About Us How We Help How You Can Help News Contact Us Donate IT'S TIME TO PLAY This Christmas, will you help deliver play to the children who need it most? Donate Find out more Our Mission Starlight use the power of play to make the experience of illness and treatment better for children and their families. We are passionate about protecting time for play. We champion play’s importance and defend every seriously ill child’s right to it. Our passion takes us to the bedsides of some of the most poorly children in the UK. We use the power of play to create a sense of escape from the difficult reality in which these children find themselves. To delight and distract. To entertain and enlighten. But, most of all, to restore a smile to their faces. Play is important. Play is invaluable. Play is vital. About us How we help For over 30 years, we’ve helped children and families find hope after a child is diagnosed with a serious illness. Today, the support we offer has never been needed more; from Isolation Packs to safely provide items to distract and delight children in hospital to hosting virtual parties to entertain and keep children connected with others. It could be a bottle of bubbles or a life changing experience; but it all comes down to helping kids carry on being kids. Find out more Blenheim by Starlight Join Starlight at Blenheim Palace for a fabulous night filled with first-class entertainment and delicious food and drink. The funds raised will help us continue protecting play for seriously ill children across the UK. Atlantic Flyers 2021 Four RAF pilots, one tiny boat and an epic race across 3,000 miles of ocean. This winter, follow The Atlantic Flyers as they row across the Atlantic in support of Starlight. How You Can Help Want to make a regular donation, take on a challenge, or include a gift in your will? Find out how you can support seriously ill children: we can only do what we do thanks to people like you. Donate to Starlight Your donation will help Starlight support seriously ill children in the UK One-off Monthly £30 £20 £10 could pay for 10 seriously ill children to attend a Starlight virtual play date £ Donate The Starlight Boost Boxes are fantastic for children visiting our unit. During the recent pandemic, where most toys have been removed from the waiting areas, the individual items such as crayons and colouring books have been particularly useful to give out to patients to relieve boredom. Latest news FUNDRAISING Atlantic Flyers 2021 Read article HOSPITAL SERVICES Meet Eleanor Read article HOSPITAL SERVICES Play Team of the Year Runner Up: Royal Brompton Hospital Play Team Read article Subscribe to our newsletter First name* Last name* Email address* Consent I agree to the privacy policy. How We Help Starlight Wishes Hospital Services Events and Experiences How We Work About Us Annual Reports News Careers Get Involved Donate Fundraise Company Support Contact Us Safeguarding Policy facebook twitter instagram linkedin youtube © Starlight Children’s Foundation | Registered charity 296058 (England & Wales) SC 047600 (Scotland) Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies