GiGi’s Step to Accept Challenge
GiGi's Step to Accept Challenge TOGETHER we are showing the world what acceptance looks like! We're so excited to celebrate inclusion virtually across the world on June 6th. TOGETHER we will be making history as 60 GiGi’s Playhouse locations and startups unite on June 6th to take 7 million Steps...
Program Highlight – GiGi’s at Home Live and On Demand Programs!
Greetings Friends and Families, We are so thankful for your ongoing support! We are lonesome for our families and want to make sure that each of you is aware of how we want to continue to be a part of your daily and weekly activities. During these uncertain times, GiGi's...
Program Highlight – Talk It Up a collaboration with Marquette University
On behalf of Marquette University and the students in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, I want to again say thank you for an amazing inaugural semester of "Talk It Up with MU!". The parents consistently praised the services and the student and client growth was evident. Your assistance...
Program Highlight – GiGi’s At Home Virtual Programs!
GiGi’s At Home We are excited to bring you GiGi’s At Home VIRTUAL programming and resources! GiGi’s Playhouse facilitates over 4,400 free therapeutic and educational program hours a week at GiGi’s locations across the United States and Mexico. It is important to know these programs are typically facilitated in a...
Down Syndrome Awareness Day, What Does it Stand For?
On this day, March 21st, people with Down syndrome and those who live and work with them throughout the world organize and participate in activities and events to raise public awareness and create a single global voice for advocating for the rights, inclusion and well being of people with Down...
Big muscles and an even bigger heart!
Wisconsin State Arm Wrestling Championship pulling for Down syndrome Milwaukee, Wis., February 3, 2020 – GiGi’s Playhouse Milwaukee, our community’s only Down syndrome achievement center, will benefit from an event with big muscles and an even bigger heart. The 2020 Wisconsin State Arm Wrestling Championship will even include a special...
Kohl’s donation brings innovative Down syndrome fitness program to GiGi’s Playhouse Milwaukee
Press Release, Grant awarded. Milwaukee, Wis., January 21, 2020 – A one-of-a-kind free fitness program is coming to GiGi’s Playhouse Milwaukee to help kids of all ages with Down syndrome live a healthy lifestyle, thanks to a $30,000 grant from Kohl’s Cares®. “While many think Down syndrome is solely an...
Program Highlight – Students Supporting Students Through Speech
Students supporting students is what you see during Talk It Up a new speech program each week at GiGi's Playhouse Milwaukee. We have been thrilled to see a new partnership with Marquette University blossom over the fall semester and we are eager for more! New this year, Marquette University graduate...
THE HOLIDAYS ARE GREAT
Being the parent of children during the holidays brings a certain magic and a very long list of things to get done and worry about. There are gifts to buy, concerts to attend, cookies to bake, a house to clean, parties to attend and family traditions to build. A child...
Changing the World for Down Syndrome
GiGi's Playhouse is such a wonderful resource for people with Down syndrome AND their families. Check out Erin's story here to learn more about how GiGi's has impacted her and their family. When parents welcome a newborn child, they anticipate their baby’s first smile and first steps and dream about...
November Programs
Fantastic Friends (18+) Date: November 14th Time: 6:30 PM-8:30PM Theme: Fall, Flannels, and Karaoke RSVP: : https://gigisplayhouse.org/milwaukee/event/fantastic-friends-11-14/ It may look like winter outside, but it’s still fall at GiGi’s! Fantastic Friends is back and led by Caroline, Nicole and Michael! They are Students at Marquette University in the Dental Program. You may recognize Caroline from...
It’s October!!
Down syndrome awareness month My FaceBook feed is flashing blue and yellow, October has arrived. If you didn’t already know, October is Down syndrome awareness month. I have a love/hate relationship with Down syndrome awareness month. I’m not so sure how I feel about ‘celebrating Down syndrome’ especially when I...