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 Contribution Program

 TRexToys.Com is always looking for ways to give back to the community on a regular basis by supporting non-profits and other organizations that are helping children & disabled people of all ages. Right now, we are collecting & contributing overstock toys and other items for kids who are recovering and away from home at Oakland Childrens' Hospital through their In-Kind donations program.

Items needed, right now, include:

Art and craft supplies:

• Popsicle sticks, felt, foam balls, googly eyes, colored pipe cleaners, colorful feathers, glitter, glitter glue, colored pencils, children's safety scissors, colorful tissue paper, bleached muslin by the yard, ZIG permanent markers, fabric paint or dye, and origami paper.
• New White Cotton T-shirts: all sizes, for children and adults
• New Picture Frames: suitable for decorating projects or displaying children's artwork (Frames with plexi inserts only; no glass please.)

- Baby items: plastic rattles, teething devices, wrist rattles, cloth books
- Balls: baseballs, footballs, soccer balls, gym balls all sizes
- Beading Kits
- Beanie Babies
- Bionicles
- Books: new or gently used, especially picture books
- Character Toys: such as Dora, Spiderman, Sesame Street
- Children's Books in Spanish
- Coloring Books: especially Dover brand coloring books
- Crayons & Colored Pencils
- Crib Mobiles & Crib Activity Boxes
- Crossword Puzzle Books: for both kids and parents
- Dolls: especially African-American, Asian and Hispanic dolls and Barbies
- Games: such as Monopoly, Clue, Scrabble, Battleship, Chutes and Ladders, Yahtzee, Life, chess, checkers, Boggle, Trouble, Connect Four and memory games
- Hair Supplies: combs, barrettes and scrunchies
- Hand-held Games
- Hot Wheels Toys, Small Cars & Trucks
- Infant and Toddler Toys: such as those made by Fisher-Price and Playskool, stacking rings and blocks
- Journals, Blank Books, Notebooks
- Mad Libs
- Magazines: for all ages, including magazines in Spanish
- Magic Markers and gel pens
- Mini Needlepoint Kits 
- Model Car Kits
- Mylar Balloons (not inflated), Balloon Weights & Curling Ribbon: Balloons are used for birthdays and special events and should have positive kid-friendly messages for boys and girls ages 0-teens. (Get Well, Happy Birthday/Feliz Cumpleanos, Smiley Face, You're #1, You're Special, To Cheer You, etc., and characters such as Spiderman, Dora, Disney characters, butterflies, fish, are also popular.)
- Play Dough and Silly Putty
- Playing Cards: including UNO, Old Maid, Crazy Eights
- Portable CD Players: with headphone and batteries
- Puzzles
- Rattles
- Safety Scissors
- Scrapbook Supplies
- Spanish Language Books, Magazines & Games
- Stationary Sets
- Stickers
- Teddy Bears & Stuffed Animals: in small sizes, ten inches and under, please

If you'd like to make a contribution of any of the above items, please contact TRexToys and we would be glad to pay the shipping costs. All donations must be brand new and in their original packaging or with the original tags on.

Ask for Tracey @ (925) 427-7370

For nearly a century, Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland has endeavored to bring the highest quality pediatric care to the youngest and most vulnerable members of society.