CaringKids Christmas Toy Appeal

11/11/2025 CaringKids

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.

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.