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Santa Claus Inc. depends on the thousands of people in and around our community who sew, knit, crochet, and create hand crafted wooden toys as gifts for the children.

People from all over the United States and as far away as Australia send items to Santa Claus Inc. High school sewing and woodworking classes as well as expert clothing designers and woodcrafters participate in making gifts for the children. Most years we welcome new Knitters and Quilters at our annual retreat and volunteer welcoming party donated by Golden Bear Cottages resort in Big Bear Lake, CA

Thousands of items are hand crafted, hand sewn, knitted or crocheted every year for the following departments: 

• Baby/ Infants
• Clothing
• Dolls
• Sweaters
• Toys and Books
  
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The Baby Department
puts together about 700 layettes annually. Blankets 40" X 44" or larger are a terrific size so that the family can use them for years. Baby and infant items may be sewn, knit or crocheted. All baby items are appreciated including clothing, toys, and bibs, ECT. All items for the baby department should be constructed from washable materials.

Our Clothing Department supplies at least two pieces of clothing for each child.
Examples: a dress & sweater, shirt and blouse, sweat suits, or slacks and sweater or shirt. We need clothing for infants through twelve year olds, both male and female. All items for the clothing department should be constructed from washable materials. Donations from clothing retailers, suppliers, distributors, wholesalers & manufacturers are always welcome.

The Doll Department purchases 500 dolls annually with only panties, socks and shoes.
On site, the Elves spend all year preparing the dolls to go into the hands of children. Our goal is that each doll goes out with a doll blanket, three outfits, booties, and a small toy - like a Kid's Meal toy. Clothing for the dolls is sewn, knit or crocheted. We also receive many gently loved dolls of various sizes that are refurbished and offered as an extra gift. Dolls range from Kelly to Cabbage Patch. Blankets and clothing for these are also appreciated. Creativity is applauded.

The Toy Department welcomes new toys of all types for children ages 0-12. We love all handmade items including: fleece blankets, knitted hats and scarfs, knitted infant and todler toys, diddy bags and anything else you would like to donate. We always have a need for new and gently used stuffed animals and Beanie Babies. We also appreciate new and hotel size donations of soap and shampoo for childrens personal gift bags. Please, won't you volunteer to help in your special way today!

The Book Department gives out 30,000 books. Donations are needed yearly to help us meet that number in addition to what we can buy.

The Sweater Department is in need of handcrafted sweaters from size 2 to small adult. Pull over or cardigans are wonderful. All items for the sweater department should be constructed from washable materials.

The Toy Department welcomes wooden toys, doll blankets, and doll clothes for 11" dolls, scrunchies, and purses for little girls to pre teens. Be creative and think like a child.

Wooden Toys might include smoothly sanded toys for young children, blocks, and jewelry style boxes for older children. Be creative remembering that anything designed for under 4 year olds must be large enough not to be swallowed. A good test is that if it will fit through a toilet paper core it is too small. Also, if painted the paint must be non-toxic. Stained then finished with a coat or two of polyurethane is also a good choice.