# Sensory-Friendly Santa Morning — Caring Santa® at Southdale Center > Event for families in the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington area (MN / WI). Times are Central Time. - When: Sun, Dec 6 · 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM - Where: Southdale Center (Santa Photo Experience, Center Court, Level 1), 10 Southdale Center, Edina, MN 55435 - Ages: Children with special needs and their families - Price: Photos will be taken and available for purchase at this event - For kids with sensory or other needs: Sensory-friendly. Sensory-friendly, private session exclusively for children with special needs and their families; reservations required through the mall's Santa booking site (whereissanta.com). The page does not list further adaptations. - Organizer: Southdale Center (Simon) Santa Photo Experience - Official page: https://whereissanta.com/mall/0997 - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/minneapolis/activities/sensory-friendly-santa-morning-caring-santa-at-southdale-center--listing-2a3d2a70f372be51b2a5059a ## About Southdale Center in Edina sets aside an hour on the first Sunday of December for A Special Visit with Caring Santa®, a sensory-friendly Santa experience offered exclusively for children with special needs and their families. Instead of waiting in the regular holiday line at the mall's Santa Photo Experience, families reserve a spot in this private session and meet Santa at his set in Center Court on Level 1. Photos are taken during the visit and are available for purchase. The session runs from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, December 6. 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