Multi-Sensory Environment at ACT
Great for parents and children to spend time together in play and experience something new with each other. Or come and relax , rejuvenate yourself!
How To Book
Rate: $2.15per 1/2 hour. Price subject to change without notice.
Maximum 5 participants at a time, plus attendants/parents.
Space is used on a first-come, first-served basis, when the room is available. Please see the front desk about booking at ACT.
What is a Multi-Sensory Environment?
Multi-sensory environments provide a feeling of both relaxation and stimulation. Stimulation occurs via the senses of touch, sight, hearing, taste and smell. The stimulation of movement can also be included, particularly vestibular stimulation (awareness of where your body is in space) and proprioception (which way your joints are moving). When you heighten stimulation of the senses, you cultivate activities within the various centres of your brain, producing feelings of relaxation and well-being.
The multi-sensory environment is failure free because there is no specific task to be completed, nor goal to achieve. Therefore, success is embedded within the environment and individuals are free to choose, control and explore stimuli around them.
The multi-sensory environments include:
- Bubble Tube
- Fibre-optic spaghetti lights
- Light panel
- Projector
- Motion lamps
- Switches
Benefits of Multi-Sensory Environments
Multi-Sensory Environments can help:
- Change behaviour
- Increase focus and attention
- Increase feelings of positive self-esteem and well-being
For More Information
| Online | Contact 311 Online |
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| Telephone | In Edmonton: 311 Outside Edmonton: 780-442-5311 |
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| TTY | 780-944-5555 |
| 311@edmonton.ca |
