Los Angeles, CA — The 2026 Halloween card drive at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles ran through October 30, and every card sent earned the hospital $1 from the LA Kings, up to $50,000. Sending one was free: senders picked one of three designs on the hospital’s site and added a message, and the hospital said it would print the cards for patients to color and hand them out at its Pumpkin Party.
How the Card Drive Worked
- The three designs: “Trunk-or-treat!” with an elephant dressed as a jack-o’-lantern, “BOO! Happy Halloween!” with a giraffe under a ghost sheet at the beach, and “Have a Spell-tacular Halloween!” with a peacock in a witch’s hat riding a broom.
- The message: the hospital asked for Halloween greetings instead of get-well wishes.
- The cost: nothing. The card showed in color on the screen as a preview, and the hospital prints the designs as coloring cards for the kids to color.
What the Hospital Asked Senders to Write
From the hospital’s card page:
To help keep the celebration upbeat and positive for kids, please focus on the spirit of Halloween rather than “get well” notes. Due to the volume of cards and our current safety guidelines, please note that we cannot deliver specific cards to specific patients.
Where the Cards and the Kings’ $1 Went
The hospital said it would print the cards and hand-deliver them, “along with other special goodies,” during its Pumpkin Party, according to the page a sender saw after submitting a card. Each card unlocked “a $1 donation from the LA Kings, up to $50,000,” the same page said. Cards had to be sent by October 30, according to the hospital’s card page. NBC Los Angeles reported that the money goes to the hospital’s Children’s Fund.
Spirit Halloween’s Hospital Coupon and Free Halloween Events for Kids
Spirit Halloween’s 10-for-10 coupon took 10% off a purchase and donated a matching 10% to a children’s hospital near the store. Its charity, Spirit of Children, has raised more than $164 million for children’s hospitals since 2007 and has a $20 million goal for 2026, and Spirit of Children Week ran October 12 through 16. My free Halloween events for kids guide listed the free store events in October 2026 by date, including 500 prize tickets for every kid in costume at Chuck E. Cheese and PetSmart’s pet trick-or-treating on October 17 and 25.
The 2026 card drive closed October 30, and I add the 2027 drive here when the hospital opens it.
Last updated: November 5, 2026.
