Posts Tagged ‘GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix’
It’s kindness that helps us appreciate the journey!
“It’s the Friends we meet along the way that help us appreciate the journey….” Brett would like you to meet some of his Playhouse friends….. They are so AWESOME and KIND!! Kindness is this month’s theme at GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix and you’ll see it spread around like confetti this month and well, pretty much every…
Read MoreGiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix-“Changed Our Lives”
“My name is Elena and I am the mother to the most quirky, fun-loving, sweet, endearing, joyful, exuberant little boy this world has ever seen. Dylan will turn 5-years-old in in a few weeks and this our story of how we found GiGi’s Phoenix Playhouse and the effect it had on our family. We…
Read MoreGiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix – The Voice on the Other End of the Phone
The Voice on the Other End of the Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When the phone rings at GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix, someone will almost always be available to answer. Our dedicated Staff and volunteers try to always be available and consider this one of the…
Read MoreGiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix Tutoring teaches Empowerment and Independence, along with Math and Literacy
Guest Article by Kathy Tellis, whose daughter Larissa, is a GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix participant “We have been attending programs and events at GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix since it opened. Our daughter Larissa, who will be 15 in September, really lights up when we tell her we’re going to GiGi’s. She has participated in several of their…
Read MoreGiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix-Maximize Your Child’s Potential
It’s back to school time and this year that means many changes for parents. Most schools will start the year virtually and may not be supporting tutoring or have the ability to offer programming for special needs students. Luckily, GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix has invested time and resources to move all programming online to ensure continuity…
Read MoreGiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix – Playhouse Refresh!!!!
In 2019 GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix provided almost 9,000 free program hours to our participants! That is a lot of little feet and hands (and some big ones) running around our beloved space. We are going to use this time while the Playhouse is closed to participants to begin a refresh project. When we open we…
Read MoreGiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix – “The Comparison Trap”
The Comparison Trap Submitted by Robin Lea Amos GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix Executive Director There is a quote that is credited to Albert Einstein “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” I don’t know if…
Read MoreThe “Gift” of Friendship-GiGi’s Playhouse
The “Gift of Friendship” that GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix offers is valued by our GiGi’s Families. This blog was submitted by Marlene Schatzman, one of our GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix Moms who expresses what GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix means to her Family. “As I sat at my computer drinking a cup of coffee, surfing the web,…
Read Moreteaching sensory play
What is ‘sensory play’? Sensory play, which can also be referred to as “messy play,” is simply play that encourages children to use one or more of their senses, including sight, sound, smell, touch, taste, balance and movement. Sensory play appeals to children of all ages and is full of opportunities for language enrichment. Some…
Read MoreReading and Down Syndrome–A Case Study
Reading is a vital life skill where doors, otherwise closed, will open up for individuals with Down syndrome in the workplace, schools and the community. Developing reading skills leads to improvements in speech and language development, auditory perceptual skills and working memory function. Meet Lexi: GiGi’s Playhouse participant, age 17. Lexi has been attending GiGi’s…
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