Sensory Santa Brisbane 2024: A Calm Christmas Experience for Children with Additional Needs
Looking for a peaceful Santa experience in Brisbane? Sensory Santa sessions offer children with autism, sensory processing differences, and other additional needs the opportunity to meet Santa in a quiet, understanding environment.
What Makes Sensory Santa Different?
– Reduced crowds and noise levels
– No waiting in long queues
– Extended session times
– Dimmed lighting and minimal Christmas music
– Understanding staff trained in supporting children with additional needs
– Pressure-free environment for photos and interactions
Perfect for Brisbane Families Who Need:
– A quieter environment
– Flexible timing
– Understanding staff
– Reduced sensory stimulation
– A stress-free Christmas photo experience
Auslan Santa at Select Brisbane Venues
Some Brisbane venues are offering dedicated Auslan Santa sessions this Christmas season. These special sessions feature Auslan-fluent Santa’s who can communicate directly with children who use Australian Sign Language. Developed in collaboration with Deaf Australia, these sessions are longer and have helpers and an interpreter on hand to facilitate a meaningful Christmas experience for deaf and hard-of-hearing families.
Book Your 2024 Session
Early bookings are recommended as these specialised sessions fill quickly. Multiple Brisbane locations are available throughout the festive season.
Sensory (or Sensitive) Santa will be at the following locations in 2024:
Please contact the organisers to confirm what accommodations are made at each location.
Sensory Santa Brisbane Shopping Centre Locations 2024
🎅 Westfield Carindale, Chermside, Mt Gravatt & North Lakes
This Christmas, every child can enjoy a special moment with Santa through our Sensitive Santa sessions. Designed for children with sensory sensitivities, these relaxed, quiet photo sessions are held before store hours, providing a calm and comfortable environment for families to capture memorable moments with Santa in a sensory-friendly setting.
Bookings are essential.
Westfield Carindale Sensitive Santa Photos
Westfield Chermside Sensitive Santa Photos
Westfield Mt Gravatt Sensitive Santa Photos
Westfield North Lakes Sensitive Santa photos
Westfield Chermside and Westfield North Lakes will also have some Auslan Santa sessions with limited availability.
Westfield Auslan Santa details
🎅 Indooroopilly Shopping Centre
Indro’s Sensitive Santa experience is tailored to children with sensory challenges. Families can have their photo taken in a relaxed and calm environment outside of regular trading hours. Bookings are essential.
Indooroopilly Shopping Centre Sensitive Santa Photos
🎅 Hyperdome
Hyperdome Shopping Centre are creating a low-stress, sensory-friendly environment that can be enjoyed by all, without the crowds, queues and noise.
Children can meet Santa within his magical Enchanted Garden before Hyperdome opens, with plenty of time to chat and run through their Christmas wish lists in calm and comfortable surrounds. Bookings are essential.
Hyperdome Sensitive Santa Session details
Auslan Santa Photography is also available! Santa photo sessions with our Auslan-speaking Santa. Whether you have a child who is deaf or hard of hearing, we’re here to ensure their wishes are heard.
Auslan speaking Santa sessions will be available on Sunday 24 November from 3pm – 5pm. Bookings essential.
Hyperdome Auslan Santa Session details
🎅 David Jones Queens Plaza
Sensitive Santa Photography at David Jones Queens Plaza is available by booking only. Sensitive Santa sessions are limited and are available for families of children with special needs.
Each booking allows for a 10-minute session. Only 1 family permitted per booking. A small booking fee applies. Delays may be experienced if you arrive outside of your appointment time
David Jones Queens Plaza Sensitive Santa details
Sensory Santa Moreton Bay Library Locations 2024
🎅 Caboolture Library details
🎅 Strathpine Library details
🎅 Redcliffe Library details
🎅 North Lakes Library details
Bookings open for these sessions on November 1st
Sensory Santa Outer Brisbane Locations 2023
🎅 Robina Town Centre
We’re offering a calm, sensory-friendly environment for everyone to enjoy, free from crowds, queues, and noise. Children can visit Santa in his magical Enchanted Garden before the Centre opens, with ample time to share their Christmas wish lists in a peaceful, cosy setting.
Robina Town Centre Sensitive Santa details
The magic of Christmas should be accessible to all, regardless of abilities. To make this possible, Auslan-speaking Santa photo sessions will be offered, ensuring that children who are deaf or hard of hearing have the opportunity to share their wishes. Auslan sessions are scheduled for Saturday, 23rd November, from 9am to 11am, with bookings essential.
Robina Town Centre Auslan Santa details
🎅 Westfield Helensvale
This Christmas, every child can enjoy a special visit with Santa through our Sensitive Santa sessions. These gentle, sensory-friendly photo opportunities are designed for families who benefit from a quieter setting. Held before the centre opens, these sessions offer a calm environment for children with sensory sensitivities to capture festive moments with Santa in a relaxed atmosphere. Bookings are essential.
Westfield Helensvale Sensitive Santa details
Auslan Santa Sessions are also available at Westfield Helensvale on Saturday 23rd November only.
Bookings can be made here
🎅 Westfield Coomera
Santa’s Magic Welcomes All Children This Christmas. Their centre provides a peaceful Santa photo experience designed with sensory-sensitive children in mind. Families can capture precious holiday memories in a gentle, understanding environment. These special sessions are scheduled during quiet hours before the shopping centre opens, creating a serene space where children can meet Santa at their own pace. Each interaction is thoughtfully planned to ensure comfort and joy for children who prefer a calmer setting.
Westfield Coomera Sensitive Santa details
Places are filling up fast, so book quickly.
Make sure you keep coming back and checking as we will be constantly updating this article with new venues and dates as information becomes available. We’ll continue adding more Christmas events as venues release their holiday schedules and as we find out about additional festive activities closer to the season..
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