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What we do
We offer (4) parties a year to each of our hospital partners.
Every party includes:
- Monthly themes (Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Spring, Superhero etc.)
- Age appropriate activity boxes that includes supplies needed to make holiday themed crafts, as well as other activities
- Personal visits with a costumed character
- Catered meal
- Themed gift bag
We offer (4) virtual parties a year to our hospital partners.
These parties include:
- Monthly themes (Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Spring, Superhero etc.)
- Age appropriate activity boxes that includes supplies needed to make holiday themed crafts, as well as other activities and supplies get shipped right to their hospital!
- Personal virtual visits with a costumed character
- Themed bag that includes party favors and decorations for their room
Distributed to our Clinics and Outpatient facilities.
- Grab-and-go activity bags for patients to do while getting treatment or waiting on doctors/therapy appointments
- Activity packs are created with the guidance of child developmental psychologists and are age-appropriate and safe for patient care settings.
- In partnership with Lurie Children’s Hospital, our gaming program allows pediatric patients to interact with each other throughout the hospital using the twitchTV gaming platform and Nintendo Switch system.
- Patients can chat, compete and interact with the twitchTV moderator, hospital staff and patients while gaming.
Learn more about Holiday Heroes
Join us for a night to remember!

Come Quest with us!
We need your help to fulfill our goals in the Chicagoland area.

Big Quest
Throwing a party for 40+ kids at one time takes a lot of supplies. Holiday Heroes is in need of a van or SUV to bring the kids we serve the best and most festive parties we can!
Small Quest
We are partners with shop.com and are able to receive donations from purchases you are ALREADY making!
In-Person Programming
We offer (4) parties a year to each of our hospital partners.
Every party includes:
- Monthly themes (Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Spring, Superhero etc.)
- Age appropriate activity boxes that includes supplies needed to make holiday themed crafts, as well as other activities
- Personal visits with a costumed character
- Catered meal
- Themed gift bag
Virtual Programming
We offer (4) virtual parties a year to our hospital partners.
These parties include:
- Monthly themes (Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Spring, Superhero etc.)
- Age appropriate activity boxes that includes supplies needed to make holiday themed crafts, as well as other activities and supplies get shipped right to their hospital!
- Personal virtual visits with a costumed character
- Themed bag that includes party favors and decorations for their room
Hero Packs
Distributed to our Clinics and Outpatient facilities.
- Grab-and-go activity bags for patients to do while getting treatment or waiting on doctors/therapy appointments
- Activity packs are created with the guidance of child developmental psychologists and are age-appropriate and safe for patient care settings.
Virtual Gaming Program:
- In partnership with Lurie Children’s Hospital, our gaming program allows pediatric patients to interact with each other throughout the hospital using the twitchTV gaming platform and Nintendo Switch system.
- Patients can chat, compete and interact with the twitchTV moderator, hospital staff and patients while gaming.
Our Mission
The Holiday Heroes provide joy and an improved quality of life to pediatric patients through a combination of in-person and virtual programs. Holiday Heroes uses its experience, creativity, resources, and passion to inspire long-lasting joy and happy memories for children and their families, thereby making a positive impact in their recoveries and their lives.
"One cannot separate the health of the individual from the health of the community, from the health of the world."
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Pediatric Hospital Partners
Holiday Heroes partners with hospital and care facilities throughout the country.
To learn more about partnering with us, please click here.