Gold Medal Worthy Down Syndrome Awareness Fall Fest
On October 2nd, we kicked off Down Syndrome Acceptance/Awareness Month (DSAM) with a Fall Fest where families and community members came to Ahuska Park in Monona for an afternoon of…
Read MoreAll Roads Lead to GiGi’s!
We would like to re-introduce you to our Site Manager, Kelly Antonson. Kelly has had the role of Site Manager since March 2020. She started in this roll two weeks…
Read MoreChanging the Way the World Views Down syndrome and Changing One Person’s World
Finn is an 11 year old boy that is full of life, smart, a hard-worker and fast learner. His story has inspired us and we wanted to share with the…
Read MoreSpeech and Language Therapy Looks A Lot Like Play!
When most people hear the word ‘therapy’ they think of a very clinical setting. Here at GiGi’s Playhouse we love to change that perception. Please let us introduce you to…
Read MoreMoving for Acceptance
On June 5th our Playhouse and community came together to celebrate the hard work of so many who joined in the network wide social MOVEment for acceptance called the…
Read MoreInclusivity through Fitness
What Does Inclusivity Look Like? Inclusivity can mean many things. Some think of it as inviting someone to sit with you or maybe it’s playing at an ADA accessible playground.…
Read MoreSensory Blog: Self Regulation- What You Need To Know – Part 2
Self Regulation- Part 2 of 2 Guest blog written by Occupational Therapy Assistant Student, Juliana Lehman OTAS Advisement, Editing and Supervision by Deborah Bebeau EdD, OTR Quick recap of Self-Regulation,…
Read MoreAcceptance for All – We Challenge You!
What is an Acceptance Challenge? The mission of GiGi’s Playhouse is to CHANGE the world views Down syndrome and bring a global message of ACCEPTANCE for all! Our nation wide…
Read MoreCelebrating 5 Years of Serving Our Community
Happy 5th Anniversary to our GiGi’s Playhouse Madison Community A message from Board President, Julie Byrnes: The inspiration to start a GiGi’s Playhouse in Madison was sparked by the love…
Read MoreSensory Blog: Self Regulation- What You Need To Know – Part 1
Self Regulation- Part 1 of a 2 part series Guest blog written by Occupational Therapy Assistant Student, Juliana Lehman OTAS Advisement, Editing and Supervision by Deborah Bebeau EdD, OTR …
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