Where can I donate stuffed animals? I want to give them to kids who have lost some they love or have been placed in a new home. They are animals that my dad has won in claw games. My mom has passed and he has five girls; we are 40 and over. We just want to see them to go to a places were they can help someone smile, even if it's just for a minute or two. Thank you.
By PMJ
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If they are new looking and free of soil, cigarette smoke, etc. find a group who is packing shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. Most people pack their boxes in November.
If they need a wash put them in a zip up cloth pillow cover and throw them in the washer on gentle wash and toss in the dryer. It is important to put them in this bag to insure one doesn't open and ruin your machine or dryer. Then let them air for a few days to make sure they are dry clear through. You can cut the tags off.
Replace the ribbons if they are tattered. Must look new. I do this every year for donated small stuffed animals and take 3-4 hundred to the processing center and they go into the boxes for children all over the world to enjoy.
Very good idea about how to wash stuffed toys! Make sure they are stuffed with polyester stuffing or something similar that you can safely get wet. Older toys are apt to be stuffed with just about anything including sawdust.
I have donated these to the Toys for Tots programs, provided they still have their tags and don't smell musty or anything. Try that perhaps?
In my area the police use them to give to children at crime scenes/fires to hep calm them down.
Contact your state foster care bureau and deliver some to them.
Here is a google search with lots of ideas. I live in Henderson which is near Las Vegas NV. There is a charity called "Teddy Vegas" They take any stuffed animal donation and clean it if it is used then they give them to the police, firefighters, hospitals with terminally ill children so they can be handed out to kids in crisis. It's such a blessing to give to someone in need.
Your local women's shelter would likely be glad to have them for the scared and confused children there.
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