Holiday Gift drive for Seattle Children’s Hospital

Holiday gift drive for Seattle Children’s Hospital.

It’s that time of year where I ask for a huge favor, Christmas is an extremely difficult time for kiddos in the hospitals. They’re there fighting for their lives, recovering from major operations, battling cancer, learning to deal with a lifelong disability and many other challenges that came out of nowhere. This post is to shamelessly ask for help to give them and their families some joy during the Christmas holiday.

Here’s the webpage for Seattle Children’s Hospital holiday gift drive. SCH is near and dear to my heart, it’s where I spent most of my childhood and yes quite a few Christmases. Below you’ll find links to several Amazon wish lists created by SCH to help provide toys, art and craft supplies and comfort items. Not only will you have the chance to help the kids, but you can contribute by purchasing much-needed supplies for their parents who are there in the hospital with them. Being a parent of a child in SCH means advocating for the child’s needs and making sure they’re comfortable and as happy as possible within the situation. This often means overlooking your own comfort, wants, and needs.

Seattle Children’s Toy Wish List…

The Seattle Children’s Toy Wish List has a variety of toys that will be passed out to the kiddos around Christmas and will help take their mind off of stress, anxiety and not being able to be at home during the holidays. You can send items from the wish list with a couple of clicks, and it’ll be automatically delivered to the hospital. Add whatever you want to your cart from the wish list and check out. You’ve made a big difference with just a couple of clicks. You can send them stuffed animals, art supplies, fidget toys and many other fun and unique presents.

Family Resource Center Wish List:

By visiting the Family Resource Center Wish List and sending items from it you’re helping out the parents. You can help provide a wide array of gifts like gift cards for coffee, soaps, lotions, dental supplies, feminine hygiene products and sleepwear. Things that will help them find a moment of relaxation and a moment to let their batteries recharge.

Additional Unit Support Wish List…

Here’s another Amazon wish list for you to check out and select items from. It’s a mix of toys, headphones and arts and crafts.

Send your own selection of gifts!

If you’d rather shop without using the Amazon wish lists that’s totally fine, you can ship your presents to the hospital as well. Here’s the information to make that happen.

New toys and items purchased can be mailed directly to:

Seattle Children’s In-Kind Donations

M/S RC.3.800

4800 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle, WA 98105

Gift Cards

Consider supporting the families in need throughout the year through the donation of gift cards. Gift cards will benefit those currently experiencing medical hardship, long term and limited financial resources.

Suggested gift cards:

• Grocery: Safeway, Albertsons, QFC, Fred Meyer

• Clothing or household goods: Target, Old Navy, Walmart, Amazon

• Gas cards

• VISA or Mastercard

They receive gift card donations by mail. Please send to:

Seattle Children’s In-Kind Donations

M/S RC.3.800

4800 Sand Point Way NE

Seattle, WA 98105

Donate money online:

Consider an outright monetary gift to their Child Life Toy Fund, which allows the hospital staff to order items as we need them.

• Donate online to the Child Life Toy Fund by selecting “other” in the designation field and typing “Child Life Toy Fund”

• Send checks payable to Seattle Children’s Hospital, Child Life Department to:

Seattle Children’s Foundation

M/S 818-F

PO Box 5371

Seattle, WA 98145-5005

Thank You!

I can’t express how much Oreo, and I appreciate all the help you all can give to these kiddos and their families. As I said, growing up in the hospital sucks and is hard to put into words. The kindness of a new stuffed animal, a book to escape into, a toy, or clay would always give me some way to escape hell for a while. So, to those of you who take action and send a gift, thank you, Oreo and I love you. Please share this post or share the hospital’s website so we can keep boosting the signal. May you have a happy holiday!