Events & Entertainment, Wimborne | Posted on October 18th, 2024 | return to news
No queues for SEN Santa at the Museum of East Dorset
What could be better than visiting Santa and not having to queue? This is what the Museum of East Dorset promises in its SEN Santa experiences.
Wimborne’s award-winning Museum of East Dorset is offering these very special SEN Santa experiences on Thursday 5 December.
Designed for children with special educational needs, the Santa visit promises no queues and will be kept short and sweet with five-minute time slots to meet Santa in the peace and quiet of the Garden Room Grotto. The experiences will take place on Thursday 5 December between 5pm and 6pm.
A maximum of two siblings are welcome to join the visit too. The SEN Santa experience is £10 and £8 for siblings.
Museum of East Dorset Director Francessca Hollow said: “We understand that some children with special educational needs may find Christmas activities a bit of a challenge and we aim to provide a calmer opportunity for them to meet Santa with this session devoted to them.
“Our SEN Santa experience has been designed to cater for children with Autism, ADHD or with a similar diagnosis whose condition means that they have been unable to visit Santa with their family previously. There will be no queuing, loud noises, or flashing lights.”
She added: “We’d love parents to let us know their child’s interests when booking and Santa will be able to chat to them, even if they are non-verbal.”
In the beautiful setting of the historical museum house, there will also be Santa visits open to all.
These will take place on Saturday 30 November and Saturday 7 December. Children will be given a ‘Golden Ticket’ to see Santa and a gift to take home. There will also be a chance to explore the museum free and follow the festive trail as well as hands-on Christmas crafts to make.
And not forgetting the most important thing – the chance to write a letter to Santa and hand it over to the great man himself as well as enjoy an interactive story session told by Santa.
This Santa visit is £15 per child from age two upwards.
The museum tearoom will also be open with homemade mince pies, Christmas cake and hot chocolate on sale during the visit.
Book your Santa slot online now via www.museumofeastdorset.co.uk.
These Santa visits are a fundraising event for the Museum of East Dorset and money raised will help to go towards the running of the museum.
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