Come together, get festive and make wishes come true! ✨

This December, we're challenging you to get moving, get festive and help make Christmas magical for children living with life-threatening illnesses and their families.

Welcome to Laps for Lapland 2026 where we invite you to organise a feel-good festive challenge to help grant magical wishes!

Your challenge, your way 🏃

Whether you walk, run, wheel, skip or dance your way through December, you can take part wherever you are. Gather your colleagues, bring your school together, rally your community or take on the challenge with friends and family. Choose your own distance, set your own goal and make it your own!

What's it all for? 🎅

For families facing childhood illness, time together is more precious than ever. A Wish to Lapland offers the chance to step away from hospital appointments and uncertainty, and simply enjoy being a family.

Imagine the wonder of reindeer rides through snowy landscapes, the excitement of meeting Santa and the joy of making memories that last a lifetime.

This Christmas, we're aiming to raise enough to send FIVE wish families on their very own magical trip to Lapland.

Your laps and fundraising can help make those unforgettable moments possible.

We will help you every step of the way! You'll receive:

✨ FREE fundraising pack to help you get started

🎅 FREE Santa hats for everyone taking part

⭐ FREE stickers to celebrate your efforts

Laps for Lapland Ideas:

Workplaces

• Department vs department challenge

• Walk and talk meetings

• Daily step count competition

• Festive team walk

Schools

• Santa Dash

• Playground lap challenge

• Christmas themed PE sessions

• Whole school distance target

Community Groups

• Local walking routes

• Family festive fun runs

• Park lap challenges

• Group wellbeing walks

Every pound you raise will help When You Wish Upon a Star grant magical Wishes to children living with life-threatening illnesses, creating precious moments of joy, hope and togetherness for their families. ❤️

Click "Start Fundraising" to sign up today, get your Santa hats ready and help us make five magical Lapland Wishes come true this Christmas. 💫

Got any questions? Contact our Community Fundraiser Kerry Wilson at kerry.wilson@whenyouwish.org.uk

Thanks for being part of something magical!