Ideas for holiday volunteer work in childrens hospital?

I don't have any experience volunteering in Atlanta area Children's hospitals, but I can definitely recommend a place where help is equally appreciated, especially around this time of the year, The Atlanta Children's Shelter. It is a great organization that provides day care for homeless children and job resources for the parents. The children love spending time with the volunteers, and it is so appreciated by everyone there.

Many organizations, including hospitals, reserve volunteering opportunities to people willing to make a long-term commitment, because of the resources needed to train and supervise new volunteers. Also, most organizations are overwhelmed with requests to volunteer at the holidays, and don't have enough opportunities to go around. VolunteerMatch (http://www.volunteermatch.org), Idealist (http://www.idealist.org) and CraigsList (http://www.craigslist.com) all list volunteering opportunities with thousands of organizations, including organizations focused on children. Also, contact your local volunteer center; you can find this via the Points of Light Foundation web site (http://www.pointsoflight.org/centers/).