Program Spotlight: Amina Grace 1:1 Speech
What is the Amina Grace Program? The Amina Grace Speech and Language program is a great asset to our list of programs. We are only one of eight GiGi's locations to offer this program. The program is named after a little girl with Down syndrome. Her mother, like so many...
Teen Tastic FUNraiser: Custom Made Cards
Just in time for Valentine's Day, our Teen Tastic program participants hand-made custom cards for your friends and loved ones. The cards are custom designed and come in three sizes. The suggested donation for each size is listed below. Small Cards: $1 Medium Cards: $2 Large Cards: ...
Volunteer Spotlight: Kathleen Tynes
We are excited to spotlight our new volunteer Literacy Coordinator, Kathleen Tynes. If you have not yet met Kathleen, you are sure to run into her soon. She's at the playhouse several days a week making sure our playhouse is ready to roll-out the new literacy program in 2018! The...
Halloween Fun: An Opportunity to Lead
Teens Plan Halloween Party at GiGi's The pinata aftermath! The teens from Teen Tastic are at it again! This time they put on their party planning hats to plan the spookiest, scariest Halloween Party that GiGi’s Playhouse – Chicago has ever seen. Their planning began months...
3rd Annual Get Down With Down Syndrome a HUGE Success!
Get Down With Down Syndrome 2017: A Fun Filled Afternoon of Dancing and Inspiration! The 2017 Get Down With Down Syndrome Dance-A-Thon was a success on many levels. With nearly 300 people in attendance, it was our largest event to date! We raised over $31,000 and contributions are still rolling...
Teen Tastic! Ready to Dance at 3rd Annual Dance-A-Thon
GiGi's Teen Tastic group has been hard at work learning a new dance. During Teen Tastic, which meets every other Thursday, they selected the song, My Type, and created an original dance routine. They can't wait to debut it at our 3rd annual Get Down With Down Syndrome Dance-A-Thon on...
Volunteer Spotlight: High School Seniors Create Virtual Tour
Meet Richard, Evan, and Ike Three high school students from North Shore Country Day School recently selected GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago for their Senior Service Project. As part of the project, each student is required to plan, prepare and complete a 60 hour service project during a two-week period in May....
Join GiGi’s Chicago on LinkedIn
Those of you who know us well will already be aware that we’re a social bunch at GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago! You can now find us on our LinkedIn Company Page, where you’ll find all of the latest news about GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago; community engagement and program event updates. If you have a...
We Are GiGi’s! We ARE Teen Tastic!
The teens at GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago have been hard at work this year and it definitely shows in their new video. This video project started out as a self-reflection and an introduction to the Teen Tastic team. During this process, teens made autobiographical posters that described their likes, dislikes, their...
GiGi’s Chicago: Furnishing our New Playhouse
This past year, GiGi’s Playhouse in Chicago underwent an expansion to help meet the needs of our growing community. Our previous space was small and did not have the proper furnishings needed to implement our free educational and therapeutic programming to individuals with Down syndrome. When it came time to...
Farewell to Our Intern, Jessica
Hello! This is Jessica. As many of you know, I have been the intern here at GiGi’s since January. Unfortunately, Friday, April 28th, was my last day. I have an incredible experience and gained a wealth of valuable experience during my time here, and I wanted to use this space to...
Volunteer Spotlight: Grace Gibbs
Purposeful Programming: How do we do it? GiGi’s provides purposeful programming for all ages. We have an amazing team of highly qualified and passionate volunteers who lead our programs. This month, we're going to shine a spotlight on Grace Gibbs, a teacher who runs our Saturday LMNOP program. She is also...
