This Christmas, we are inviting our wonderful visitors to help us bring a little extra joy to the children spending some, or all, of the festive season in hospital.

The Walled Garden, EMA, and EMA Social Care are proud to be supporting Dorset County Hospital’s Children’s Services, with a Christmas Toy Drive. We will be collecting gifts for young patients in the Kingfisher Ward, Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU), The Children’s Centre and Children’s Care at A+E.

Christmas can be a difficult time for children and their families if they have to spend it in hospital. Together, we hope to make it a little brighter.

By choosing a gift from a list put together by Dorset County Hospital and dropping it off at one of our collection points, you’ll be helping to spread some much-needed sparkle to children of all ages. There’s no requirement to wrap the gift, but if you do, please label it with intended recipient age group and gender.

How to take part:

• Choose an item from the list provided by Dorset County Hospital – list below! (or you are welcome purchase something of your own choice)
• Drop it off at one of our collection points which are:
  • The Dovecote Café, Moreton, at The Walled Garden
  • EMA Adult Social Care Day Opportunities Centre, Dorchester
    • Trinity House, South Street, Dorchester, DT1 1DH

All gift donations must be dropped off at one of our collection points by Monday 15^th December, ready for the EMA team to deliver directly to Dorset County Hospital.

Your kindness and generosity will help ensure that children in hospital this Christmas have a reason to smile.

Thank you for your generosity and support!

Christmas List

• Uno cards
• Play Dough
• Roll up wipeable puzzle mats
• Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza card game
• Dobble card game
• Guess Who? Board Game
• Baker Ross Pastel Paint Pens
• Bubbles
• Stickers
• Model Magic
• Diamond Art kits
• Crochet kits
• Friendship bracelets kits
• Arts and crafts for teenagers
• DVDs of new films
• Bluey DVDs
• Paw Patrol DVDs
• Samsung phone chargers
• I Phone chargers
• Plug in disco lights
• Hot Wheels cars
• Paw Patrol and Bluey characters
• Poster paints
• Sensory fidget toys
• Plug in Portable DVD player
• Baby push button sound and light toys
• Teenager activities
• Hama beads
• Felt tip pens
• Baby dolls and doll accessories
• Wireless Xbox One Controllers
• Nintendo Switch games such as Minecraft, Mario Kart, Mario Odyssey game
• FIFA FC 26 – Xbox One Standard Edition
• LED Party lights – plug in (not USB)

Gifts SCBU would like to receive:

• Newborn age-appropriate toys for 0-6 months old.
• Newborn age-appropriate books for 0-6 months old.
• Memory making items such as picture frames, stamp kits for hands and feet.
• Bags and boxes for the gifts to go in
• Gifts for new parents: edible things. Hand cream, pamper sets, things they can use.

Other requests for Kingfisher Ward

• Christmas Wrapping Paper for children and large Christmas gift bags for children
• Birthday wrapping paper for children
• Cinema Projector to watch films on in Play Room on Kingfisher Ward

For any questions relating to the Toy Drive, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our events team: events@walledgardenmoreton.co.uk