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Shop ‘Til You Drop!
Need some help with holiday shopping, & want to help out an organization at the same time? – Please join us for stress free holiday shopping at GiGi’s Playhouse-Des Moines!! – Bring your friends & have fun purchasing gifts, laughing & socializing! We will have something for everyone with candles, pocketbooks, tutus , gourmet cookies, …
Read MoreJoin Us for Pizza & Open Play
Join us November 13th from 5:30- 6:30pm for Open Play and Pizza! Students from Upper Iowa University will be hosting a special Open Play for all ages! We hope you can join us for karaoke, Wii, dressing up, playing Uno, the Therapeutic Playcenter, and more on November 13th! Please RSVP to desmoines@gigisplayhouse.org, so we have…
Read MorePumpkin Patch Party
Thank You to everyone who came out for the GiGi’s Playhouse Des Moines Pumpkin Patch Fall Party! All over Howell’s Tree Farm you could see families and kids laughing, playing and loads of smiles! From horse back riding (fake or real) to the corn box, haybale maze and on the tractor you could tell our…
Read MoreGiGi’s 5k & Buddy Walk
Carsten’s Crusaders Carsten’s Crusaders will be participating in our 8th Buddy Walk on August 24th! Year after year we have had family, friends, and teachers rally together to show their love and support of Carsten, and financially support Up with Down, GiGi’s Playhouse and NDSA. It feels great to be able to show support for…
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“#TeamKianna” Kianna is a 9 yr.old female with Down syndrome. We found out she had Down syndrome about 2 months before she turned 2. She is in the 3rd grade at Oak Park in a cluster program. She enjoys reading and loves learning new things. While in the 1st grade she read a book to a…
Read MoreThanks to the ISHA and NSSLHA Chapters of St. Ambrose, UNI, & University of Iowa!
In order to celebrate Better Hearing and Speech Month in May, ISHA and NSSLHA collaborated on a fundraiser to support GiGi’s Playhouse! The three NSSLHA chapters in Iowa, St. Ambrose, University of Northern Iowa, and University of Iowa, had a friendly competition to raise money and items for GiGi’s Playhouse. The students at University of Iowa raised $235.09 and 111…
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Team “Kelsey Girl” On August 9, 2010 at 6:00 a.m. a 7lb baby girl was laid in my arms. The nurses commented how special those numbers were. Everyone was unaware of another number that was going to become special. When I looked in her eyes I knew she had Down syndrome (Trisomy-21). Not only did…
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Team “Follow that Sam” Sam’s team is “Follow that Sam” because he is go, go, go all the time! He keeps us on our toes as our personal exercise program. Thanks to Sam’s friendly nature we have met many new friends and will continue to meet more. Down Syndrome has not slowed him down and we want…
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Team “Memories of Mia” We walk to honor the memory of 4 month old Mia, daughter of Trista & Paul Vail of Runnells. Sister to Sydney, Cam & Colt. Mia was born in November 2007 and gained her angel wings in April 2008. She was an organ donor. The picture on our team page was taken 1 week…
Read MoreParent Orientation Speaker Series: Activities & Programs Around Des Moines
Join us Tuesday May 14th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at the Playhouse for our monthly Parent Orientation Speaker Series. This month the topic is Activities & Programs Around Des Moines. We will have speakers from Very Special Arts, Best Buddies, Challenger League, Link Associates Leisure program, Miracle League, Special Olympics, and Courage League Sports, so…
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