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Child Life | Art & Music Therapy | Our Team

The Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center’s Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Department help to bridge the gap between home and the hospital by providing developmental and age-appropriate activities designed to help hospitalized children understand and adapt to the hospital experience.

Things You Need to Know

  • Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center is  non-denominational, we ask all donors to respect the beliefs of our patients by not including religious gifts.
  • For infection control and safety reasons, we are unable to accept toys that represent violence; toys made of glass, wood or brittle plastic, latex balloons. We are only able to accept brand new toys. This includes stuffed animals that have not been played with but have been displayed or on shelves at home.
  • Please call Tricia Hiller, Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy Director, 914-493-6657 to arrange a delivery date and time in advance. Toys dropped off without an appointment will not be able to be accepted.

 Wish list

Newborns
Receiving blankets
   
Infant and toddler  
Baby rattles / teethers Chicco Bilingual Farm
Infant hats / bibs Board books
Pajamas/onsies Plastic infant mirrors
Fisher Price Peek-a-Blocks Fisher Price Ocean Wonders
Fisher Price Baby's First Blocks Fisher Price Rock-a-Stack
Fisher Price Busy Poppin Pals Fisher Price Activity Center
Fisher Price Shape Sorter Toys / rattles that make music
Baby Einstein Take Along Tunes Little Tikes Tap-a-Tune Piano
   
Preschool  
Dolls (all ethnicities) Plastic cars and trucks
Duplo sets Leap Frog toys
Crayola jumbo crayons Chunky markers 
Play-Doh sets Action figures
Disney Princess dolls / toys  Disney Toy Story toys / figures
Sippy cups Color Wonder sets
Pajamas Dora/Diego toys
   
School age  
Lego theme sets Bionicles
Action figures Play-Doh sets
Matchbox / Hot Wheels Creativity for Kids craft kits
Crayola Model Magic Pajamas
Board games Princess items
Toy Story games /action figures Pain-by-Number kits
Adolescents  
Model car sets Radio-controlled cars
Drawing pads Journals / pens
Nail polish Body lotion / toiletry sets
Paint-by-number kits Art kits
Jewelry making kits Sports team hat/shirts
Sports team hats / shirts Flannel lounge pants
Wood kits T-shirts (large / x-large)
iTunes gift cards Barnes & Noble gift cards
C batteries for toys Sleep sacks 

 

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