
Calling all friday friends!
FRIDAY FRIENDS!!! Its time to meet up again! This Friday we are playing lazer tag! Please RSVP so we know who is coming you can email us at heprograms@gigisplayhouse.org or give us a call at 847-885-7529!

Who’s ready for flappin good time at family fun night?
Family fun night will be Friday August 5th from 6:30-8pm!We will be watching the newly released movie RIO!! So come on down to the playhouse house with your family and friends to watch the fun feathered movie, have some snacks, and make your very own feathered mask!Please RSVP with the...

Friday Friend’s friendly game of kickball
Our Friday Friends group had a friendly game of kickball last friday followed by an ice cream social to cool down in the play house! Next Month Family Friends is going to Lazer tag on August 26h. In order participate you have to RSVP to heprograms@gigisplayhouse.org Stay tuned for information...

Feedback, please!
Playhouse families and volunteers, we need your help! Please take a minute to fill out this survey to give us feedback on the programs and events offered by the Hoffman Estates Playhouse. Thank you! https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YXH7S7Q

Math & Literacy Program – Summer Registration
It is time to fill out your registration form and turn it in at the Playhouse! Our tutors are ready to go!Invest a few weeks this summer into Literacy or Math tutoring for your child. Our amazing tutors are ready for your kids!

Friday Friends – Rock, Roll & Smoothies on May 13!
Rock, Roll & Smoothies....Friday, May 13th in Club GiGi!! 7pmRSVP by email to hoffmanestates@gigisplayhouse.org or call 847-885-7529Friday Friends is our amazing adult group, and they have an absolute blast! What a party!Mark your calendar:June 24 - BBQJuly 22 - Softball game & ice cream socialAugust 26 - our friends at...

Spring has Sprung at Kids Club! Join us on Saturday, May 28!
What an amazing time we had in April....playing games, planting flowers to take home. While having all of this fun, we worked on literacy, self-expression, socialization, turn-taking, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, behavioral issues and functional skills.Kids 9-13, bring a friend from school in May, we have a very...

Saturday, May 14 – Crawlers Group and 2 & Under Group!
Our Crawlers Group meets on a monthly basis, from 9-9:45am. It is led by a Physical Therapist and local gymnastics teacher, and parents work with their child under supervision and are given ideas to try at home. Siblings are welcome and encouraged to attend - they can be great motivators...

Fun Donations!!
Shawna called the Playhouse with a wonderful offer....her two year old was about to have a birthday party, and instead of gifts for him, she wanted guests to bring gifts for the Hoffman Playhouse! Shawna's nephew Matt has Down syndrome, and enjoys programs at the Playhouse, and Shawna wanted to...

Literacy Program – Another Success Story!
I was recently pouring over test results and old and new goals as I prepared for Hannah's IEP. IEP's always make me a little nuts as they write out everything our children are not able to do yet. Yes there are always completed goals and our children make incredible progress....

Communication Development Seminar
Tuesday, April 12 7:30pm Lora White returns to the Hoffman Playhouse! She'll discuss: the primary concerns impacting the oral motor, feeding and communication development of the young child (birth to age 5) with Down syndrome. specific language learning concerns and strategies to improve language development home based activities to promote...