Our Children's Christmas List

Christmas planning is already underway at Missouri Baptist Children’s Home. Lists are being made in the hopes of making this the best Christmas season ever for our children and youth. Our children come from lives of chaos, not calm; violence, not peace. Their lives have been filled with neglect, abuse, anger, betrayal and despair. Each year we work hard to make Christmas a wonderful experience for the children in our care. For many, this Christmas will be the FIRST time they’ve heard the TRUE story of Christmas. The holiday memories and traditions experienced at MBCH this year may be the only ones they have ever had.

You can help us make the holiday season special by providing Christmas presents for our children. The following “wish list” details many of the items we need to make this Christmas memorable. Missouri Baptist Children’s Home has 3 campuses and 4 offices across the state. We serve approximately 90 children at any one time on our campuses. We also work with the infants mothers in our Pregnancy Services programs and with more than 700 children of all ages in our foster/adoptive programs. The ages of the children in our care range from 6 to 21, however, the majority of our children are 11-18.

Desperate Need Items:

• Diapers (All sizes but especially 4,5 & 6)
• Pull-Ups
• Wipes
• Enfamil Gentlease Formula

Gift Items:

• African American Dolls – Barbie and baby dolls
• Arts/crafts for all ages through adult
• Axe cologne gift sets
• Bath and body sets
• Bath towels
• Black hair care products, Cantu, etc. – no aerosols
• Canvases and art supply sets
• CD’S- Baby
• Contemporary Christian CD’s
• Coloring books, markers, colored pencils
• Cozy covers for baby car seats
• DVD’S- G to PG 13
• Educational toys babies birth to 2-years-old
• Legos – all sizes
• Men’s wallets
• Model cars, non-toxic glue/paints
• MP3 players with ear buds
• Paw Patch Items – male and female
• Purses – teens and adults, cross-overs, etc.
• Remote control cars, helicopters, etc. (with batteries)
• Teen devotional books
• Transformers/action figures

Household Items:

• Dishes, silverware sets, bathroom sets, dish cloths, dish towels
• End tables
• Lamps
• Twin sheets and twin comforter sets – teen and adults
• Weighted blankets

Gift Cards:

• Pre-paid Visa
• Shoe Carnival/Foot Locker
• Dollar Tree/Dollar General
• Target
• Quik-Trip
• McDonald’s
• Forever 21
• Macy’s
• Rue 21
• Beauty Supply
• H&M
• Carters
• Children’s Place 

Clothing Items:

• Baby Sleepers - Newborn to size 2 (summer and winter weights)
• Outfits – Toddler Sizes 2T-4T, 5 and 6
• Pajamas - boys/girls - sizes 5/6, 7/8, 10/12, 14/16; mens sleep pants small, medium, large, x-large, 2x

To give us adequate time to sort, wrap and distribute the gifts before Christmas, we prefer to receive these items by December 9. We will, however, gratefully receive donations up to the Christmas holidays. PLEASE DO NOT WRAP ITEMS!

Items can be sent to:

MBCH Campus Store,
11300 St. Charles Rock Rd., Bridgeton, MO 63044.

For more information call 1-800-264-6224 and ask for Kathy Crawley or Flo Anderson.