GiGi’s Playhouse
Welcoming our newest Board Member- Brian Haroldson
Brian Haroldson- Board Member We are thrilled to share that Brian Haroldson has joined our incredible group of Board of Directors! Brian attended our Gala this year as a guest…
Read MoreA Mother’s Perspective- An honest discussion about parenting a differently abled child
One of our Playhouse moms, Jennifer, recently wrote this social media post and we thought it’s an important perspective for everyone to hear about. Guest Blog by Jennifer: Vulnerability…
Read MoreCelebrating Reimare’s Best of All for Down Syndrome Awareness
Reimare is an amazing kid with an amazing family who lives in California but have attended our Playhouse when visiting family and also participanted in our virtual literacy tutoring! Erin,…
Read MoreInspiration, Community, and Awards at National Conference
2021 GiGi’s National Leadership Conference Each year in November, GiGi’s dedicates 4.5 days of training and development for our national network of playhouses and startups at the Leadership Conference. This…
Read MoreGold 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.…
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