Emmett's Genies

Spreading Magic to Children Facing Critical Illness

Emmett’s Genies was founded to bring some Magic into the lives of children with critical or life-limiting conditions. We work with our NHS, Hospice & Charity partners to provide boredom relief, small treats, surprises, and memory-making, quality experiences for these children and their families.

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What we do

Discover how Emmett’s Genies helps bring some magic into the lives of children with critical or life-limiting conditions.

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Join our team of fundraisers, ambassadors and volunteers, and help support Emmett’s Genies.

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Year In A Day Event

Last year we hosted an incredible 24 hour long party for our beneficiaries. 22 critically or terminally ill children and their families attended our unique event, A Year in a Day.

Families arrived at midday on the Saturday and stayed until midday on the Sunday; during that time we hosted a year of celebrations including Valentines, Easter, Summer, Halloween, Guy Fawkes & Christmas.

£806 / £10,000
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£806 / £10,000
9%

VR Headsets

Our charity’s vision is to provide a wish kids’ village in England, and the opportunity to bring joy and long-lasting memories to our beneficiary children and their families.

As part of our journey, we have introduced Virtual Reality headsets to provide our beneficiaries with an entire virtual world of experiences and joy and to distract from some of the traumatic procedures and treatments they have to endure.

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Boredom Busting Packs

Emmett’s Genies are partnered with several local paediatric services including Buckinghamshire Paediatric Community Service, West Hertfordshire Paediatric Service and Helen & Douglas Hospice.

We work with these services to provide Emmett’s Genies Boredom Busting Activity Packs to critically and terminally ill children.

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Emmett’s Story inspires our charity

Meet Emmett, the little boy that started us off on this magical journey…

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Upcoming events

TCS London Marathon 2025

27 April 2025

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We’re a proudly volunteer-run organisation. Find out more about how you can support Emmett’s Genies by joining our volunteer team, to help with our beneficiary events and fundraising…

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Latest news

Year in a Day 2024

WOW what an INCREDIBLE weekend! We had the absolute honour of hosting 21 brave, resilient, deserving, wonderful families (sadly 3 families unable to come due to being too poorly). And […]
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Mascot Competition

Help us design an Emmett’s Genies mascot. Full details TBC – check back soon!
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Year in a Day 2024 Wishlist

Wow, in just 13 weeks time we will be hosting our HUGE Year in a Day event again! Providing critically and terminally ill children and their families with a years […]
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Friars Square Partner with Emmett’s Genies

FRIARS SQUARE PARTNER WITH EMMETT’S GENIES How amazing is this?! Friday was such a fun day and the perfect way to kick off our partnership with Friars Square Shopping Centre […]
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Oxford John Radcliffe’s Children’s Hospital

On Tuesday Charity inspiration Emmett, ambassador Dan, little Ida, Trustees Amy & Dave and volunteer Kelly visited the Children’s Hospital at the Oxford John Radcliffe.  Thanks to your kind contributions […]
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Children’s Drawing Competition

EMMETT’S GENIES WISH VILLAGE DRAWING COMPETITION Use your imagination to draw a villa which children and families would stay in at our future wish village. Age group categories: 4-7, 8-11, […]
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Dan’s story

Dan’s story as told by Dan’s dad, and Emmett’s Genies trustee, Dave. In the last couple of weeks of his 2018 summer holiday, Daniel or Dan but never Danny, Chang […]
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Dylan’s Story

Written by Dylan’s mum Jess Dylan Mitchell was born on Sunday the 8th January 2012. As a second born, he was a reasonably easy going baby who loved nothing more […]
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Lily’s story

Lily’s story written by her mum Steph Lily was diagnosed with Pachygyria on the 15th May 2015. Pachygyria is a rare brain disorder due to abnormal migration of nerve cells (neurons) in the […]
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Roman’s story

Roman’s story written by his mother Ellie. Roman and his twin brother Harley we’re born on the 9th March 2019, shortly after birth it was discovered Roman had serious complications […]
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