Green Thumbs & Great Company

We had such a great time at Mom’s Night Out planting succulents and socializing with fellow mammas. Moms had fun dip dying coffee cups to create marbled pots for our colorful succulents. We loved meeting new ladies from the community!  We were elated to meet an expecting couple, and we can’t wait to meet their…

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Join 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…

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Ringing in the New Year full of Dreams & Goals

Down syndrome Awareness

Looking Ahead to 2013 The Board of Directors is excited to begin reaching for the stars for 2013! Plans to makeover the Teen & Adult Area (of course they are willing to share it with the rest of us) are underway!  We dream for this area of the Playhouse to be a place where people…

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Dreams & Goals made into Success

Down syndrome Awareness Center

2012 Dreams and Goals What a FANTASTIC year that will shortly be behind us, but looking back we can say, “GiGi’s Playhouse Des Moines DID THAT!” We are very THANKFUL that each of you helped us obtain our goals and dreams for the year, without your support we would have difficulty doing so-THANK YOU! The…

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Therapeutic Play Center Idea Board

Therapeutic Play Center

     We have created a monthly “Idea Board” to be used with the new Therapeutic Play Center. Each month a different theme will be posted which will give everyone different ideas/suggestions of how they can use this amazing play area. Our main emphasis will give suggestions to enhance speech and/or communication. We are also trying…

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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 on Mondays starting June 4,…

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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 were given no information at…

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