If Santa’s elves existed, this mom would definitely be one of them. Vanessa Touzinaud, better known as Chouquette fairy a dream on Instagram, shared an Advent calendar like no other to his subscribers. Intended to keep young and old waiting until the long-awaited Christmas day, calendars are on the rise. Traditional with chocolate inside, or more unique with makeup, toys, food or any other present, there is something for all tastes, but not for all people, and especially for those with a disability. It is from this observation that Vanessa decided to make a special creation her daughter Lia, with multiple disabilities, aged 11. “Before, we bought her chocolate calendars because she couldn’t make LEGO calendars or others”, explained the Girondine. This year, the little girl will be able to play like other children, thanks to her mother’s innovative ideas.
Between 70 and 100 calendars have already found buyers
To bring joy to these slightly different children, Vanessa Touzinaud revisited the 24 boxes of the traditional calendar. Each of these boxes offers a fun activity adapted to people with disabilities and their loved ones. Alongside Lia, her mother and her brother Maé, aged 14, will share adapted games, as reported on the blog Getting around in Bordeaux. The mother has also thought of a whole list of objects suitable for waiting for Christmas with dignity: a specific pen to write her letter to Santa, pictograms to help understand the instructions, and even kitchen utensils to prepare the famous biscuits that will accompany the glass of milk… For people with psychological delay, light and sensory games are also present. It’s a real victory for Vanessa, who wanted to duplicate the approach and share her creation with other children, in the same situation as her granddaughter. Between 70 and 100 Advent calendars have already been sold, for a price varying from 30 to 35 euros. The profits will be donated to his association Dancing in the Rain, intended to help families of disabled children in education but also in care pathways. “When Lia was born, we found ourselves alone, without leads and without solutions. From the start, we told ourselves that it was not possible to manage alone and we decided to found this association”she explained, quoted by Move to Bordeaux.