RCSI Paediatric Society 11th Annual Teddy Bear Hospital 2025

RCSI Paediatric Society 11th Annual Teddy Bear Hospital

Come join us at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland for a fun-filled day at the 11th Annual Teddy Bear Hospital event! Bring along your favorite teddy bear and our team of medical students will ensure your teddy bear receives top-notch care while teaching children about healthcare in a playful environment. We will also be raising funds for our fabulous chosen charity, Make-A-Wish Ireland, and you can donate by entering our raffle here.

Teddy Bear Hospital is a free event that aims to alleviate childhood fears about healthcare environments and increase health literacy in school-aged children. This event is aimed at children aged 4-10 though children outside those ages are encouraged to come if parents feel it would be of benefit or if a family wishes to attend with older siblings. Older children for whom this event would be developmentally appropriate are welcome to the Sunday session where we will have a higher ratio of volunteers to children.

The event is volunteer-led and run by medical, physician associate, physiotherapy, pharmacy, and advanced technology technician students from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Our students are all interested in working with children and providing a fun interactive experience for all attending. The event will consist of several stations for your Teddy to visit. We encourage all children to attend with their teddy bears so that the teddies can get their annual check-ups, fix any rips or tears, and learn how to keep healthy. There will be 13 different stations that teach children and their teddies about different aspects of healthcare such as surgery, food and nutrition, first aid and so much more! There will also be a sensory room available to access and the venue is fully accessible.

Visit our YouTube channel to watch our previous year's teddy bear hospital here! https://youtu.be/xWHuAXqf5f0

As at all of our Teddy Bear Hospital events, we always have a charity we will raise funds for on the day. This year is no different and we will be raising funds for our chosen charity Make-A-Wish Ireland. The mission of Make-A-Wish Ireland is to grant wishes to children who are living with life-threatening illnesses and to bring hope, joy and lasting memories to each wish child and their families. Since 1992, Make-A-Wish Ireland has granted wishes for more than 3,350 brave children across Ireland, including 214 wishes granted in 2024 alone. A wish granted is true magic for the child, providing respite from their normal routines of hospitals, doctors and treatment.

This year, you can either donate by entering our iDonate raffle at https://www.idonate.ie/raffle/RCSIRaffleinAidofMakeAWish. All proceeds from the event will aid our chosen charity, Make-A-Wish Ireland. No donation is required to attend, so please avail of a free event ticket if you so choose.

Our fabulous raffle prizes are:

1st Prize - FitzPatrick Castle Hotel Overnight Stay & Dinner for 2

2nd Prize - Afternoon Tea for 2 at the Skylon Hotel

3rd Prize - Dinner Voucher to The Trocadero

4th Prize - Dublin Zoo Family Pass

5th Prize - EPIC The Irish Emmigration Museum Family Pass

6th Prize - Airfield Family Day Ticket

7th Prize - Dinner Voucher to The Mongolian BBQ

8th Prize - Grafton Barber Voucher

9th Prize - Grafton Barber Voucher

10th Prize - Butlers Signature Box of Chocolates

11th Prize - Murphy's Ice Cream Gift Card, Tote Bag and Beanie

PLEASE NOTE: A raffle ticket is NOT and entry ticket to the event, it is a separate donation and due to health and safety constraints we CANNOT admit people who do not have an attendance ticket from Eventbrite. We want to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support of our events and our charities for 2024-2025, Make-A-Wish Ireland.

Booking Details

• We ask you to book ONE TICKET PER CHILD ATTENDING
• Families do NOT need to book for the adults attending with their children, only book for the child/children attending under the child/children's name(s). For example, if you are a family of 4 and there are 2 children and 2 adults, please ONLY BOOK TWO TICKETS under the children's names.
• All children MUST be accompanied by an adult.
• Tickets are available on a first-come first-served basis. After all tickets are sold out per session, there will be a waiting list where attendees will be contacted chronologically if cancellations occur.
• Please book according to the appropriate session with the details below:
• Saturday, February 15th, 2025 Sessions 1, 2 & 3: All children aged 4-10 years old
• Sunday, February 16th, 2025 Session 1, 2 & 3: Inclusive smaller session in a quieter environment for children with disabilities and chronic illnesses. There will be more volunteers to individualise the session for each child. Please let us know how we can accommodate you.
• Timings for each of our Sessions on SATURDAY AND SUNDAY:

1. ⁠Session 1: 09:30am - 11:00am
2. ⁠Session 2: 12:00pm-1:30 pm
3. Session 3: 2:45 pm - 4:15pm

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We look forward to having you follow along.

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If you have any questions about the event please feel free to email us at: paediatricsociety@rcsi.ie