At least once a year we try to book a private showing at The Showcase Cinema for our Little Hiccups families. every year it gets bigger and bigger as word spreads and this year was no exception. We had over 100 people wanting to come and the Showcase were more than happy to oblige!
This November we went back to the Showcase Cinema to see The Trolls which is a feel good story about friendship. With lots of singing as well of course! Which the children loved with many joining in. And why not! This is why these trips are so popular. We book the cinema just for Hiccups families so that everyone can relax and know that it doesn’t matter if the child does not want to sit down for 2 hours straight. Or if they do want to join in the songs or yell out. To us – its all part of the experience. We also make it fully accessible. The lights are left on dim, the sound is reduced so its not quite as loud and we had subtitles for the hard of hearing. Audio description can also be used but wasn’t needed in this instance. I had two families come up to me after and say this is the first time their child has been to the cinema – and THAT is why we do this. To give every child the opportunity to experience what they are entitled to and to create special memories.
This time, Little Hiccups also purchased snacks for everyone. Children has the Child’s pack which included popcorn, a sweet and a drink whereas the adults were also treated to a drink and an adult sized popcorn. And I can confirm that the adults were very well behaved and there were no popcorn fights!
Thank you to the Showcase and we’ll be back next year for more!
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| Queuing for snacks |
Ā “A good time was had by all. Thanks.”
