Orlando Toy Drives and Toy Donations For Christmas and the Holiday Season
This year’s holiday season (2025) is bound to be a time of need for a number of local families. Many Central Florida families are in extra need. Support your local community and consider donating a toy to a child this season at one of the many wonderful organizations in Orlando and nearby.
We’re also sharing some information if you are looking for ways to get assistance for your family or someone you know who is in need.
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Orlando Holiday Season Donations
Wekiva Island Toy Drive
November 28 – December 15, 2025
It’s the season of giving, and Wekiva Island is proud to be donating to Kids House of Seminole County again this year to help children in need this holiday season. Bring new, unwrapped toys to the Island from Nov. 28 to Dec. 15 and help them make the season bright for those in our community.
Cruiser Holiday Toy Drive at Old Town
December 5 – 6, 2025
Give back during Old Town’s Car Show and Cruise. From 3pm to 8pm on December 5 and 6, you can make a difference for children and young adults this holiday season by donating a new, unwrapped toy. Santa and Christmas helpers will be on location to accept your donations, and the toys collected will benefit the Osceola Council on Aging.
New Hope for Kids
Deadline: December 15, 2025
With convenient online shopping options with Amazon, Walmart and Target, gift donations can be paid for online and shipped directly to New Hope. Alternatively, unwrapped gifts and gift cards can be donated in person at their Maitland location with prior arrangement.
Gifts can be delivered to The Future Home of New Hope for Kids Building, 544 Mayo Ave. in Maitland.
To sponsor a child or family, or to review the gift drive wish list, please visit their website.
STEM Gift Drive
Deadline: December 21, 2025
If you’re a fan of science or know a kid who is, you’ll know that receiving a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) gift is going to inspire a lot of growth in our youth. Find tons of creative STEM toys at Macy’s or perhaps at our very own Orlando Science Center gift shop!
Gift donations can be made through December 22nd at one of three drop off locations in the area.
Requested gift donations should be for middle to high school age children, with a focus on not only STEM toys but also books in Spanish, gifts highlighting women and minorities, and all must be new and unwrapped.
Orange County Mayor’s Holiday Toy Drive
Online by Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, In-person by Monday, Dec. 8, 2025
Talk about options! This annual holiday toy drive 13 years running gives busy parents many ways to purchase and donate toys. Choose from one of the more than 30 donation locations at local parks, libraries and fire stations, or consider one of their online shopping options.
With the online shop, virtual shoppers can purchase online goods up through Tuesday, December 3rd. These goods will be delivered to the Holiday Warehouse just in time for Christmas. If you are a business or community group, you can even consider creating an online team drive, similar to using an Amazon Wishlist for a classroom.
All of this and more information is available at the website. They will not be accepting cash or plush toys and all gifts that are donated must be new and unwrapped.
Annual Santa’s Toy Drive Car & Truck Show
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 11am – 2pm
3251 Margaritaville Boulevard Kissimmee, FL 34747
The Promenade at Sunset Walk Invites You to Give Back This Holiday Season! Please Join the Promenade at Sunset Walk in partnership with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office Toy Drive Campaign. A 2- Toy Donation is suggested for All Car & Truck Owners & Spectators for the Children of Central Florida. Cash Donations also accepted under ticket options.
Year-Round Giving in Orlando
One Heart For Women and Children
In many cases, toys aren’t the only need for the holidays. Please consider donating to One Heart’s program, requesting everything from personal care items and toiletries to diapers and gently used toys and clothing.
Ronald McDonald House
I may be biased because my mother has been volunteering here for nearly 15 years, but this local charity is one of the most endearing places to help a family in need. Providing a home to families with children in critical condition in the neighboring Central Florida hospitals, toys are always something this charity needs.
They have something they call the “Treasure Room”, where families year-round can select a toy for their sick child, or for the well children staying with them during their stay. For this, the Ronald McDonald House always needs new, not oversized toys (due to storage so no bikes or big cars), and they especially love to receive general all year all-year-round toys like drawing books, markers, and crayons.
Drop off at any of their 3 locations, and call ahead if you have a large quantity of donations.
Cradles to Crayons
I heard about this group through my company fundraiser a couple of years back. Although not local to Orlando, their outreach is Nationwide. Their credo is that poverty is not just something we need to take a lens to during the holidays, it’s a year-round crisis. Their mission is to gather clothing and necessary supplies for children who have what is referred to as clothing insecurity.
This program accepts things like jackets and outerwear for the winter, boots, baby supplies, books, and school gear, and more.
Ship items for free directly to a child in need and keep the gifting chain going by sharing about this wonderful program with your community, as well.
Donate Your Legos
Now this one is cool. Clean out your closet and repurpose those Legos for a child in one of the participating youth programs. Something you can do year-round, this is a great way to promote children’s skillsets with problem solving and creative thinking.
Likely one of the most well known holiday toy drives, Toys for Tots in Orlando and Seminole County offers two types of donation options. Donate a toy in one of the dozens of local store options, or make a monetary donation online through their website.
If You Are a Family In Need
Do not hesitate to reach out to one of the following:
One Heart provides a weekly food pantry donation in College Park from 11am-4pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. For more details on where to receive needed supplies, review the website. In addition to food offerings, those in need can purchase inexpensive household items like clothing and toys at their Thrift Store.
For those who cannot afford to purchase items, eligible volunteers can receive vouchers for goods in exchange for their time volunteering in the thrift store and food pantry.
Join your local Buy Nothing Group on Facebook. Search for the term “Buy Nothing College Park”, for instance, and you will be able to browse the items people are giving away for free in your community. You will find that the community is very giving and helpful, even if you have a specific request. I personally have found many wonderful treasures for my little girl on this page, saving me hundreds of dollars in toys and costumes. You can also get furniture, clothing and even food items.
Toys for Tots
Deadline: November 15
Toys for Tots has an annual registration for toy requests that will close on November 15, 2025. For considerations for 2025, review the registration requirements at their website.
Those wishing to volunteer for an upcoming toy drive will need to register in October up to mid November.
