A Year of Kindness
Children’s Museum Collections for the Community
Every Month in 2026
As part of Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh’s initiative to spread kindness, every visitor who brings an item to donate for our monthly collection receives one free adult admission to apply to their visit that same day. Limit one adult ticket per family.
Cannot be combined with other discounts including group rates.
August Collection
Emergency Childcare Supplies
Items for children and families in need of emergency childcare, including healthy food and snacks, personal care products, cleaning products, diapers and clothing. Learn more here.
Collected in collaboration with Jeremiah’s Place.
WHERE TO DONATE
A collection bin will be available inside the Children’s Museum during open hours. Check here for the Museum’s open hours.
Check this page and Children’s Museum social media accounts at facebook.com/pghkids and Instagram @pghkids for details on each monthly collection and our community partners. Read the press release here.
The Year of Kindness builds on the Children’s Museum’s 25+ year history of collecting sweaters for those in need through the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive.
If you are interested in collaborating with the Children’s Museum on a collection drive, please contact hi@pittsburghkids.org.
past collections
Jan 2026
Food drive for underserved communities across the region, in collaboration with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
Feb 2026
Items for older adults in underserved communities across Allegheny County including puzzles, board games, books and art supplies. In collaboration with the Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging.
March 2026
New children’s books, in collaboration with Reading is Fundamental Pittsburgh (RIF), a children’s literacy organization and on-site partner at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh.
April 2026
Empty aluminum beverage cans. The Children’s Museum’s aluminum-can recycling efforts are in partnership with Ball Corporation. You can also bring in aluminum cans to recycle in the Cafe every day during open hours.
May 2026
New and gently used sporting equipment and outdoor play supplies. In collaboration with Urban Impact Foundation.
June 2026
For Maternal Fetal Medicine Month, we collected baby supplies in partnership with Beverly’s PGH.