GiGi’s Apparel Orders are Open!
1/4 zip pullover 3/4 sleeve t-shirt Onesie We are so excited to have options for a long awaited GiGi’s swag offering! We are taking orders for a 3/4 sleeve t-shirt and onesies with screen-printed, Be Accepting, Be Generous, Be Kind logo (small GiGi's Madison logo on the back) and the 1/4...
2023 National Leadership Conference Celebration
As an organization, we look forward to our National Conference each year because it means we have the opportunity to network with the other incredible Playhouses and national staff, learn by attending important discussions and share our local Madison best practices. Our local Playhouse collaborates with all the Wisconsin Playhouses...
One on One Programming for Spring 2024
Spring applications are open November 27th- January 1st, 2024! One-on-One programming is an important part of our full programming offerings at GiGi's Playhouse Madison and we would like to share a little more about what we have! As a reminder, cost will never be a barrier to participation- all of...
Empowering Families in the IEP Process
GiGi's Playhouse prides itself on serving the entire family. One way we can do this is through our Family Speaker Series, where we bring in experts to share information and have open dialogue on various topics. At the beginning of the school year we hosted an event called "Learning to...
Celebrating our Community that Embraces Acceptance
Our 7th annual gala was a Willy Wonka inspired night of pure imagination! The Generation G Golden Ticket gala allowed us to bring fun and whimsy to the ever important work we do of changing the way the world views Down syndrome and bringing a global message of acceptance for...
Imagining a World with True Inclusion
We invite you to an evening of pure imagination! Our 7th annual gala has an updated whimsical theme and is named The Generation G Golden Ticket Gala. You can expect a magical evening of inspiration inspired by a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory theme that will include warm and whimsical...
Volunteer Spotlight: Nikki Rothstein
We started this blog series for volunteer appreciation week in April, but we have so many wonderful volunteers to talk about it, that we decided to continue it through the year! Just a reminder, GiGi’s Playhouse Madison is 99% volunteer run – which means we wouldn’t be here without our...
Volunteer Spotlight: Maggy Adams
We started this blog series for volunteer appreciation week in April, but we have so many wonderful volunteers to talk about it, that we decided to continue it through the year! Just a reminder, GiGi’s Playhouse Madison is 99% volunteer run – which means we wouldn’t be here without our...
End of Summer Celebration
Rockin' Ryan's Ice Cream Truck Join us to celebrate the end of Summer Each Summer we have so much fun and think the Summer goes by too quickly. Our solution- host an end of Summer party! Who's this party for? EVERYONE! Whether we see you every week for programs or...
Fall Preview: Health & Wellness Programs
At GiGi’s Playhouse Madison we offer two types of purposeful and progressive Health & Fitness programs for our Toddler, Kid, Teen and Adult participants. These programs are called GiGiFIT and GiGi’s Kitchen. The goals of our FIT & Kitchen programs are to increase self-confidence, self-esteem, personal wellness, and the quality...
A Friendship that Gives Back
Isabelle and Thomas We recently learned about an incredible story of friendship and want to share with the world. Thomas is one of our awesome Playhouse friends and his friend from school, Isabelle, has become a volunteer at our Playhouse. Thomas and Isabelle have been friends for a very long...
Volunteer Spotlight: Susan Dukin
We started this blog series for volunteer appreciation week in April, but we have so many wonderful volunteers to talk about it, that we decided to continue it through the year! Just a reminder, GiGi’s Playhouse Madison is 99% volunteer run – which means we wouldn’t be here without our...