Support Bronson Children's Hospital

Thank you for your interest in supporting Bronson Children's Hospital, which serves as the only children's hospital in southwest Michigan. Through philanthropy and various fundraising initiatives, funds and other items generously given to Bronson Children’s Hospital transform children’s lives with personalized medical care. When you give to Bronson Children’s Hospital, participate in one of our events or host your own fundraising event, you’re preparing for the future health care needs of our children and community.

Special Holiday Donation Ideas, Wish Lists and Drop-off Scheduling

Ideas for Groups or Students

  • Put together individual craft kits or care packages.
    • Suggestion: crafts centered on a holiday or a season of the year.
    • Please no political or religious statements or quotes.
  • Make fleece tie blankets or pillow shams.
  • Make or purchase pillowcases.
    • Use material in child friendly patterns and themes.
    • After making, launder item in dye/fragrance free detergent and fabric softener.
    • Please do not use dryer sheets.
    • The patient takes the item home when they are discharged.
  • Put together bead kits to be used for crafting (include beads, sting and clasps).
  • Make activity packets that include coloring and activity pages.
  • Make journals with fun covers (duct tape, etc.).
  • Help stock our family kitchen
    • Our family kitchen is a communal space for our caregivers/families. We can stock the space with essentials, and the "extras" are always needed and appreciated.
    • Ides of items that we can stock in the space: bottled water, individual water flavor packs (not the squeeze bottles), individual coffee creamers, tea bags, granola bars/protein bars, snacks, dryer sheets, etc.
  • Collect personal care extras for patients and caregivers
    • Items we can use: ChapStick, travel size conditioner, travel size detangler, hair ties, brushes, nail polish remover pads (presoaked in the container)
  • Make Birthday kits including decorations, signs, party favor bags, etc.
    • Used if a patient celebrates their birthday in the hospital.
    • Kits requested for different ages and genders.
    • No latex balloons.

Holiday Wish List 2025: Holiday Workshop

All Pediatric, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit families will have the opportunity to shop in our Holiday Workshop to choose gifts to meet the needs of their family (siblings included) the week before Christmas. Due to the timing, we ask that toys be donated to us NO LATER than Monday, December 15.  Donation drop-offs can only be made by appointment.

Target Wish List

Amazon Wish List

Suggestions of Toys for Holiday Toy Workshop:

• Infant/Toddler:
o Preferred brands/characters: Fisher Price, Bright Starts, Leapfrog, Infantino, Melissa & Doug, Bluey, Cocomelon, Miss Rachel
o Most requested items: rattles, musical toys, stacking rings, shape sorters, light up toys, socks, bibs, teething toys, bath books, baby dolls, cars/trucks

• School Age:
o Preferred brands: Barbie, Marvel, Disney, Jurassic World, Crayola, Imaginex, Pokemon, Mario, LOL, Minecraft, Squishmallows, Mini Brands, Play-doh
o Most requested items: Action figures, dinosaurs, Barbie dolls/accessory sets, Play-Doh kits, craft kits, small to medium Lego kits, dolls, small nerf items

• Teens:
o Preferred brands: Stanley, Owala, Essie, ello, Ulta, Sephora, local colleges
(MSU/UM/WMU), Bath and Body Works, Uno, Funko Pop
o Most requested items: building kits, adult craft sets (diamond painting, tie pillows/blankets, bead sets, paint by stickers), 500 piece puzzles, make up, nail polish, spa kits, Bluetooth speakers, manicure supplies, wireless headphones, phone chargers, lotion, card games (Uno, SkipBo, Phase10), board games (Monopoly, Life), new video games and movies, slippers, loungewear, room décor (twinkle lights, letter boards, over door basketball hoops), sports items, video game accessories

Holiday Wish List 2025: Department Specific Needs

These items will be used on a daily basis throughout the year with pediatric patients and their families: Please denote on your donation if it is for a specific department

  • Art Therapy Department- Wish List Top Ten: 

    1. Drawing supplies
    2. Adult coloring books
    3. Painting supplies
    4. Small/Medium sized Lego kits
    5. Art and Crafts kits
    6. Crayola model magic clay
    7. Sticker by number/activity books
    8. Relaxation toys
    9. Reusable bags/ pencil pouches
    10. Crayola Toddler art supplies

     Check out our Amazon wish list to see some of our favorites!

  • Child Life Department Wish List Top Ten:  
    1. Play-doh cans/Small Play-doh Sets/Tools
    2. Arts and Crafts sets
    3. Fidget Toys (stress balls, pop-its)
    4. Coloring books and crayons/markers/colored pencils
    5. Infant Rattles/Teethers
    6. Uno Card Games
    7. Teen Crafts/Activities
    8. Dinosaur toys
    9. Fisher Price Little People
    10. Action Figures 

     Check out our Amazon wish list to see some of our favorites! 
  • Music Therapy Department Wish List Top Ten: 

    1. Blank CDs
    2. CD cases
    3. Apple/iTunes gift cards
    4. Children's books with song themes
    5. Musical shakers
    6. Ladybug bean bags
    7. Quack sticks/canary sticks
    8. Ukuleles
    9. Harmonicas
    10. Recorders

     Check out our Amazon wish list to see some of our favorites!

Ways to support Bronson Children's Hospital throughout the Year:

HEROES FUNDRAISING PROGRAM

MAKE A GIFT

AMAZON WISH LIST

Toy or Supply Donations

Thank you for your interest in supporting Bronson Children’s Hospital. The Child Life Team here at Bronson strives to normalize the environment for the patients, providing play or other activities during their stay. Community Donors are a vital part of Child Life programming.

Complete the form below AFTER you make a gift!

IN-KIND DONATION FORM

Schedule A Time To Deliver Your Donation

If you or your group would like to make a donation of items needed at Bronson Children’s Hospital, please use the link below. 

SCHEDULE YOUR DONATION DROP OFF

Or you can contact Brooke Heck at heckbr@bronsonhg.org or 269-552-5825 with any questions or to schedule your donation drop-off time. Drop-offs can only be made by appointment.

Gift Guidelines

While we greatly appreciate and enjoy our community visitors & donations, we must also consider the security, confidentiality & respect for our patients; therefore, we’ve developed the following guidelines for our visitors. We ask that you take a moment to look over this information, and share it with all members of your group, prior to your donation delivery.

Donation Drop-Off Guidelines

  • All donation deliveries must be scheduled by appointment and will be accepted at a public entrance. 
  • Donations must be delivered to Child Life or Foundation Staff. Visitors are not allowed to make deliveries directly to patients in the units.
  • Visitors may not provide/distribute any food, gum, candy or beverages to patients, as many have restricted diets.
  • Content of any activity, discussion or donation should remain religiously, culturally and politically neutral due to the diverse backgrounds of our patients.
  • Confidentiality of patients must be respected. What happens at the hospital must not be discussed outside the facility.
  • All members of your group should be infection free. Any person with current symptoms of/or recent exposure to COVID-19, flu, chicken pox, diarrhea, runny nose and cold, etc. may not come to drop off.

Guidelines for Donations

  • Toys must be new in original packaging, stuffed animals with tags attached.
  • Infant/toddler toys should have no small parts or loose pieces.
  • Toys should not have sharp or pointed edges.
  • No games, toys, or books with violent themes (such as video games or toy knives/guns).
  • No latex balloons.
  • Craft supplies must be non-toxic.
  • Due to infection control, only new stuffed animals may be accepted.
  • Toys stuffed with “pellet’ materials are not allowed, due to choking hazard.
  • Donations should be left unwrapped, (but wrapping paper donations are accepted).

Donations are shared throughout the Bronson Healthcare system that serve pediatric patients. All donations that are not able to be used by Bronson will be donated to other charitable organizations in Kalamazoo County.