Todd and Nicholas Minogue tore up the dance floor at Exhibition Park in Mitchell on Saturday afternoon.
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The brothers, aged eight and three, were among 1500 children with a terminal illness, physical or intellectual disability or who were experiencing social disadvantage invited to the annual Canberra Make-A-Wish Mix 106.3 Special Children's Christmas Party.
Their mother Tanya Minogue, of Scullin, said the jumping castle had been a highlight for the boys.
''They like to dance and move, they like music, they're having fun,'' she said.
Children and their parents and carers enjoyed live bands, a petting zoo and horse rides.
Nathan Lester of Oxley was helping supervise children and parents who were queueing to collect presents from a toy room.
Mr Lester said he began volunteering at the Make-a-Wish Christmas parties when he was a scout and had been involved every year since. He said the party was about giving the children a good day, and making sure their parents had fun.
Mr Lester said he had travelled to Sydney earlier in the week to help out with another Make-a-Wish Christmas party and sometimes found the experience emotionally draining.
''You get kids who are quite unwell, you get that reaction from them, and here it's the same, so it's a big day and at the end of the day you fall in a heap, but the reward is quite good,'' he said.
Asuka Sell's son Tyrone, 1, went home with an arm-full of soft toys.
Ms Sell said her son had enjoyed the craft activities and playing with the other children.