Looking for present suggestions, or just some fun things to do in the holidays? Here are some ideas for blind and partially sighted children at Christmas time and througout the year.
Contact Santa
Get in touch with a certain jolly man with a beard - write to RNIB's Letter from Santa, and receive a reply in large print, braille or audio.
Go to a party
There are holiday events for families with children with sight problems happening . Examples include:
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Family events
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Family weekends
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Children's parties
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Parent support sessions
Check out our events listings for your area.
Watch a film cinema, DVD and video
Latest releases at the cinema
For accessible cinema listings, visit the Your local cinema website or call 0845 056 9824.
DVDs and videos
RNIB provide a home video service with audio description videos to buy or rent. Call 0845 702 3153 for a catalogue or visit our online shop.
Go to a play or a pantomime
Audio described theatre trips
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Our events listings include trips to pantomimes and plays which are audio-described - which is useful if there's a lot of action on stage!
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Your local theatre may offer audio described performances. There are 90 theatres across the country which do so. To find out about theatres in your area see our Theatre page or call our Media and culture department on 020 7388 1266.
Games and toys
Find out more about selecting toys for your child with our toys and play guide for children who are blind and partially sighted. We've teamed up with The British Toy & Hobby Association (BTHA) to produce a leaflet providing information on how to choose the right toys, creating a play environment, growing through different types of play and top tips for extending your child's play environment.
Readers of Insight magazine can also enjoy our regular toys and play column which features toys for children at different ages, stages of development and with different interests.
For more toy ideas visit the RNIB shop.
Books and resources
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Visit our Books and reading section for parents
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Birmingham City Council's positive images page provides a large number of suggestions for books and resources for blind and partially sighted children. The stories are full of adventure and they explore what it's like to have a visual impairment. There's also a useful list of links and information on how to borrow the books if you live in or around Birmingham.
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Scope's In the Picture campaign raises awareness of the need to include disabled children in the books they read.
RNIB National Library Service
RNIB National Library Service is the largest library in the UK for readers with sight loss. We offer a wide choice of fiction and non-fiction books in audio, braille and giant print for adults and children.