Age-appropriate Items Our Children Can Use
- Children who live at Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home, located in Ruston, are boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 17 years.
- Children residing at Methodist Children’s Home of Southeast Louisiana, in Loranger, are boys and girls 8 to 13 years of age.
- Children in Methodist Children’s Home of Southwest Louisiana, in Sulphur, are girls and boys between 9 and 17 years of age.
The items on this Wish List are suggestions of the things we find are suitable for the children in our care.
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Clothing *
- T-Shirts (teen appropriate), adult small through xxx
- Pajamas, adult s-xxx
- House slippers, s-xxl
- Shoes (All shoes MUST be NEW), all sizes
- Baseball caps/hats all sizes
- Socks – New only!
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Games
- Handheld video (Fishing, Sports, Pin Ball)
- Lite Brite
- Simon or Simon 2
- 20 Questions
- Badminton
- Scattegories
- Cranium
- Blokus
- Uno Spin
- Deal or No Deal
- Guesstures
- Catchphrase
- American Idol
- Dominos, Yahtzee, Battleship
- Monopoly
- Life
- Trouble
- Guess Who
- Skip Bo cards
- Sidewalk Chalk
- Bubbles
- Jenga
- Connect 4
- Sorry
- Don’t Break the Ice
- Card Games: Go Fish, Phase 10, Uno, Swap,
- Playing Cards
- Jump Ropes (Chinese and regular)
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Toys
- Remote control vehicles
- Hot Wheels
- Motorcycles
- Monster Trucks
- Collectible Cars
- Legos (no large pre-school size)
- Kites
- Larger stuffed animals
- Baby dolls
- Barbie dolls, Barbie clothes, and Barbie cars
- Small karaoke machine –the girls love it
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Sports
- Nerf Balls and Nerf Toys
- Footballs, basketballs, kickballs
- Softball, Baseball Glove (adult size) and Balls
- Roller Blades – Helmet, and protective gear/ knee pads
- Tackle Box (Hooks, Weights, Lures, etc.)
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Play Therapy Section
- Flippable sequin stuffed animals or throw pillows
- Magna-Tiles
- Koosh balls
- Tangle puzzle
- Fidget toys
- Aromatherapy putty
- Color changing putty (Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty)
- Thumball: the best/worst Thumball
- Debreifing Thumball
- Conflict Resolution Thumball
- Who Are You Thumball
- Noise cancelling earphones/ earmuffs
- Wiggle seats/ wiggle cushions
- Gel floor tiles
- FunandFunction.com
- sensorytheraplaybox.com
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Items for Individuals
- Bags, Tote duffel, backpacks, and sleepover size
- Sleeping Bags (boy or girl)
- Watches, sports & casual (boy or girl)
- Fujifilm Instax Mini instant film
- Baseball or Softball Glove with Ball (adult size)
- Scrapbook
- Bath and Body products
- Journals and Colored Gel Pens
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Items for Boys
- Wallets
- Belts (Jr – Adult sizes)
- Boxers (adult small – XL)
- Baseball hats (sports or casual)
- NFL/NBA Sweatshirts or Throws
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Items for Girls (Gifts of hygiene products MUST be NEW)
- Shampoo & conditioner for all ethnicities
- Blow Dryer, Flat Iron, Curling Iron
- Hairbrush, combs, hair accessories (clips, barrettes, ponytails)
- Jewerly (teen style bracelets, necklace, earrings)
- Make-up kits (NEW)
- Belts (Jr – Adult sizes)
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Items for Groups or Cottages
- Scooters or skateboards (pads & helmets)
- Mountain Bikes (pads & helmets)
- Sony Play Station or Xbox 360 units (BIG need) and controllers
- ALL video games need to be rated E or E10+ only!
- 27-36″ TVs
- DVD Players
- Portable radio/ cd players
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Crafts Kits
- Home Depot Craft Kits
- General Craft Kits (Art, Drawing and Crafts)
- Scrapbook kits
- Jewerly and Bead Kits
- Rainbow Loom kits/ rainbow loom refills
- Alphabet beads
- Stretch Magic bead & jewelry cord
- Plastic lacing/ lanyard kits
- DIY slime kit
- Paint your own Suncatcher kits
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Crafts Supplies
- Elmers Glue, Glue guns/sticks (Standard)
- Paints & Brushes (water-base)
- Pom-poms, Movable Eyes, Pipe Cleaners, Bells, etc.
- Foam Shapes (buckets)
- Color Gel Pens
- Yarn & plastic Crochet Needles (Carry Case for Knitting Projects)
- Posters,
- Scrapbook paper, cardstock
- Decorative/ “crazy” scissors
- Stamps and stamp pads
- Washable markers
- Play-doh
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Trademarked or Branded Items
- Disney, Lego, Star Wars anything
- NFL or NBA anything
- Marvel Comics branded items
- DC Comics branded items
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School Supplies
- Loose Leaf Paper (wide & college ruled)
- Wooden Pencils (#2)
- Composition Notebooks (wide ruled and college ruled)- no spiral bound
- Pens (blue & black), Sharpie & Regular Markers
- Safety Scissors
- Index Cards (3×5 and 4×6)
- Graph Paper
- Colored Pencils, (NO crayons please)
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Books
- I SPY or Where is Waldo? books
- Coloring Books
- Guiness Book of World Records
- Word Find Books
- Journals need to be bound (no spiral bound)
- Young adult series books
- Lego books
- Christian teen books
- Magazine subscriptions like…
– Brio Magazine (focus on the family) for Ruston campus
– Clubhouse magazine (focus on the family) Ruston & GNO campus
– Cobblestone magazine (Cricket Media) All campuses
– Muse magazine (Cricket Media) all campuses
– Faces (Cricket Media) all campuses
– Boys Life magazine (Boy Scouts of America) all campuses
– National Geographic Kids magazine (National Geographic) all campuses
– Sports Illustrated Kids magazine (sports Illustrated.com) all campuses
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Gift Cards
- Restaurants: Sonic, McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, Papa Johns, Wendy’s, Dominos Pizza, Chick-Fil-a
- Clothing: Walmart, TJMaxx, Rack Room Shoes, Hibbett Sporting Goods, Game Stop, Hobby Lobby, and Five Below
- Celebrity Theatres – Ruston
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Birthday Party Needs
- Birthday Gift Bags, (cards, pencils, note pad, chap stick, sunglasses, hats, scarves, gloves, body spray, stuffed animals)
- Gift Wrap Paper
- Hair Products including Nice Brushes, Hair Picks, Bows, Hair Bands, Hair Clips, Scrunchies, Lotion for Hands (NO hair spray or other aerosols, please.)
- Birthday tablecloths
- Birthday cups, plates, and napkins
- Birthday Decorations
- Chips, candy, and soda