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Sensory and Infant Santa Visits Wednesday 29th November and 6th & 13th December from 17.00. (Enniscorthy)

 

With one family per time slot, the Sensory Family Visit has been specially designed and adapted for children with additional needs. A shorter tour, but with plenty of photo opportunities for the whole family, and reduced sound & light stimulation. There will be no flashing lights and no background music, just a magical Christmas wonderland with an elf guide, Mrs. Claus and Santa himself to We have set aside three Wednesday evenings to ensure minimum queuing and numbers. Our Sensory Visit will offer and experience that supports the sensory, physical and developmental needs of your children so they can enjoy a magical Santa Visit. Santa will have a gift for each sensory child and their siblings. Our cast will explain the tour elements in visual detail and entertain the boys and girls along the way too. Each child will experience the magic of Santa’s Enchanted Christmas, but in a gentler way. We will have a qualified Special Needs Assistant on hand to support the children throughout the tour. After you have made your ticket booking, you will receive a visual support of the experience to prepare your family for the event. We look forward to welcoming your family to Santa’s Enchanted Christmas!

https://santasenchantedchristmas.ie/sensory-booking/

 

 

Santa's Magical Autism friendly day and night at the Clanard Court, Athy, Co. Kildare 

How will the Autism Friendly Day/Night differ:

  • Staff Autism Friendly trained elves & hotel staff – patient, calm, quiet (trained via AsIAm.ie);
  • Minimised queuing time – a more precise Sleep Over start time is sent to parents in advance of date booked + our ‘Social Story’;
  • Less numbers going through in groups;
  • Autism Friendly/Suitable Sensory Trail Experience ie calm, non flashing & brighter lighting, festive music on low volume setting, elves & hotel staff trained how to interact with children, sensory toy box at each station, more time spent with Santa + unwrapped appropriate Gifts that can be chosen from during Santa visit;
  • For Sleep Overs a ‘Quiet Room’ is available;
  • Caters for all children including siblings of autistic child/children.

https://www.santasmagicaltrail.ie/contact-us/autism-friendly-night-day/

 

(These are services in the community which have been recommended by families of children with complex disability needs in our area. These services are in no way validated, endorsed, or monitored by the CHO5 CDNT lead agencies – HSE, CRC, Enable Ireland. The lead agencies take no responsibility for the quality of these services.)

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