Thank you for your interest in donating art supplies to our Pediatric Art Therapy program at Methodist Children’s Hospital! Please keep in mind, all materials donated must be unopened/new, in order to ensure the health and safety of our patients. Please see the list below for commonly used supplies:
Early childhood and school-aged art supplies:
- Plain White T-Shirts- various sizes
- Canvas Boards (8x10 and smaller)
- Wood objects to paint- animals, small boxes, small birdhouses, human figures, etc.
- Puff Paint
- Assorted Heavyweight Construction paper
- Crayola Broad Tip Markers
- Glitter-loose glitter and glitter glue
- Stickers
- Pipe Cleaners
- Tissue Paper
- Washable Paint- Crayola Washable Tempera Paints
- Washable Watercolor Paint
- Feathers
- Paper Mache Boxes
- Sponges
- No-Glue Collage Boards
- Assorted Seasonal/Holiday Craft Kits- easy to assemble
- Crayola Air Dry Clay
- Crayola Model Magic
- Crayola Crayons
- Elmer’s Glue Sticks
Adolescent young adult (AYA) art supplies:
- Alphabet Beads
- Colored Glass Beads
- Sharpie Markers- assorted colors
- Acrylic Paints
- Watercolor Pencils and Crayons
- Artist-Quality Paintbrushes
- Plain White T-Shirts - Adult Small to XL sizes
- Drawing Paper
- Stretched Canvases- various sizes
- Beading String
- Wood Building Craft Kits
- Graphite Drawing Pencils (various shades/numbers)
- Oil Pastels
- Chalk Pastels
- Mod Podge- various finish