We Love our new Snoezelen Room Equipment!

At Canuck Place, children and teens are able to experience one of the few Snoezelen Rooms in Canada. This special place contains multi-sensory equipment that through a blend of sights, sounds and textures helps to relax and calm, or gently stimulate and energize children. The therapeutic benefits include helping children who are non-verbal to express themselves.

After many years of daily use, Canuck Place received a wonderful present from Ronald McDonald House Charities of Canada.  A gift of $23,000 helped purchase brand new equipment to refurbish our Snoezelen Room.  Kid-friendly toys like musical hopscotch, beanbag chairs, a soothing, bubbling water panel, a colour wheel, spotlight and massage slippers now add to the room’s uniqueness.   

“Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Canada is proud to support the Snoezelen Room at Canuck Place,” said Lauren Kano-McGregor, Community Relations Representative, McDonald’s Canada.  “Through our charity, RMHC Canada, McDonald’s takes great pride in giving back to the communities we serve.   We know that the Snoezelen Room at Canuck Place will help bring smiles to many kids faces as it enables special needs kids to express themselves in a recreational and therapeutic environment.”

Snoezelen comes from the Dutch word “snufflen,” meaning “to seek out or explore,” and “doezelen,” which means “to relax.” For the children and teens, with sensory, cognitive and physical disabilities, the benefits of time spent in the Snozelen Room have included improved eye-hand coordination, better concentration and tension reduction.  As well, it serves as a comforting and relaxing place to go for siblings and parents.

Thank you RMHC for brightening the lives of children at Canuck Place with this special gift.