Shuckers Sensory Sacks | Caiden's Corner
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Shuckers Sensory Sacks

Free Sensory Inclusion Kits, available at every Biloxi Shuckers home game, so every family can enjoy a night at the ballpark.

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A Shuckers Sensory Sack
How It Started

One Field Trip. One Email.

It started with a field trip. Caiden was at the Shuckers stadium and needed his noise-canceling headphones, and we didn't have them with us. That gap stuck with us.

So we sent an email to the Shuckers with an idea. Not even two years ago, the idea of Caiden throwing out a first pitch, a whole night dedicated to inclusion, sensory accommodations inside the stadium, and our Mobile Sensory Unit on-site didn't exist. Today, it does.

David Blackwell with the Shuckers didn't just offer to help. He set up a meeting. From there, the Shuckers got to work, our sponsors got to work, our volunteers got to work, and our board got to work. Together, we built 24 brand-new sensory sacks filled with noise-reducing headphones, fidget tools, emotion cards, and other tools designed to help families enjoy the game.

Inclusion doesn't happen because people post about it. It happens because people build it. That's what this program is.

Caiden throwing the first pitch
Biloxi Shuckers logo Heart of a Shucker logo
What's In a Sack

Built With Real Families in Mind

Every sensory sack is filled with tools chosen for what actually helps at a loud, bright, unpredictable ballpark.

A kid using the sensory sack
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Noise-Canceling Headphones

Turns down the crowd noise, PA system, and fireworks without missing the game.

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Fidget Tools

Something for hands to do while everyone else is watching the field.

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Emotion Cards

A simple way for kids to communicate how they're feeling in the moment.

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Other Sensory Tools

Additional comfort items chosen with input from our sensory-experienced families.

24
Sensory sacks unveiled at launch
Free
To check out at Guest Services, every home game
1st
Program of its kind for Shuckers game days
From a Shuckers Family
"The headphones helped my daughter with Down syndrome. The toys were helpful for her and my daughter with ADHD as well."

Allison Seamon, Shuckers Sensory Inclusion Kit survey

Would definitely return Headphones + fidget tools most helpful Joined our mailing list
The Night in Photos

Caiden's Corner Night With the Shuckers

A look at the families and the night that started it all.

Volunteer working the sensory sack booth
Receiving the Heart of a Shucker check
Family at the Shuckers game
Behind the scenes at Caiden's Corner Night
Jumbotron at the Shuckers stadium
Volunteer working the sensory sack booth
Receiving the Heart of a Shucker check
Family at the Shuckers game
Behind the scenes at Caiden's Corner Night
Jumbotron at the Shuckers stadium
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See It In Action

Straight from the Shuckers' own Instagram.

Going to a Game?

Sensory sacks are available to check out for free at Guest Services at every Biloxi Shuckers home game. No reservation needed, just ask.

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Know a Place That Needs This?

We want to bring inclusive resources like this to more places across South Mississippi. If you know a venue, event, or organization that could use something like this, tell us about it.

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Help Us Build More of This

More Sponsors Means More Sacks

Programs like this exist because businesses decide to partner and communities decide every family belongs. If your organization wants to help fund the next one, we'd love to talk.

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