SEND-Friendly Creative Session - Light Up Wakefield

We invite families with children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities to join us for a calm, flexible and inclusive session to explore the indoor light installation Twist and Shine.

Families are invited to take their time, follow their curiosity and engage at a pace that feels comfortable. Support by a creative facilitator, take part in a range of optional creative activities inspired by light, shape, pattern and nature.

Activities may include mark-making, colour and shadow play, kaleidoscope making, discovering patterns in nature, sensory and imaginative play.

All creative activities are open-ended, allowing for individual interpretation and exploration.

The session will be led by experience SEND Creative Practitioner Bryony Pritchard.

Session details:

1:30pm - soft arrival

1:40pm-2:45pm Explore Twist and Shine and creative activity stations

2:45pm-3:00pm Gentle wind-down and finish 

The installation will be closed to the public during this time, and you'll also be provided with an activity sheet to help explore our other light up installations around Wakefield city centre from 5pm.

These sessions aim to:

• Support children to engage in their own way and at their own pace
• Encourage sensory exploration and curiosity
• Build confidence, agency and self-expression
• Support communication through movement, gesture, sound and mark making
• Offer opportunities for connection, calm and share experience
• Create a welcoming cultural experience that values different and individuality

How are these sessions SEND-friendly?

• Open-ended activities with no expected outcomes
• Children lead the pace and level of engagement
• Sensory storytelling and object handling
• Slower transitions and processing time
• Attention to noise levels
• Accessible materials and tools
• Table-top options for wheelchair users
• Quiet/chill-out area available throughout

Families are welcome to step in and out of activities as needed.

Access information:

• Pushchair and wheelchair accessible
• Buggy parking available
• Ear defenders are available on request