Italian Home for Children
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2014 Holiday Wish List
Toys Needed Most
Action Figures (Non-Violent)
Arts & Crafts Kits – Rainbow Loom bracelet kits, scrapbooking, journaling
Art Supplies (including yarn and gimp)
Books (ages 4 – 14)
CDs (No “Parental Advisories”)
Headphones, Ear Buds
Jewelry & Bead Kits (for older children)
Moon Sand
Lego’s
Matchbox Cars and Trucks
Personal CD/MP3 Players
Play station 2, X-Box or Game Cube and games
Puzzles
Stress balls
Yoga Balls
Pillow Pets Dream Lites
Model Magic
Clay for Sculpting
Crossword Puzzles/Word Searches
Children’s DVDs (G & PG only)
Disposable Cameras
Dolls (All Ethnic Groups)
Handheld Games (Tetris, Yatzee, etc.)
Musical Instruments (any kind)
Nerf Over the door basketball hoop
Remote Control Cars and Trucks
Small “Goody Bag” Toys
Dodge Balls
Volleyballs
Basketballs
Soccer balls
Coloring books
Stickers
Children’s trivia cards
Helmets
Other Toys
Batteries...Batteries...Batteries...Batteries...Batteries...Batteries...Batteries!
(All kinds needed, but especially AA and 9-Volt for toys, remotes, etc.)
GAMES
Aggravation, Boggle, Cadoo, Checkers, Chess, Clue, Connect Four, Don’t Break the Ice, Educational
Games, Mancala, Memory, Mousetrap, Pictionary for Kids, Playing Cards, Sorry, Uno, Uno Attack,
Scrabble Slam, SpongeBob Kid Cranium, The Best of Charades for Kids. (Please no Candyland or
Chutes and Ladders games – we get more than we need every year…)
DORM NEEDS
Bakeware, Bean Bag Chairs, Birthday Party Supplies, Cooking & Serving Utensils, Decorative Pillows
& Blankets, DVD Players, Microwave Ovens, Plastic Tablecloths & Utensils, Posters (Kid Art, action
figures, Disney characters, sports players), Pots & Pans, Storage Bins, Toasters, Toy Chests,
Tupperware, TVs, Wrapping Paper, Tape and Ribbon, VCR’s, Ear Buds.
SCHOOL NEEDS
Books, Drawing Paper, Educational Children’s DVDs, Glue, Laminating Paper, Paint Brushes, Paints,
Playground Balls, Poster board
CLOTHING
Sizes: Girls sizes 6-20, Women’s 12-22, Boys 8-20, Men 30-38 inch waist, S-XXL including Husky
sizes, Athletic wear, Baseball Caps, Bathing Suits, Bathrobes (Boys & Girls), Belts (Boys & Girls),
Boots, Casual Shirts, Dress Shirts, Dresses, Flip Flops, Gloves/Mittens (winter), Hats (winter),
Jackets (winter and spring), Jeans, Pajamas, Shoes, Shorts, Socks, Slacks, Slippers, Sneakers,
Snowsuits, Sports Team jerseys, Sweaters, T-Shirts, Underwear
HYGIENE ITEMS
Bath & Shower Gels (for boys and girls), Body Lotion, Brushes, Combs & Picks, Deodorant, Hair
Care Products (for all ethnicities), Plastic Soap Holders, Shower Caps, Shampoo, Toothbrushes,
Toothbrush Holders, Wave Caps/Head Wraps
GIFT CARDS
AC Moore, Amazon, AMC Movie Theatres, Best Buy, Gap, Jo-Ann Fabrics, Macy’s, Michaels,
Showcase Movie Theatres, Target, T.J. Maxx, Toys-R-Us, Wal-Mart, Build-a-Bear, Chuck E. Cheese
Toy needs for Cranwood (Freetown Site)
Bean Bag Chairs or Video Game Chairs, Corn Hole bean bag Game, Trampoline Chairs, Cubby
shelf to hold toys, Easel, Sports Equipment (soft balls & bats), Jump ropes and Hula hoops (quality
that will last), Tinker toys/ Legos/ Building Blocks/ Lincoln Logs, Costumes and dress up clothes
for dramatic play, Stress balls,
Elcetronic Needs for Cranwood
MP 3 players- NEED A LOT, Wii games, Tablets, Nintendo DS, V-tec games, Leap Frog
Dorm Needs for Cranwood
Pots and Pans all sized but especially large sizes, Matching Sets of flatware, Food processors,
blenders for smoothies, Pot holders, Fun dish towels, Spatulas, tongs, serving spoons, Food scale