Merrylands RSL Christmas Giving Tree

Your donations are valuable and used to ensure that babies, children and young people have access to developmentally appropriate resources, allowing them to have some much needed fun, and also learn while in hospital.

The donations we receive are used throughout the year for holidays, birthdays, milestones and even pick-me ups.  So that we can ensure the toys you donate are age appropriate and safe for sick kids, here are some guidelines on what we can/cannot accept.

• All toys must meet Australian Safety Standards
• For health and safety reasons, toys must be brand new, unopened and still in manufacturers’ packaging or with the tags attached
• There’s no need to wrap the toy as we need to see it to make sure it is appropriate for each child
• We don’t accept toy guns, swords or war games
• We don’t accept electrical, spark-producing toys (due to fire regulations)
• We don’t accept bikes, scooters, tricycles, rollerskates etc.
• Toys can’t have small or easily detachable parts that can be swallowed, or easily removable button batteries
• Toys can’t have moving parts that can pinch fingers or hair
• Toys can’t have dangers such as breakable glass, protrusions, sharp edges, or long cords
• Glue or paint in craft kits must be non-toxic and non-flammable
• All DVDs need to be G or PG Rated

Our patients range from newborns through to 18-year-olds. We receive donations for children aged between 3 and 11 years on a reasonably regular basis, however, we have large numbers of young patients aged 0-3 years and also 12-18 years that we desperately need items for as well. We kindly ask that you also consider these age groups when donating.