All About BooSnoo!
BooSnoo! premiered in the UK as part of the launch of Sky’s new Sky Kids linear channel. It was created as a show to offer children of all ages a moment to relax, but in particular, it is for children who find it difficult to do so. The impact BooSnoo! has had on children with autism and ADHD, based on parental feedback so far, has been significant, with examples of how the show benefits and entertains children who struggle with noisy, vocal and narrative led shows to children with sensory and attention issues. Importantly, it is a show for them to enjoy, rather than being a show about them (although do check out the wonderful Ready Eddie Go on Sky Kids!)
BooSnoo! presents a show with no script, faces, voices, story or songs and yet, is compulsive viewing for all children. It has enjoyable repetition, and it has specifically timed sequences with the ever-present BooSnoo ball rolling through different worlds, and acting as an emotional anchor for the child. The show is both predictable and varied, with the most captivating mix of CG and sensory live models blended seamlessly.
Each episode has common elements and three themed components that can surprise and delight children, sometimes playing on ASMR, sometimes on squidgy play, and then again, sometimes a far out adventure in a toyetic version of space - all inside the mechanical and fantastical world of the BooSnoo machine.
BooSnoo! is created using a combination of beautiful models in our sensory world you can almost reach out and touch, combined with stop motion, puppetry, live action, buckets of custard and immersive 3D CG.
Dive into a fascinating mechanical, artistic and surprising world, wrapped in a sensorily engaging soundscape from the ball rolling to devices clicking and clacking, and moments of silence, which, combined with completely original and organic music makes BooSnoo a very special show.
BooSnoo! has been twice nominated for the Royal Television Society (North West) Best Pre-School award and prestigious Rose d’Or awards.
Follow the ball… 🔴
Julian Bashford
Show Creator
Impact Statements & Viewer Feedback
“It’s the only show that seems to calm him down, it’s genius.”
“My six year old son loves BooSnoo. He says it's good for his brain it helps his brain.”
“My son is ASD and ADHD and BooSnoo has really helped him to wind down at the end of the day”
“Our 6 year old autistic son absolutely loves it, as does our neurotypical 4 year old daughter. It was impossible to find anything they will both chill out to and watch, but BooSnoo engages them both. It is simply magic”
“My little dude is really hard of hearing, he’s completely deaf in one ear and has limited hearing in the other. Can’t tell you how much it means that he can just watch and follow the story without having to take in any dialogue. It’s so lovely to find an alternative programme that he genuinely enjoys.”
“He has autism and is semi-verbal so he can request ‘ball red’ and say ‘yay red ball’ when I put it on :) I just wanted to say thanks for creating such a calming and mesmerising show; it really engages him (and all of us!)”
“It makes a huge difference to xxxxx. She watches it most evenings with her weighted blanket and her 2 favourite teddies and also when she’s feeling overwhelmed. She asks to watch it too as she says it calms her down. It has absolutely hit the mark with this little autistic girl ☺️”
“He finds the music and then graphics so ‘satisfying’ and we went through a stage of him watching an episode before bed every night to calm him, which really worked. I too find it very therapeutic to sit with him and watch it! He has often gone into school talking about it and, as a result, his teacher has been showing episodes to the class when she is looking to calm the mood in the classroom.”
“Hello, xxx has suspected autism. Toys and tv shows aren't the same for her as they are for other children but that's ok we love finding new things. xx is obsessed with balls and poppets and peppa pig & However when she watches peppa pig she gets excited or really happy and rocks herself constantly to the point she's either hurting herself or nearly hurting herself so we've come across this tv show on sky kids that has calmed her down massively and I wanted to share this with other SEN parents that need a tv show to calm them down when tough moments come. BooSnoo is the tv show on Sky Kids that has helped us massively.”
