Water Fun (and Speech too)!
We've recently seen some hot days here in the QC area and it looks like there's more in the forecast in the coming days. What better way to beat the heat than by playing in the water! Whether it's the sprinkler, pool, buckets of water, or squirt guns, you can...
June 2020 Best of All in a Virtual World
This month’s Best of All blog has some very exciting Best of All moments from our very own GiGi’s Quad Cities participants who have been working hard at home during virtual programming! Even though we have switched to a virtual platform due to COVID-19, as you can see below, it...
Goodbye Ali!
It is with much sadness that we make this announcement! Our amazing Site Assistant, Ali, will be leaving us at the end of the month. :( After we wiped away our tears, we asked her to share with us (and you) some of the memories she's made and her favorite...
July Happenings 2020
GiGi's is continuing to offer virtual programs locally and nationally as we work through a detailed plan for reopening in staggered stages to ensure we're following CDC guidelines and taking all precautions necessary to keep our friends and families safe. We encourage you to attend a program virtually! It's is...
Occupational Therapy At Home
Kaitlyn Nathem, former board member and Occupational Therapist and Jessica Puls, also an Occupational Therapist, joined the 2 and Under program last week virtually and they shared a lot of great at-home occupational therapy activities. Together, they created this blog of OT activities for you to do at home! Thank...
Virtual World – Volunteer Highlight
We all live in a virtual world, virtual world, virtual world. We all live in a virtual world and we're so glad you're here! (Sing that to the tune of Yellow Submarine...LOL) We may sometimes wish we were on a submarine and hiding from all that is happening in the...
Welcome Sarah!
We're so excited to have added an additional Speech and Language Pathologist for the Summer 2020 Amina Grace Speech and Language Program. She will be seeing participants virtually and has hit the ground running! This addition has allowed us to match an additional 5 participants for the speech program. We...
June Happenings 2020
GiGi's is continuing to offer virtual programs locally and nationally as we work through a detailed plan for reopening in staggered stages to ensure we're following CDC guidelines and taking all precautions necessary to keep our friends and families safe. We encourage you to attend a program virtually! It's is...
Welcome Ava!
We are so excited to announce that we have an intern here at GiGi's Playhouse this summer! She will be working remotely until we are able to get back into the Playhouse safely but we have been in discussions with her since earlier this spring while she was studying abroad....
Step To Accept FAQs
Here are answers to some of the questions we have been receiving about the Step To Accept Challenge. What is the Step to Accept Challenge? First and foremost, this is a virtual FUNDRAISER for GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities and all other Playhouses! With the cancellation of many GiGi's fundraisers across...
