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Wish Capture is the first official stage of the Wish Journey, and one of the most important!

During Wish Capture, we give children full creative control with the power to shape their entire Wish Journey. The aim is to get to the heart of a child's wish, so we can design and bring the most amazing wish to life, just as they've imagined it.

Wish Capture sets the scene for the entire Wish Journey, so it's important not to rush.

Wish Capture is followed by Wish Design, Wish Anticipation, Wish Realisation and Wish Effect.

At Make-A-Wish, our mission is to grant the wish of every eligible child. We believe a wish should be limitless, which is why we encourage our kids to think big during Wish Capture, starting with the question: “If you could wish for anything, what would it be?”

We want to spark children's imagination, encourage them to dream, and think big - not to be limited by expectations of what is possible. Whether it's a wish to go to the moon or captain the Australian cricket team – more often than not, we can find a way to make it happen.

If you’re looking for inspiration, then look no further than some of the amazing wishes we’ve granted to date.

As a charitable organisation, we do have budget considerations when it comes to delivery, to ensure the financial sustainability and continuity of our mission.

Given child safeguarding and our guiding Wish-Granting Principles, certain exclusions may apply (and change from time to time):

• Make-A-Wish Australia does not currently grant international travel wishes, pools, spas, cars, quad-bikes, landscaping, structural renovations, electrical works, medical equipment or formal educational assistance. Please note this list is not exhaustive.
• All wishes follow our child-safeguarding policy requirements and will be delivered in line with any restrictions, laws or guidelines in your local area.

Yes, of course. We understand that life gets busy for our families, especially in the middle of treatment.

If you're not ready to participate in Wish Capture activities or need to press pause, just let us know.

You can request for your child's wish to be put on hold for up to 12 months during Wish Capture.

During the Wish Design and Anticipation stages, we will keep in touch around dates and other details.

While we would love to give a simple answer, there's no easy way to do this as the length of a Wish Journey depends on so many different things.

For example, it will often depend on what your child wishes for, how challenging or complex that is to deliver, and the timing or availability of all things wish-related. It will also depend on your child's medical treatment, how they’re doing and how it fits in with your family's schedule.

For many wish children (and their families) - planning, thinking and dreaming about the wish can be a welcome distraction. International research shows the excitement and anticipation of looking forward to a wish can lead to increased joy and happiness for children, parents and siblings.

If you want to know even more about what to expect throughout your child's wish, head on over to our Wish Wiki that has loads more FAQs and information on how we go about granting wishes. You can also make a note of questions you have, and our wish team can answer them during your onboarding call.