When selecting a toy, please remember that not only young children, but many teenagers and young adults also need your help at Christmastime. 
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Toy Suggestions

The Chicagoland Toys for Tots (TFT) Motorcycle Parade Organization works throughout the year distributing toys to children in need. Help put smiles on these kids' faces by donating new, unwrapped toys for children from infants to 16 year olds. We suggest baby toys, dolls, games, books, models, radios, calculators, sports equipment, etc.

Please, NO STUFFED ANIMALS

What kinds of toys would be best to bring?

Over the years, as Toys For Tots Members have delivered thousands of toys to various hospitals, schools, orphanages, etc., they have discovered that while some toys are very welcome, others create problems. Stuffed animals can no longer be accepted. Because of hygienic problems, many juvenile institutions will not accept stuffed animals, and thousands have to be destroyed every year. PLEASE, NO STUFFED ANIMALS.

Toy guns, knives, whips, brass knuckles, handcuffs, etc. are also looked down on. And remember, NO FOOD, NO PETS.

When selecting a toy, please remember that not only young children, but many teenagers and young adults also need your help at Christmastime. Therefore we need more sports equipment (bats, baseballs, gloves, footballs, soccer balls, basketballs, bicycles) board games, books, dolls, toy cars, toy trucks, toy planes, toy boats, and toy motorcycles. All items should be new, never used condition, in unopened boxes. Please don't forget the batteries if the item needs them, tape some securely to the item. Please think of getting a teenage related item.

Protect the toys from bad weather, but do not gift wrap your toy donations.  Toys must be sorted by age and sex before being delivered, so they must not be wrapped, and some institutions will not let their children receive wrapped toys.  All wrapped toys must be unwrapped before they will be accepted into the Toys for Tots Program.

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