Written by a parent, not a doctor. Nothing here is medical advice.

The Magic Yarn Project

Free Character Wig or Beanie for a Child with Medical Hair Loss · About this organization

What you get

One handmade character wig or beanie from 50+ choices is shipped free to a child with medical hair loss.

How to start

Fill in the Individual Wig Request form with your child's chosen character, age, hair-loss story, and delivery details.

Good to know

  • Your child must have medical hair loss; a B-ALL diagnosis alone is not sufficient.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Open

One handmade character wig or beanie from 50+ choices is shipped free to a child with medical hair loss. Requests are ongoing, one item per child, most arrive in 2–4 weeks, and a lifetime replacement may be requested if the original is damaged, lost, or outgrown.

What help you may get

Peer And Emotional Support

Free Character Wig or Beanie for a Child with Medical Hair Loss — peer and emotional support

One handmade character wig or beanie from 50+ choices is shipped free to a child with medical hair loss. Requests are ongoing, one item per child, most arrive in 2–4 weeks, and a lifetime replacement may be requested if the original is damaged, lost, or outgrown.

Noncash help · One Time

Can cover

  • Free shipping
  • Lifetime replacement for loss, damage, or outgrowing
  • One handmade character wig or character beanie
  • One selected handmade character wig or character beanie
  • Shipping to the approved domestic or international destination

Does not cover

  • Adults
  • Children without medical hair loss
  • One Magic Yarn wig is provided free; the application mentions an optional donation but does not require payment.
  • The official individual request form states that the program provides one wig.

Practical Items And Home Help

Free Character Wig or Beanie for a Child with Medical Hair Loss — practical items and home help

One handmade character wig or beanie from 50+ choices is shipped free to a child with medical hair loss. Requests are ongoing, one item per child, most arrive in 2–4 weeks, and a lifetime replacement may be requested if the original is damaged, lost, or outgrown.

Noncash help · One Time

Can cover

  • Free shipping
  • Lifetime replacement for loss, damage, or outgrowing
  • One handmade character wig or character beanie
  • One selected handmade character wig or character beanie
  • Shipping to the approved domestic or international destination

Does not cover

  • Adults
  • Children without medical hair loss
  • One Magic Yarn wig is provided free; the application mentions an optional donation but does not require payment.
  • The official individual request form states that the program provides one wig.

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. A child with B-ALL and treatment-related hair loss qualifies.

Age

The program does not publish an age limit.

  • The official application limits the program to children and excludes adults but does not publish numeric age boundaries.

Treatment status

No specific treatment status is published.

  • Provider confirmation is not published as mandatory.
  • The application offers one free wig to the family of any child experiencing medical hair loss and does not publish an income test.

Where you live and where your child is treated

Where your family lives

No residence restriction is published.

Where your child is treated

Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.

How to get started

Get ready to apply

Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.

Who can start: Caregiver, Parent Or Guardian

  1. A non-parent requester should confirm the family's permission and character preference.
  2. Choose a current character on the live form.
  3. Choose domestic United States or international shipping and provide the requested delivery information.
  4. Open the official Individual Wig Request Google Form.
  5. Provide requester contact information, the child's name and age, a medical hair-loss story, and the selected style.
  6. Provide the child's age, hair-loss story, and shipping information.
  7. Review the current wig and character-beanie gallery.

Ways to apply or ask

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

  • The organization prepares and ships the selected wig or beanie after reviewing the request.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsOpen
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowRolling
Last checkedAug 24, 2026
  • The individual request form was active on the verification date.

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Exact upper age, destination restrictions, privacy rules, and replacement limits are not published.
  • Families should stop using a wig or beanie if it irritates a sensitive scalp and ask the treatment team about skin or infection-control concerns.
  • One wig or beanie per child; extra items are not sold.
  • The application excludes adults and children without hair loss but does not publish a numeric child age range.
  • The child must have medical hair loss; a B-ALL diagnosis alone is not sufficient.
  • The Google Form collects a child's name, age, medical hair-loss story, and shipping information.
  • The reviewed official pages do not publish fulfillment timing.
  • Confirm current capacity, country-specific shipping limits, and language accommodations.

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program