Sep 29 – Oct 24th | Annual Halloween Costume Drive
We’re kicking off our 2025 Halloween Drive and we need your help!
Donations Open September 29th
Joyce University is kicking off its 7th Annual Halloween Costume Drive to support the kids at Primary Children’s Hospital. Donations open September 29th through October 24. Last year, the Joyce community stepped up to deliver more than one thousand donations to the kids at Primary Children’s Hospital, meeting 100% of their holiday needs. This year, we’re asking our community and the public to help us give these patients the most thrilling Halloween yet with donations of new, unused costumes, candy, and toys for kids of all ages!
See the list below for items to donate.
How to Donate
There are many ways to contribute to our Halloween drive. In addition to physical donations, which can be made at our Draper campus in Utah, we also accept Amazon deliveries and monetary donations.
Monetary Donations
Don’t have time to shop? Make a monetary donation via PayPal.
Amazon Donations
Joyce University
c/o Halloween Drive
12257 Business Park Dr
Draper, UT 84020
Drop-Off Donations
Joyce University
12257 Business Park Dr
Draper, UT 84020
What to Donate
This year, we’re collecting a variety of spooktacular items to help children celebrate Halloween in style.
Costumes
We’re looking for costumes and accessories for children of all ages — from newborns to teens. Donations can include:
- Full costumes
- Themed t-shirts and onesies
- Fun accessories (headbands, masks, capes, costume jewelry, hats)
Requested themes:
- T-shirts: Marvel, DC Comics, Mandalorian, Star Wars
- Onesies: animals, Disney characters, superheroes, popular games, TV shows, and movies
Costumes
- 0m-6m: 50 costumes / onesies
- 6m-12m: 50 costumes / onesies
- 12m-24m: 75 costumes
- 2T: 40 costumes
- 3T: 40 costumes
- 4-6: 30 boy costumes, 30 girl costumes
- 7-8: 40 boy costumes, 40 girl costumes
- 8-10: 40 boy costumes, 40 girl costumes
- 10-12: 30 boy costumes, 30 girl costumes
- 12-14: 20 boy costumes, 20 girl costumes
- 14+/teen: 30 boy t-shirts, 30 girl t-shirts
Trick or Treating Buckets
Buckets in a mix of Halloween and kid-friendly themes, such as superheroes, princesses/princes, animals, Paw Patrol, and more.
Candy
Individually packaged candy is welcome, including:
- Hard Candy
- Chocolate
- Gummies
- Licorice
- Lollipops
- Sour candies
Prizes
We’re also collecting small, non-food Halloween prizes, such as:
- Stickers
- Small coloring books
- Mustaches
- Tattoos
- Slime
- Play-Doh
- Squishy/stress balls
*Important notes:
- No button batteries or latex items, please.
- Do not pre-package candy or prizes in cellophane bags, items should remain in their original store packaging.
In-Kind Donation Guidelines
While we love receiving your gifts and in-kind donations, for the protection of Primary Children’s patients, there are restrictions surrounding this process. Please review the following guidelines carefully to be certain your donations are acceptable.
- All donated items must be new. No used items will be accepted.
- Donations cannot have any donor identification or contact information (i.e. first or last names, phone numbers, email addresses, website, blogs, personal stories, etc.). If donations include any personal information, they will either be removed before distribution, or the donation may be declined based on the discretion of Foundation personnel.
- Donors will not be allowed to personally deliver gifts to patients or families.
- Donors should not expect to receive pictures, stories, or updates from patients or families.
- No medical equipment, baby formula, or wheelchairs are accepted.
- We do not accept violent toys or games (such as toy guns) or paddle balls.
- For durability and safety purposes, we prefer name brand items when possible.
- We do not accept gift-wrapped items.