While the delivery did not arrive in a barrel, a donation of 23 cuddly monkeys certainly raised some cheeky grins at Wagga Base Hospital.
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The toys were collected by Wagga woman Leanne Higham as part of a growing tradition for fans of country music giant Keith Urban to make the donation to children's wards on Valentine's Day.
Ms Higham said Mr Urban's fan club had, until recently, been known as Monkeyville and the tradition of donating to children's wards started in the USA 13 years ago because the singer regularly visited sick youngsters in a bid to cheer them up.
A fan for more than 10 years, Ms Higham has seen Mr Urban perform live "five or six times".
Last year she collected cuddly monkeys and sent them to Sydney to be donated, but this year Ms Higham wanted to give the toys to children in Wagga Base's paediatrics ward.
"I just thought it would be a bit of fun," she said.
Kelly Martin, one of the hospital's play therapists, said the donation had brought even more cheer to the ward on a day when staff had donned wings and embraced the spirit of Valentine's Day to make the young patients smile.
Oh, and in case you're wondering, Mr Urban's song Stupid Boy is Ms Higham's favourite.
