Posts by Pamela Lynch
January 2025 Best of All
January is always hard because everyone is getting back into the swing of things after the holidays. This year, we kicked off the year with lots of great programs including some we’ve never offered before! Below are just some of the Best of All moments that we picked to highlight! Participant Best of All Back…
Read MoreWelcome Spring 2025 Interns
We are excited to welcome several interns this spring for their internship. You may have seen the welcome back blog post for Maddie. If you missed it, it is linked here. Maddie will lead several programs this spring as part of her Occupational Therapy capstone project. In addition to having Maddie here this spring, we…
Read MoreWelcome Back, Maddie
Spring 2025 Intern welcome or should we say welcome back?! As Maddie, explains below she’s been here before, and many of you may have worked with or seen her around. If you attended the 2024 SAU Trivia Night which was a community fundraiser for GiGi’s, you had the pleasure of seeing her emcee the event.…
Read MoreThis is not goodbye!
You will soon see that we are advertising for an Executive Director position here at our Playhouse. You may say to yourself, wait, what? Isn’t that Pam’s position? The answer to that would be yes and no. It’s complicated! I wanted to personally tell you that this is not a goodbye but a restructuring of…
Read MoreGame On!
Games, games, and more games, there are just so many to choose from. Whether it’s Uno, Dominoes, or Sorry, games are fun, but they are also a purposeful learning tool Have you ever stopped to think about how many skills are involved in playing a game? You have to read the directions to play, you…
Read MoreBest of All December 2024
Participant Best of All Matthew participates in as many programs as possible and his family is committed to making the hour-long drive to the Quad Cities! Matthew recently participated in one-on-one speech, literacy tutoring, adult group speech, and the Achievers program. He is often here for multiple programs on the same day to make the…
Read MoreSpring 2025 Programs
Yes, we know it’s December and we’re all busy with holiday planning and shopping BUT here at GiGi’s we’re also planning and finalizing details for spring 2025 programs. The calendar is already packed with something for all ages. All programs are FREE and purposefully designed for individuals with Down syndrome. One-on-One Programs (Ages 2.5 years+)…
Read MoreNovember 2024 Best of All
Dad and daughter enjoying climbing together.
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GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities received special SOE Champion Award
Read MoreOctober 2024 Best of All
Music Makers – Rock Band for individuals with Down syndrome ages 16 and up.
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