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New "Chillatorium" sensory room offers a calming moment away from the action

Dawn J. Sagert
Keystone Kidspace executive director Jessica Brubaker closes the curtain to the Chillatorium, a new sensory room, at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. The area, which is located directly across from the large second floor activity room (seen reflected in the glass), offers quiet isolation and is filled with soft lights and fidget tools to help calm anxieties and allow grounding for someone who may be feeling overwhelmed or overstimulated. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
Keystone Kidspace executive director Jessica Brubaker closes the curtain to the Chillatorium, a new sensory room, at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. The area, which is located directly across from the large second floor activity room (seen reflected in the glass), offers quiet isolation and is filled with soft lights and fidget tools to help calm anxieties and allow grounding for someone who may be feeling overwhelmed or overstimulated. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
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Keystone Kidspace executive director Jessica Brubaker is shown inside the Chillatorium, a new sensory room located on the second level, at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. The area, which offers quiet isolation, is filled with soft lights and fidget tools to help calm anxieties and allow grounding for someone who may be feeling overwhelmed or overstimulated. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
Keystone Kidspace executive director Jessica Brubaker is shown inside the Chillatorium, a new sensory room located on the second level, at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. The area, which offers quiet isolation, is filled with soft lights and fidget tools to help calm anxieties and allow grounding for someone who may be feeling overwhelmed or overstimulated. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
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Keystone Kidspace executive director Jessica Brubaker displays items from a Sensory Inclusive Bag, while talking about the Chillatorium, a new sensory room located on the second level, at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. The area, which offers quiet isolation, is filled with soft lights and fidget tools to help calm anxieties and allow grounding for someone who may be feeling overwhelmed or overstimulated. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
Keystone Kidspace executive director Jessica Brubaker displays items from a Sensory Inclusive Bag, while talking about the Chillatorium, a new sensory room located on the second level, at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. The area, which offers quiet isolation, is filled with soft lights and fidget tools to help calm anxieties and allow grounding for someone who may be feeling overwhelmed or overstimulated. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
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Sensory tools are shown inside the new sensory room is shown at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
Sensory tools are shown inside the new sensory room is shown at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
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Sensory tools are shown inside the new sensory room is shown at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
Sensory tools are shown inside the new sensory room is shown at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
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Sensory tools are shown inside the new sensory room is shown at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
Sensory tools are shown inside the new sensory room is shown at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
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Keystone Kidspace executive director Jessica Brubaker talks about the Chillatorium, a new sensory room located on the second level, at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. The area, which offers quiet isolation, is filled with soft lights and fidget tools to help calm anxieties and allow grounding for someone who may be feeling overwhelmed or overstimulated. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
Keystone Kidspace executive director Jessica Brubaker talks about the Chillatorium, a new sensory room located on the second level, at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. The area, which offers quiet isolation, is filled with soft lights and fidget tools to help calm anxieties and allow grounding for someone who may be feeling overwhelmed or overstimulated. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
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Sensory tools of varied textures are shown inside the new sensory room is shown at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
Sensory tools of varied textures are shown inside the new sensory room is shown at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
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Keystone Kidspace executive director Jessica Brubaker is shown inside the Chillatorium, a new sensory room located on the second level, at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. The area, which offers quiet isolation, is filled with soft lights and fidget tools to help calm anxieties and allow grounding for someone who may be feeling overwhelmed or overstimulated. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
Keystone Kidspace executive director Jessica Brubaker is shown inside the Chillatorium, a new sensory room located on the second level, at Keystone Kidspace in York City, Thursday, March 7, 2024. The area, which offers quiet isolation, is filled with soft lights and fidget tools to help calm anxieties and allow grounding for someone who may be feeling overwhelmed or overstimulated. (Dawn J. Sagert/The York Dispatch)
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