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Child life specialists work with children, adolescents, and families to cope with the fear and anxiety sometimes associated with a medical environment. Part of their interactions include providing toys, craft supplies, teaching tools, activities, and books that let kids and teens learn, play and feel normal.
Due to the pandemic, there are certain necessary infection control rules that affect items that are used often; for example, crayons cannot be reused by more than one patient.
“We understand the pandemic has been very hard for everyone and we appreciate all the community support we’ve received. We hope people will consider donating to help our patients because it will make a huge impact,” said Julie Auenson, manager of child life services at American Family Children’s Hospital. “The best way to donate is to shop safely online and have the items shipped to UW Health.”
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UW Health does not allow in-person donations right now. Please review the wish lists on Amazon and Target and send any donations to the hospital.
Amazon.com
AFCH Child Life Amazon registry
Or, go to the registry page and in the "find a Baby Registry" search bar, type "afch." Then select the registry listed as: afch.
If you shop on smile.amazon.com, Amazon donates 0.5% of your purchase to a charity of your choice. Go to the Amazon Smile Program and select University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority as the charity organization to donate to our Child Life Department.
Target
AFCH Child Life Target online registry
Or, go to the registry page and type “afch” into the First Name and Last Name field search boxes, then click on the red "View Registry" button to view our registry items.
More ways to help
Monetary gifts can also be made to support the Child Life team and allow them to purchase much needed items for patients all year. Learn more or donate
A list of the highest-need items:
Adult coloring books
Melissa and Doug reusable sticker books
Diamond art kits
Pop-it fidget toys
Wet brush 3-packs
Elmer’s Glue slime kits
Fisher-Price Little People/toys
Board books
Dinosaurs
Kinetic sand
Craft kits
Canvas
Colored pencils
Fisher-Price musical toys