
Nothing is more fun than the gift of giving! Knowing that your gesture of kindness will spark JOY for kids at Christmas, and all year round!
Are you thinking about hosting a toy drive at your workplace, community group, school, preschool or amongst your friends and family?
You can help us fill up Joy Boxes full of toys, games, school stationery and sports equipment for children caring for family members living with a disability or serious illness.
CaringKids Christmas Toy Appeal Options
Find below:
- How to host a Christmas Toy Drive
- How to host a Santa’s Little Helpers Morning Tea
- How to transfer your funds raised at your ‘Santa’s Little Helpers Morning Tea’ to us
- How to register for your event/s
- Sydney Metro area drop off locations & dates
- CaringKids Christmas & School Holidays closing dates
- Christmas Toy Appeal Resources
Host a CaringKids Toy Drive
Host a CaringKids Toy Drive by popping up a Xmas tree or hosting a virtual online toy collection. For hybrid/ virtual workplaces – yes! we do have an online tax-deductible toy store, choose from hundreds of toys, powered by Simply Giving.
Are you a business, workplace, school, or community group who would like to host a toy drive for CaringKids this Christmas? Anyone can join in from anywhere in Australia. You can make this Christmas our most joyful yet for young carers aged 4 to 12 years!
Host a CaringKids Santa’s Little Helpers Morning Tea
You can host a CaringKids Santa’s Little Helpers Morning Tea to raise funds to fill Joy Boxes with toys for young carers. Our Joy Boxes are packed with toys, games, school stationery and sports equipment and delivered to children across Australia!
Here’s how you can get involved:
- Organise a morning tea event with friends, colleagues, or your community to raise funds for CaringKids
- Include Christmas themed activities like awards for the Best Christmas Themed Decorated Cake, Santa Visit, or Best Christmas Outfit to make it a fun and memorable occasion!
Personalise your own Santa’s Little Helper Morning Tea Invitation Poster
🎁 $260 creates, ships and delivers a Joy Box filled with new toys!
✏️ $40 creates a stationery pack!
🧸 $10 puts a cuddly teddy in a Joy Box!
Donations $2 and over are tax-deductible.
Banking Santa’s Little Helper Morning Tea Funds
The easiest way to bank the funds raised at your morning tea is to visit our Santa’s Little Helper Morning Tea Donation Page.
Register your interest in hosting a CaringKids Morning Tea and/or Toy Drive
Please get in touch with us via the form below to host a CaringKids Morning Tea and/or Toy Drive!
Click the ‘+’ sign to open the form to register!
Toy Drop-Off Location Sydney Metro Area & Dates
In person toy collections must be brand new, quality toys, games, school stationery and sports equipment, 30cm or less in size to suit children aged 4 to 12 years.
Toy Drop-Off Location
Unit 4/ 45-47 Green Street Banksmeadow, Sydney NSW 2019
When
You can drop donations to us between 9:30 am and 12:00 pm on:
- Saturday, 29th November 2025
- Monday, 1st December 2025
- Wednesday, 3rd December 2025
- Monday, 8th December 2025
- Wednesday, 10th December 2025
- Saturday, 13th December 2025
- Monday, 15th December 2025
- Wednesday, 17th December 2025
- Saturday, 20th December 2025 [Last Day]
Contact us for our address and to book your donation drop-off 🎁
Please, do not leave donations outside the premises.
Shipping Address
Items can be shipped to: Hillsdale, Sydney NSW 2036
Contact us for our shipping address, if you are shipping toys to us this Christmas.
Online Toy Drive
Simply Giving
We can setup a personalised Christmas Toy Appeal fundraising page for your school/sports club/company from our Simply Giving website.
From your customised Fundraising Page your supporters then can choose from hundreds of quality new toys to buy for our young carers sorted by:
- Category
- Gender
- Age
- Price Range
and, best of all, the toys will be delivered directly to our workshop.
Watch a 2 min video explaining the benefits of giving toys to us via Simply Giving.
Contact us for assistance setting up your Fundraising Page.
All toys donated are tax-deductible.
How to bank your funds raised via your 'Santa's Little Helpers Morning Tea' event
Please transfer your funds raised at your event via this form.
CaringKids Christmas and School Holiday Closure Dates
🚚 Our last day accepting toy donations is Saturday, 20th December 2025 – 9:30 am to 12 noon.
🏠Our office and toy workshop will be closed from Monday, 22nd December 2025 and will re-open on Monday, 2nd February 2026.
Wishing you all a very happy and festive holiday season
Christmas Toy Appeal Resources
Our posters and social media tiles below are designed to support you to raise funds and host events. Share these with your friends, colleagues or school community to reach your fundraising goal and help bring more joy to young carers.
CaringKids Logo
Download the CaringKids Logo [PDF].
Santa's Little Helpers Morning Tea Flyer
Download the Santa’s Little Helpers Morning Tea Flyer [PDF].
Christmas Toy Drive Flyer
Download the Christmas Toy Drive Flyer [PDF].
What Can I Donate
Download the What Can I Donate [PDF].
About CaringKids Poster
Download the About CaringKids Poster [PDF].
CaringKids Fundraising Poster
Download the CaringKids Event Fundraising Poster [PDF].
Help Us Reach Our Goal
Download the Help Us Reach Our Goal Poster [1] [PDF].
Help Us Reach Our Goal
Download the Help Us Reach Our Goal Poster [2] [PDF].
CaringKids Christmas Social Media Tiles
Download our CaringKids Christmas tiles below:



























