Copier for Sale
$400 for this CANNON IMAGE RUNNER 330S https://post.craigslist.org/u/9ozx8rm04RGQOMJEvqZrEw/kj698 The Playhouse has inherited a used Copying machine that we do not need. We have placed an ad for it on craigslist, but we wanted to see if any of our Friends would like first chance at it. It is a CANNON...
Sight Word Celebration
Sight Word Celebration Ice Cream Social Sunday June 24, 2012 1-2pm Green Meadows West Neighborhood Playground (one block east of 86th Street at NW Windsor Parkway - there is a small parking lot at NW Windsor Parkway and Kings Row if full find a spot on the adjacent neighborhood streets.)...
Sign Language Classes in the Des Moines Area
Area libraries are offfering Free Sign language Classes in the Des Moines area! If and when you attend a session please tell them that GiGi's Playhouse sent you! We are hoping that they will come volunteer at the Playhouse offering these sign language classes free to our families! Ankeny Library...
Buddy Walk Volunteers Needed
We are looking for Volunteers to help with the 15th Annual Central Iowa Buddy Walk! In order to make this day the BEST day ever we need VOLUNTEERS like you to help! Please click here: www.volunteermatch.org to register to be a Volunteer! Volunteer Opportunities Kids Area Coordinate the craft area,...
June 3-10 Activities
Join us this week for the following activities! Don't miss the FUN at GiGi's Playhouse this week!! Wed, June 6 @ 10am-2pm Volunteer Day Come in and help with some administrative tasks, stay an hour or the entire day, VOLUNTEER TODAY @ 6:30pm Buddy Walk Meeting Come help us to...
Buddy Walk & 5k Registration
Register TODAY to join us for the 15th Annual “2012 Up With Down Buddy Walk” @ Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny on Saturday, August 25th! Register yourself, accept pledges and form your team at: https://secure.ezeventsolutions.com/fr/upwithdown/2012buddywalk! The day will start at 8am with the 5k Run, Onsite Registration &...
Heartbeat <3 of the Playhouse
The Board of Directors would like to give a HUGE THANK YOU to Norm Davis for volunteering his time to remove the wallpaper at GiGi's! When we asked Norm if he would remove the wallpaper, he was not only willing but was even excited to do it. We felt extremely lucky...
Board of Directors Spotlight
“My name is Anthony Lohse & I am happy to be a Board Member at GiGi’s Playhouse. I was so excited & honored to be asked to be included with such an important organization that provides wonderful opportunities to children & parents. To give you a little background of whom...
New Parent Packets Available at local hospitals & clinics
After surveying families of what information they were given at the time of their child’s birth and diagnosis of Down syndrome we found that most parents were given little to no information (some received Xerox copies from the internet, others were given some web links to check out and others...
Therapeutic Play Center Update
We will be seeing lots of changes at GiGi’s Playhouse Des Moines this summer. We are happy to announce that the new Therapeutic Play Center is coming to OUR Playhouse in early July! Gretchen Baldwin had a ‘grand idea’ of bringing a Therapeutic Play Center to the Playhouse back in...