Child's Play

To counter the permanently negative press that video game enthusiasts are getting, the makers of the Penny Arcade have created a charity called Child's Play that supports children's hospitals from all over the world with toys.

The system is beautifully simple - choose a children's hospital from the map on the site and you will be directed to a Amazon wishlist for the hospital.

Many of the toys, books and videos in these lists cost only six or seven dollars and will bring many hours of joy to sick children. All of us can easily afford spending twenty or thirty dollars, so don't let me stop you, go and do it now!