Low Sensory Sundays becomes monthly program at Whatcom Museum

The Whatcom Museum has started opening early one Sunday per month to provide a learning space for children with sensory processing needs.

During Low Sensory Sundays, the Family Interactive Gallery in the museum’s Lightcatcher building provides a quiet environment for children 12 years and under with sensory processing needs, such as those on the autism spectrum, according to a Whatcom Museum news release. The program is free.

For the program to be low sensory, lights and sounds are turned low and gloves, activity cue cards, timers and headphones are available, according to the news release. The tools are also available at the front desks of the Lightcatcher and Old City Hall buildings.

Low Sensory Sundays started in early 2020 and the museum began offering the program every other month. Recent funding from Hoagland Pharmacy brought the program to a monthly basis for free.

The program is 10-11:30 a.m. The next Low Sensory Sundays are October 13, November 10 and December 8. The program is held in the Lightcatcher building, located at 250 Flora Street in downtown Bellingham.