Free Autism Winter Wonderland

Join us for a heartwarming, inclusive holiday event designed especially for children with autism and sensory sensitivities. Our Sensory-Friendly Winter Wonderland offers a calm, welcoming space where families can enjoy seasonal fun at their own pace.

✨ Event Highlights:

1. Welcome & Warm-Up (15 min)
– Friendly check-in and receive your Winter Passport to collect stamps at each station!
– Sensory/fidget toys available for comfort.
– Visit the Quiet Snowflake Sensory Zone with soft lights, bean bags, blankets, and calming music.

2. Activity Stations (Self-Paced | 2 Hours)
🎅 Santa Photos – A calm photo corner with flexible options, including instant and digital copies.
🎨 Craft Station – Create your own winter ornament with foam snowflakes, markers, stickers, and jewels.
❄️ Sensory Play – Snow bins filled with faux snow, rice, scoops, and winter-themed toys.
🏃 Movement Zone – Obstacle course fun with a tunnel crawl, “iceberg hop,” and reindeer ring toss.
📚 Storytime Corner – Enjoy a winter-themed book read aloud every 20 minutes. Kids are welcome to sit, stand, or wander!

3. Closing Celebration (30 min)
☕ Hot Cocoa Bar – Enjoy warm cocoa with fun toppings or juice as an alternative.
💃 Snowflake Dance Party – Dance to winter tunes with bubbles and lights (moderate volume).
🎁 Goody Bags – Take home a small plush, stickers, sensory toys, and fidgets to remember the day.

💙 Sensory-Friendly Features:
– Soft lighting and low, steady music throughout the space
– Visual schedules posted to support transitions
– A Quiet Room is available anytime your child needs a break

This event is free and open to families looking for a festive, supportive space to celebrate the season. Come make joyful memories in a place where every child is welcomed just as they are!

All ages and abilities welcome.

SUCCESS ON THE SPECTRUM is the #1 Autism Treatment franchise in the country and we are proud to be a part of the community, providing ABA Therapy for Children with Autism.

We host several sensory-friendly events for the public every year. We never do fundraisers or ask families to pay to attend any of our events. We never do it to make money.

We simply do it for the Awesome kids in our community.

Navigating Autism, One Child at a Time

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