Toy Donations
Art Technically curates and donates STEM, STEAM, and Arts themed toys to children in need at children’s hospitals, family shelters, and Child Advocacy Centers (CACs). In the past, donations have included scientist and artist career Barbie dolls, science kits, science-themed plushes and action figures, and an Art Technically project known as “Science Bears” which are teddy bears in scientist costumes. Donate to our toy fund below!
Science Bears
“Science Bears” is a special Art Technically project that creates scientist-themed teddy bears for children in need such as children at Child Advocacy Centers and family shelters. 27 Science Bears were delivered to the Memphis Child Advocacy Center in 2021. Another set of Science Bears is currently being created with funding from the Jane Goodall Institute.
Other Toy Donations
You Can Be Anything: Scientist and Artist Career Barbie Dolls
During the 2021-2022 school year, we delivered 40 diverse scientist and artist Barbie dolls to hospitals across Tennessee including Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville, and the Southern Tennessee Medical Center in Franklin County, Tennessee.
Scientist and artist Barbie dolls for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital for the 2021 holiday season.
Scientist and artist Barbie dolls were donated by Art Technically and Miss Franklin County to the emergency department at the Southern Tennessee Medical Center in Franklin County, Tennessee.
Dinosaur Activity Kits for Child Life at Albany Medical Center
We assembled and delivered 12 dinosaur plushie activity kits to the Albany Medical Center Children’s Hospital Child Life center in September 2022.
