Wish Lists

Children’s Cancer Connection has several ways to get involved through donating different items that directly support our camps and programs. Whether it’s through our Amazon wish list, snacks to keep our campers fueled for all the fun or homemade fleece blankets to stay cozy at camp, we appreciate your support!

Scroll down to see current wish lists and other details about how to donate. Donations can be shipped or dropped off at the CCC offices on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.:

Children’s Cancer Connection
5701 Greendale Road
Johnston, IA 50131

Wish Lists

Children’s Cancer Connection offers over 60 camps, programs and outing to families impacted by pediatric cancer that require various supplies, toys and activities! Our Amazon wish list highlights items needed for our Courage Store. The in-hospital Courage Store is stocked with toys and prizes that oncology patients can “shop for” with pretend money they have earned as they’ve navigated challenging milestones of their treatment. 

Visit our Amazon page HERE.

Snacks

Snack donations are also welcome to keep our kids and teens fueled for all the fun! Chips, crackers, fruit snacks and other individually packaged NUT-FREE snacks can be dropped off at the office or shipped to CCC’s address above.

Fleece Blankets

Children’s Cancer Connection is also in need of tie fleece blankets to help make camp and our programs cozy! Each camper receives a blanket on their bunk at camp…that’s over 300 tie blankets! Blankets can be dropped off at the CCC office during business hours (see above). A few tips when making blankets:

  • Blankets should be a minimum of 52×60 in size. If they are bigger, that’s great! 
  • All fabric needs to be new and recently purchased.
  • A variety of fabric patterns are encouraged. Our campers vary in age from 5 to 18 so having fabric patterns that would fit this spectrum is helpful. Some character (or very age-specific patterns) are great but we often struggle to find blankets that are appropriate for teens boys and girls.

Below you will find more information about items needed for specific programs if you’d like to shop locally or send items via mail. If you have questions about donating items or about CCC’s office hours, please email the Programs Team.

Thank you so much to all those who donate! Thanks to your generous donations, at this time we are no longer accepting fleece blankets, $5, or $10 Courage Store items. We will resume acceptance of fleece blankets June 9th, 2025 and will update on the resumed acceptance of $5 and $10 Courage Store items at a later date.

Gift Cards for Courage Store and General Use

Gifts cards in $10 increments are used as one of the incentive items available for “purchase” at CCC’s Courage Store. Gifts cards of any amount are used by CCC staff to purchases needed items for camps and programs.

Amazon
Casey’s
Chick-fil-a
Dollar Tree
Five Below
Legos Store
McDonalds
Target
Walmart

Camp Heart Connection Wish List

Support our summer camps, weekend camps and day camp programs through the items listed below!

All-Purpose Wipes
Various sports balls
Bug Spray
Copy Paper
Duct Tape
Elastic String
Embroidery/Crochet Thread
Face Temporary Tattoos
Garbage Bags (13-30 gallons)
Laminate Sleeves 3-5mil
Letter Beads
Mini Hand Sanitizer
Nail Polish
Paint brushes
Paper/Plastic Plates
Paper/Plastic Silverware
Parade-Style Candy
Perler Beads, Paper, and Shapes
Pony Beads
Quality Adult Size Backpacks
Rhinestones/Gems
S’mores Supplies
Snacks (see guidelines above)
Spray-On Hair Color
Squirt Bottle Tie-Dye Kits
Stickers
Sunscreen
Toilet Paper (for TPing)
Wearable glitter sticks
Ziploc Bags (quart & gallon sizes)

Courage Store Wish List (Ages 0-18)

Learn more about CCC’s Courage Store at Blank Children’s Hospital.

*Items between $5 and $25 value are needed most*

Action Figures
Aesthetic Notebooks/Journals
Craft Kits
Craft Supplies
Diamond Art Sets
Dinosaurs
Doll Accessories
Fidget Toys, stress balls,
pop-it toys
Hot Wheels Trains
Iowa/Iowa State Accessories
Lego Kits
LOL Surprise Dolls
Playdough and accessories
Pokémon
Remote control cars
Silly Keychains/Backpack Tags
Slime/Putty
Small Bluetooth Speakers
Sports Balls
Squishy Toys
STEM Activities
Sports Team Items
Stickers
Sticker by Number Books
Tumblers