Meet Our EPIC Superheroes!
This past month in our EPIC: Journaling Club, we discussed positive affirmations, what it means to be a superhero and our inner superheroes powers. Everyone in the group shared…
Read More“Raise the Barr” Service Award Recipients 2020 & 2019
Happy Volunteer Awareness Month! Every year, our Playhouse Board of Managers selects a volunteer who goes above and beyond to support our participants and Playhouse families. This year, we are…
Read MoreQuincy Guest Lectures at Rush University
Written by Kate Williams GiGi’s Playhouse and it’s many participants have adapted to unprecedented challenges over the past year. We have found ways to stay connected and continue growing despite…
Read MoreWhat does it mean to be an empowered young adult with Down syndrome?
Hi GiGi’s community! World Down Syndrome Day is coming up on March 21st! At GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago, we are excited to celebrate all of the joy, enthusiasm, and achievement…
Read MoreWays to Celebrate on World Down Syndrome Day
11:30am – 12:30pm – Yoga with Patti and GiGi’s Young Adults Join us for a special yoga flow on World Down Syndrome Day, Sunday, March 21st from 11:30am-12:30pm!…
Read MoreWorld Down Syndrome Day is March 21st
Happy March, GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago! This month is extra special and celebratory with March 21st being World Down Syndrome Day. On this day, we get to celebrate and continue…
Read MoreJayden’s Plush Creation – Blog Written by Jayden
Written by: Jayden Hi everybody! This is my new toy that I made! I’m very proud. It is made from felt, stuffing, and marker. First, I hot-glued the head.…
Read MoreExplore Our Playhouse Programs
Hello GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago families, volunteers, and community! We are so excited to talk about our free purposeful and progressive programs that we offer here at the Chicago Playhouse. We…
Read MoreHappy New Year, GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago!
Written by: Warner Hellyer, GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago Marketing Committee Member We are so excited for this New Year and all that it will bring for our Playhouse. At this…
Read MoreWhat Has Teen Tastic Been Up to This Year?
Written by Alexis Downes, Alexis Nacht, and Giovanna Savastano – Teen Tastic Group Leaders & Master’s Students in Occupational Therapy at University of Illinois at Chicago As we all…
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