original packaging. Thank you.
Infants
- Rattles
- Soothers
- Musical toys
- Blanket
- Cuddly toys
- Board books
Toddlers/Preschool
- Duplo
- Building blocks
- “Little People” sets (Fisher Price farm, garage, home etc.)
- Board books, Lift the Flap books
- Dolls
- Trucks and cars (durable and sturdy plastic)
- Make believe toys such as kitchen utensils, work benches and tools etc. (durable and sturdy plastic such as Little Tykes and Fisher Price brands)
- Crayons
- Construction paper
- Magnadoodles
- Wooden shape puzzles
- Interactive Toys such as those that light up or make sounds when touched
School Age
- Board games such as Guess Who, Candy Land, Snakes and Ladders, Disney Trivia, Connect Four, Monopoly and Monopoly Jr., Scrabble Jr. etc.
- Decks of playing cards such as Skip-Bo, UNO, Go Fish, Old Maid etc.
- Cuddly Toys
- Books both early readers and chapter books as well as Look and Find or I Spy books
- Markers/Crayons/Pencil Crayons
- Crayola Model Magic
- Play-doh
- Craft Kits and model kits
- Small hand held electronic games such as Gameboy, and Sony PSP
- Nintendo, X-box and Playstation games that are rated “E” for everyone. Please no violent games.
- Journals
- Lego Kits
- Puzzles under 100 pieces
Teens
- Board Games such as Monopoly, Life, Scrabble, Risk, Trivial Pursuit etc.
- CD’s
- Gift Certificates for music stores or department stores such as Shoppers Drug Mart, The Bay, Sears and Body Shop
- Art supplies such as sketch books, pastels, more advanced craft kits
- Word Search and Crossword puzzle books
- Decks of cards
- Journals and writing paper
- Sports items such as new and packaged sports cards, balls etc.
Other Suggested Items
- DVD’s for all ages (toddler to teens)
- Bubbles
- Character Band-Aids
- Magazine subscriptions (teens, educational such as Chickadee, National Geographic for Kids etc.)
- New copies of recent magazines
Electronic Items
In order for the hospital to use an electronic device such as a DVD players, X Box, or Playstation, it must be modified electrically so that it meets the hospital’s safety standards. Before you donate an electrical device, please contact the Donations Coordinator at 416-813-8787 to discuss preferred brands or monetary donations that can be made to the Toy and Game fund to support the purchase of such items. Thank you.