Child Life Wish List

MercyOne Children's Hospital receives requests from individuals and groups in the community wanting to know how they can help children who are in the hospital.

Our child life specialists have a list of items that are always in demand to help the various ages of children we serve. Below is a list of items that are requested, based on the age of the child, along with some general items.

Infants (0-18 months)

Infant rattles/toys
Mobiles (plastic/no cloth)
Music crib toys
Mamaroo
Muslin blankets, Receiving blankets, Waffle blankets, Swaddle blankets
Sound machines
Interlocking Foam Floor Tiles/Mats
Shape sorters, Stacking rings, Cubes, Cups
Baby Einstein Musical Toy Take Along Toons
Board books
Teethers

Toddler/Preschool (18 months-4 years)

Cause-effect toys (make sound, light up)
Musical toys/instruments
“Little people” sets
Fisher price toys
V-Tech toys
Leap Frog toys
Play Medical kits
Play Figures (Spiderman, Batman, Doc McStuffins, Princesses, Super Heroes, Star Wars, etc.)
Matchbox cars
Sound/Music Books
Animals/Dinosaurs
Mr. Potato Heads

School Age (5-12 years)

Peppa Pig
Paw Patrol
Shopkins
Play-Doh
Lego kits
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Barbies
Baby dolls
Superhero action figures
Board games (Apples to Apples, Connect Four, Sorry, Headbandz, etc)
Modeling clay
Beads/Jewelry making kits
Card games (Uno, Skip-Bo, Go Fish, etc)
Art Kits
Nail polish

Teenagers (13 years & up)

iTunes gift cards
Target gift cards
Earbud headphones
Magazines (teen, fashion, sports)
Lego kits (Bionicles)
Nerf basketball hoops
Drawing journals
Sports paraphernalia – t-shirts, hats, cups, posters, etc.
Iowa, ISU, UNI or Cubs memorabilia
Fidget spinners

Art Supplies

Markers/crayons/colored pencils
Construction paper
White canvases
Art kits/jewelry kits
Kid scissors
Coloring books
Puzzle books
Stickers
Fuzzy posters
Glitter glue
Clipboards
Water color paints
Glue
Colored gel pens
Blank journals

Miscellaneous

Spinning light globes
Squeeze balls
Rainfall rattles
Bubble Machines
DVD’s (ratings G through PG13)
Fun kid bed sheets (twin or XL twin)
Gift cards: Target, iTunes, Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, Starbucks, Michaels
Boys/Girls underwear (all sizes)
Small give away toys for treasure chests (for patients to pick a prize after a medical procedure)
Bubbles
iPads
Nail polish/lip gloss/hair accessories
Johnsons baby soap & lotion, regular shampoos/conditioners/detangler
Fleece tie blankets
Stuffed Animals – due to Infection Control – ALL stuffed animals MUST BE BRAND NEW!!
Portable DVD players
Ziploc bags (snack & sandwich size)
Fun band-aids (latex free, not Band-Aid brand)
Fisher Price/Hot Wheels/Peg Perego Motorized cars/tractors (ride on)