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...
Home “Play” for Speech 2.0
Our Speech Pathologist Ms. Ann was kind enough to join our 2 & Under program virtually this past Saturday and she shared a lot of great ideas for families to continue working on speech while at home. A few weeks ago we shared a few blogs with speech tips and...
April: Best of Alls
Hello, all! We hope you, friends, and families are all staying safe, happy, and healthy during these times. We sure do miss your smiling faces, but we are so proud to see everyone staying active and participating in our virtual programs to make the best of this time! We...
May Happenings 2020
Due to directives from the CDC and/or Illinois Governor, all in-person programs/events are canceled and the Playhouse is closed through May. There are lots of virtual programming taking place each day! Please visit the website calendar and our social media sites for updates and announcements. Local Live Virtual Programs LMNOP...
2020 Gala Award Nominations
The format of our gala may be different this year but one thing remains the same. Each year we present special awards to individuals, businesses or groups that have made an impact in the past year. Sometimes it is simply the amount of time they have spent volunteering and other...
Home “Play” for Speech
Home “Play” NOT Home Work for Speech Ann Suess Cobb, the new GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities Speech and Language Pathologist, has shared the following suggestions with some of her current students (ages 2-4) and we thought maybe others would benefit from it as well! Mirror Play I...