Giving Trees

Annual Giving Tree Program
Running November 2024 – January 2025

Bring smiles to wish children and their siblings with your donations of toys and gift cards!

It is that time of year again! We are looking to stock our wish closet with toys and gift cards to bring excitement and joy to wish kids and their siblings throughout the year. Will you help? 

AKWA - Giving Tree Flakes

Host a Tree

If you are willing to host a giving tree in your place of employment, in your neighborhood or on behalf of your group/organization, please email [email protected] to get started. Pre-printed tags and collateral will be sent to host location so you can get started! 

Purchase a Gift Card or Toys Online

Gift cards can be mailed directly to our Seattle office at: 
Make-A-Wish
® Alaska & Washington
811 1st Ave, Suite 620
Seattle, WA 98104

When mailing your gift card, if you would like a tax donation receipt, please attach a note to your gift and include your contact information.

We’re always in need of toys for our wish closet! Some of the most needed toys are:

  • Barbie Dolls — Fashionistas & Career dolls, playsets & accessories.
  • Craft Kits — Jewelry-making, Painting sets.
  • Superheroes — Action figures of popular superheroes, themed posters or wall decals.
  • LEGO Sets/DUPLO Sets
  • Science Kits — Crystal-growing kits, Physics experiment kits with circuits and magnets.
  • Washington Sports Teams Gear — football jerseys or hats, team pennants and flags for bedroom decoration.
  • Sensory Activities/Toys — Kinetic sand, pop fidget sensory toys in various shapes and colors, Light-up sensory toys.
  • Travel Games — Bananagrams, board games like Scrabble or Monopoly, Uno or Go Fish card games, Magnetic chess or checkers sets.
  • Teen Items — Bluetooth headphones, Trendy fashion accessories, phone case.
  • Disney — Plush toys, LEGO sets, themed clothing.
  • Coloring Books
  • Young Adult Books — The Hunger Games, Percy Jackson, Harry Potter
  • Fujifilm Instax Cameras
  • Art Supplies — watercolor paint set, Sketchbooks, crayons, colored pencils, markers.

 

NEW! — You can send gift donations directly to our Spokane office through our Amazon Wishlist.

Toys need to be new and in their original packaging — sorry, we cannot accept gently used items. Physical items (toys and gift cards) must be dropped off or shipped by January 10, 2025.

Make a Donation Online

Give a gift of cash to help grant wishes! Make your online donation through our secure site.

Your donations of cash, toys, and gift cards will brighten the darkest days for our wish kids and their siblings! and invite your friends, family, coworkers, to join you! 

Have any questions? We have answers! Email toy[email protected] or call Kayla Verleye at 206.623.5334.

Your donations of cash, toys, and gift cards will brighten the darkest days for our wish kids and their siblings! For that, we thank you. 

Special thank you to last year's hosts: Real Estate by Kenna, Tricia Kaminski, American Assets Trust, Christian Manley Orthodontics, King County, F45 Training Seattle Central District, Washington Behavior Specialists LLC, King County Fleet Renton Shop, Audacy, Janet Lippincott & Friends, Tom's Automotive of West Seattle, Bungie Foundation, Enterprise Mobility, The Rush Companies, Rehberg Law Group, Federal Way Custom Jewelers, Abbott Construction, Axon, Mosler Lofts Condominium, Korum Automotive Group, Alpha Home Health and Hospice, Sentral SLU, Sentral First Hill, Unknown Tattoo Co., Megan Besseney, AMERICAN ASSETS TRUST, Everett AquaSox Baseball, Roosevelt High School MAW Club, F45 Queen Anne