Wishlist

Christina Noble Children’s Foundation Wishlist

** Updated 12 November 2010

For personal needs: new or second clothing in good condition, raincoats & hats, new shoes, boys and girls aged from 5-17 years. Maximum size Boys 16 shirt/29” waist pants.  Girls M/Women’s S. towels, sheets, pillow cases. Shampoo, hair lice Shampoo, soap, shower gel, antiseptic soap, antiseptic hand wash, talcum powder, toothpaste, soft bristle toothbrushes inc. child size 1-5), nail brushes, hairbrushes, hairclips (for girls) deodorant (boys & girls), spray cologne (for girls) hair gel. Disposable nappies for older children with special needs. Watches, wallets, purses. For health reasons all toiletries must be new.

For babies:

Rattles, teething rings, stimulation toys (e.g. mobiles) NEW soft toys, Baby bottles, formula milk powder, baby powder, baby shampoo, baby oil, Curash, baby harnesses for carrying babies on your front, change mats, weighing scales.

For school: school back packs, Vietnamese story books, calculators, simple English story books with pictures, touch and feel books, exercise books, small notebooks, pencil cases, pencils, colored pencils, blue & purple ball point pens, texta colors, highlighters, rulers (50 cm triangle rulers and protractors), compasses, crayons, chalk, erasers, pencil sharpeners, rulers, child scissors, compasses, water color and acrylic paints, oil pastels, t shirt paints, and paint brushes, palettes, playdoe and plasticine, colored paper for collage, colored cardboard, canvases,  sticky tape, coloring in books, prints & stamps, jewelry supplies (beads, clasps, wire, tools), wallpaper paste, PVA glue, plaster of paris, play dough construction materials egg: Lego padded play mats, musical instruments suitable for very young children, musical instruments suitable for older children to take lessons. Educational posters of the world maps, places, people, animals etc. For blind children, Braille frames, Calculation frame for blind students, Braille books 7 dictionaries, cause and effect toys.  Educational DVD’s and DVD player.

For sport:

Soccer balls, Basketballs, Volleyballs, Volleyball net, table tennis bats, balls and net, exercise mats, caps, sports clothing, baseball caps, soccer boots and running shoes, sports socks, skipping ropes, tennis racquets, tennis balls, tennis grips and racquet string, tennis shoes, tennis shorts (ages 7-12), taekwando suits (martial art sizes 3,4), badminton nets, racquets, shuttlecocks, bathers, thongs, goggles. For health reasons footwear must be new.

For entertainment: Vietnamese Board Games, Toy cars, building blocks, dolls, Yo Yo’s, Jigsaw puzzles and games, fun stickers, sewing kits, musical instruments, portable mp3/CD players, fancy dress costumes, wrapping paper, face paints, Party supplies i.e.: balloons, hats, cups & plates, napkins, birthday cards, birthday candles, fancy dress costumes, selection of small prizes.  Cause and Effect toys, Sensory toys: things that light up, have different textures, temperatures etc.

For medical needs:

Buy in Vietnam: Augmentin tablets, Cefixime (bag) Claforan (injection) Kanamycien (injection) Klacid (liquid).  Buy overseas or in Vietnam: Steroid ointments (hydrocotisone, bethometasone), antibiotic ointments (fusidic acid, silver sulphadiazine), Povidone Iondine, Savlon, Ly Clear (Scabies treatment), Multivitamins (liquid or tablet), calcium tablet, ferrous sulphate tablet, Folic acid tablet, Zinc 5 mg, Vitamin D liquid especially or tablet form, Infant soya formula (for post diarrhea lactose intolerance, high protein/carbohydrate formulas.  Dettol, fabric bandaids, cotton wool, antiseptic swabs, bandages (all types), saline, tweezers, eye wash cups, microscopes, stethoscopes and pressure measuring devices, aloe vera gel, aeroguard or Rid, wool or cotton blankets. Foot spa.  For a full list of medical needs please see www.cncf.org.  ** Do not bring in bulk quantities of items.

For the staff: A4 paper, envelopes, mailing labels, pens, highlighters, solar powered calculators, digital cameras, blank CD-RW’s, USB’s, photograph albums,

First aid kits, good used laptops

For cooking: hand mixers, food processors, rice cookers, (buy locally in Vietnam due power/socket type) cutlery. Melamine bowls, plates, cups.

For cleaning: Ajax powder, Mr Sheen, Windex, washing powder, dishwashing liquid, antiseptic, collar spray, scourers, kitchen sponges, mop heads, broom heads, dustpans and broom. 

Heavier items such as washing powder, antiseptic can be purchased locally and are usually 40 to 50% cheaper than Australian prices but remains out of reach for many orphanages.