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Sarah Buti with #tuesdaytips
oral motor functionality So many of us my not be aware of the crucial importance of strong oral motor functionality. It is important for our kiddos to have strong and mobile articulators. Articulators include our lips, cheeks, jaw and tongue. Children with Down syndrome, due to low muscle tone, often have decreased strength when it…
Read More5th Degree Black Belt – We are so proud of you!
http://local12.com/news/offbeat/inside-the-story-woman-with-down-syndrome-is-5th-degree-black-belt-10-15-2016 We are so proud of her accomplishments. We have had the opportunity to have her come and do a few classes for us at GiGi’s and she is so amazing! What a spectacular story!
Read MoreSpeech Therapy Activities
1. “Me In a Bag” Activity Give all of your participants a paper bag with the cute poem attached here on it. All you have to do is cut (if you have time, plain bags are great too). Share your “Me” bag and talk about how each item represents you before explaining the activity. Have…
Read MoreFive instructional strategies for children with Down syndrome
Children with Down syndrome are capable learners who are excited and eager to learn. They just need to be given the opportunity to excel. They may learn at a slower pace, but are more than capable of learning. They are strong visual learners. This means that they understand what they see better than what they…
Read MoreTips from our speech therapist
Thanks to Sarah for sharing the following tips about speech. Although a child may only know ten or twenty or thirty words or signs at this stage, that does not mean that these are the only words you should use with him or her. On the contrary, children need to be exposed to a rich…
Read MoreFacts about Down syndrome
I recently came across a wonderful blog called Ellen Stumbo Hope and Encouragement for parents with kids with disabilities. She focuses her blogs on Down syndrome the month of October in celebration of Down syndrome awareness month. She shared this fantastic list of 31 facts about Down syndrome. I wanted to share it and make…
Read MoreGratitude Changes Everything
We are so grateful for the amazing community we have that supports us at GiGi’s Playhouse Layton. As a thank you for the support we want to show our gratitude to the community through recognizing their kindness. Please help us in recognizing them in their effort. We are looking for participants, parents, and volunteers who…
Read MoreFamous Gluten Free Green Bean Casserole
Okay is everyone ready for this amazing recipe?? After a long and torturous wait we have the recipe (it’s partly my fault I received it and missed it, sorry folks!), it is being made public for the first time! Tyler has been great about sharing his recipe and we want to thank him for all…
Read MoreSanta Claus is coming to town…
Hey everyone, we just got word that GiGi’s Playhouse Layton has been doing good things this year and has been put on Santa’s Nice List!! Since we have been so good Santa wants to come visit and celebrate Christmas with us!! Santa will be joining us at our Christmas Party on December 22nd beginning at…
Read More#GivingTuesday
We are participating in #GivingTuesday this year on Tuesday, December 1st through #loveutahgiveutah and are super excited about our sponsor. For all donations we receive between now and December 22nd they will MATCH those donations up to $5,000. How awesome is that!! We have some many great programs that we are currently running that could benefit…
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