Holiday Drive – 2023

The 2023 Holiday Drive is here!

We are excited to team up with the UC Davis Children’s Hospital again, for this year’s charity drive and encourage our children to participate! Kids Helping Kids!

Our mission is to bring some holiday joy this season to those kids that are experiencing hospital stays. There are several avenues through which you can donate to the children’s hospital this holiday season. There will be an Amazon Wish List where anything purchased will ship directly to the children’s hospital. For those who wish to do the shopping themselves, we will be sending out a list to use as a guideline and then all unwrapped gifts can be brought to the designated drop-off location in the front office. We will be providing further details in early December.

Infants
Board books
Crib toys/mirrors
Rattles
Musical toys
Busy boxes/Activity cubes
Stacking toys
Sound machines
Links/teether rings
Oballs
Winkels
Nurture Smart Hospital Crib Mobiles

School-age (6-12 years)
LEGO sets
Hot Wheels cars and track sets
FurReal Pets
Hatchimals
Pillow Pets
Craft sets
Nerf basketball hoops
Magnetic dart boards
Remote control carts/robots
Board games (Sorry!, Life, Monopoly, Jenga, Connect 4, Battleship, etc)
Card games (UNO, Skip-bo, Spot It, etc)
Twister Tracks by Mindscope
Hair Care Products (brush, detangle spray, hair ties, etc)

Art Supplies
Crayola watercolor sets
Crayola crayons
Crayola colored pencils
Crayola washable markers • Watercolor paper
Sketch books/pencils
Paint by number sets
Mindfulness coloring books
Elmer’s glue sticks
Beads (glass and plastic)
White Sculpey clay
Gel pens & Sharpie pens
Canvas boards
Crayola Model Magic
Fiskars blunt-tip kid scissors
Fabric markers
Paint brushes
Coloring books
12 x 12 scrapbooks/photo books

Comfort Items
Stuffed animals
Blankets
My Baby’s Heartbeat Bear
Infant Lovey/Security Blanket

Toddlers & Preschoolers
Picture books
Popular character toys (Disney, Paw
Patrol, etc)
Jumbo knob wooden puzzles
Musical instruments
Simple arts kits
Plastic figurines (animals, dinosaurs)
Cause & effect toys
Imaginative play (play food, tools, etc)
Fischer Price Medical Play Kits
Cars, trucks, planes, trains
Push & pull toys
Super Hero Action figures
Barbie dolls and sets
Magna Doodle
Fisher Price Little People sets • Play-Doh cans and sets • Bubbles • Colorful or Character print latex-free • Band-Aids

Teens (12-17 years)
Nail polish, nail care kits
Chapstick/lip balm
Advanced craft kits
Fujifilm Instax Mini Camera & photo paper Small Bluetooth speakers
Popular sports team apparel (hats, jerseys) Magnetic dart boards
Advanced building kits
Rubix Cubes
Fidget Spinners
Bop-It & Simon
Word search, sudoku, & crossword puzzles
Journals & Gel Pens
Letterboards
Teen Games (Codenames, Throw Throw Burrito, Game of Cat & Mouth, Taboo, etc)
$5 & $10 gift cards (Jamba Juice, Starbucks McDonalds, Chipotle, etc)
$15 and $20 gift cards (Target, GameStop, Forever 21, Amazon, Sephora, etc)

Electronics
Portable DVD players
Universal phone chargers
iPad & iPad mini
Small bluetooth speakers
Earbuds & headphones (preferably bluetooth)
PS4 Dualshock 4 Wireless Controllers

ITEMS TO AVOID
Used/gently used items
Toy weapons
Ride-on toys/cars
Scooters/skateboards
Porcelain/ceramic items • Food/beverages

Download this list as a PDF here.

If you have further questions please reach out to Vanessa Waszczuk