Yup, it really is time to start thinking about the holidays already! At least, it is if you're thinking about helping out the kids who will be spending their holidays in the Children's Hospital. We've teamed up with BC Children's Hospital in years past to bring gifts to kids who aren't able to go home for the holidays, and we're happy to be doing it again this year. Want to join in?
From November 21st to December 16th, your Green Earth Organics drivers will collect your donation when they drop off your bins. Go ahead and leave the donation in your empty bin or have it ready for your driver at the door.
There are some important guidelines for donating gifts: all gifts have to be new and they can't be wrapped. BC Children's Hospital already has an overabundance of stuffed toys, so they're asking us to take a look at a suggestion list they've drawn up and purchase items from there. Youth (ages 12-17) tend to be a little neglected in donations, so if you're feeling inspired to give to some teens, do so!
Take a look! If you have any questions, please call us at 604-708-2345 or send us an email at info@greenearthorganics.com
Infants and Toddlers:
Plastic washable infant toys (rattles, toys that light up, teethers)
Washable mobiles
Baby crib "Aquariums," small baby rattles, infant musical wind-up toys, especially with wind-up (not battery operated) music boxes.
Baby board books with photos of real babies
Washable crib-mounted mural books
Shape sorters
Cars and Trucks
Toys and Games (washable)
Thomas the Train (or other) trains
Mr. Potato Head
Small Cars and Trucks (Hot Wheels)
Lap tables for children to use in bed
Fisher Price toys: small "family" dolls with moveable parts, household furniture, cash register, medical kits, etc.
Small sets of Lego building kits with instructions (more complex for older kids)
15-20 piece wooden puzzles and 30-100 piece thick cardboard puzzles (ages 3-4)
Washable 6-10" baby dolls, with clothes and blankets
Barbie clothes
Washable small vinyl play mats (3-4') for use at bedsides
Board games - assorted - for all age groups. Guess Who, Connect Four, Taboo, Trouble, Memory Games
Mind games, like Rubik's Cubes, or other hand-manipulated mind games
Bop-it, Etch-a-Sketch
Decks of cards
Playmobil play sets
Polly Pocket Sets
Window Clings
"I-Spy" books, "Where's Waldo" books, Disney themed "Seek & Find" books
Sand table with permanent cover
Water table
Youth
CD's - pop, rock, country, relaxation music, compilation albums, Top 40
iTunes gift cards
Paintable items like picture frames, T-shirts, terra cotta pots and boxes, canvasses
Magazine subscriptions (Teen People, Snowboarding, Tony Hawke, fashion, health and fitness)
Beauty Products - nail polish, hair accessories, bath products, travel size shampoo, conditioner and creams, etc.
Board games - Risk, Cranium, and mind games, etc.
Beading supplies including hemp, clasps, crimp beads, stretch plastic lacing and tools
Books on CD
Gift certificates for Blockbuster or Rogers movie rentals for our movie nights
Small denomination gift certificates for Future Shop, HMV, etc., for gifts/birthdays/transition to adult care gifts
Big craft projects that take time to build
Electronics
iPod touches (with gift cards for apps store and iTunes)
iPod touch chargers
Blackberry chargers
Nintendo DS and games (especially Mario games, racing games, and "Lego" games)
PS3 games (rated E for Everyone)
iPod players
iPod docking stations
Nintendo Wii and games
Sony Playstation 3s
Headphones
Adolescent DVDs (rated only as high as 14A) - especially new releases
Children's DVDs (G or PG ratings)
X-box 360s and games
Digital cameras and small HP printing stations for each unit (10)
Talking books
Portable DVD players
Snoezelen accessories (available through Flaghouse website)
Gift cards for Future Shop, Chapters, etc.
Music/Musical Equipment
Children's music CD's - i.e. Lullabies; "sounds" like ocean, rain, etc.; instrumental; Sharon, Lois, and Bram; Raffi; Bobs & Lolo; Puntamayo; Kinder Musik
Bass guitar and amp kit
Beginning piano and guitar books
Craft Supplies
Unlimited quantities of such things as: Pony beads and plastic lace (lots!); craft kits - i.e. small simple bead or paint kits; wooden/ceramic paintable craft items; wooden picture frames; artist's quality watercolour or sketching paper; charcoal, and real sketching pencils; Crayola markers for the younger children
Small plastic paint palettes for mixing paint colours
Big foam stickers
Children drip-proof paint pots with lids and paint brushes
Small craft kits with all supplies needed included in the package
Children's scissors (both straight and patterned edges)
Crayons, felts, pencil crayons, feathers, pom-poms, sequins
Glue-able or peel-&-stick shapes, letters, holiday-themed shapes
Glitter glue, glue sticks, card stock paper
Stamps/patterned hole punches
Scrapbooking supplies (acid free paper, glue sticks, acid free stickers, albums, etc.)
Green Earth Organics Inc. is a home and office certified organic grocery and natural product delivery service. We have a wide selection of 100% Certified Organic fruit, vegetables, and other grocery products. We also carry a growing list of environmentally friendly products that make it easier for our customers to tread lighter on our planet. This blog offers exiting information on organic food and healthy eating habits.
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