World Down Syndrome Day Recap with Mia!
By Mia Siino & Claire Ramaley World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is celebrated every year on March 21st (3/21)! The date was chosen to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome. Hear from GiGi's Playhouse participant and volunteer Mia about how she...
Team Feature: Meet Jaydon’s Troops!
On May 4th, 2024 our entire GiGi's Playhouse Sacramento community will come together for our GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge! This Family Fun Run will celebrate all we have to be proud of, connect our community and create a ripple effect of acceptance! We have some awesome teams signed up to join...
World Down Syndrome Day: Celebrating Mabel
We love our GiGi's families!! On World Down Syndrome Day, mom Katie Landmark shared a sweet tribute to her daughter Mabel and we couldn't resist sharing!! The date for World Down Syndrome Day being the 21st day of the 3rd month, was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication...
Celebrate World Down Syndrome Day!
Every year World Down Syndrome Day is celebrated on March 21st! The 21st day of the 3rd month was chosen to signify those with Down syndrome having 3 copies of the 21st chromosome. We have two events in March to both celebrate World Down Syndrome Day and give back to...
Volunteer Spotlight: Rachel!
Read all about the fantastic leader of GiGiFIT Kids! This season of GiGiFIT included a new program- GiGiFIT Kids!! Rachel stepped up to the plate as the first program lead for this brand new offering and we are so grateful she did!! Read all about why she got involved and...
Program Spotlight: Music
Read about our Rock Rules Valentine's Concert! by Mia Siino & Claire Ramaley One of our most popular programs at GiGi's Playhouse Sacramento is the Music Program- Rock Rules! Run by Alan Ray, this class welcomes musicians ages 5 and up to live out their rockstar dreams! From Mia- "I...
Best of All: Keep Shining Sheyenne!
Sheyenne has been rocking Fantastic Friends lately- read all about it!! Here at GiGi's Playhouse Sacramento, we are all about celebrating Best of All Moments for all who walk through our doors!! This month, we'd like to give a special shoutout to Sheyenne for all she's been contributing to our...
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet the Myers Family
Gracie, Julia, & Marcus Myers- Teen Tastic Co-Leads & Amazing Volunteers! Meet the Myers Family- our rockstar Teen Tastic Co-Leads!! Gracie, Julia, and Marcus Myers have been instrumental in bringing our teen program back to life; we sat down with them to learn more about their family and why they...
Program Spotlight: LMNOP!
Learn more about this specialized, FREE therapeutic program that's all about language development and fun!! Language, Movement, and our Peeps (LMNOP) is one of our most attended programs at GiGi's Playhouse Sacramento, and we love having so many families participating!! LMNOP is an interactive and engaging program designed to guide...
Best of All: Fantastic Friends Kicks off 2024!
A Vision Board Party to celebrate the New Year! By Mia and Holly Siino Every year, Fantastic Friends kicks off our programming by creating vision boards during our first session. First, each person did their brainstorming for their goals for 2024. Then we assembled our boards using magazine pictures. Finally,...
Sacramento Kings in the (Play)house!
This past December, GiGi's Playhouse Sacramento had an extra special guest visit us at the Playhouse- Domantas Sabonis from the Sacramento Kings! The three time NBA All Star joined us for a Destination Discovery Holiday Party; we had a great time hosting him & his team! Sabonis joined in on...
Happy Holidays from GiGi’s Playhouse Sacramento!
By Mia Siino & Claire Ramaley We're having a great holiday season at GiGi's Playhouse Sacramento! Over the last month we've hosted three extra fun holiday events- Photos with Santa, Rock Rules Holiday Concert, and a Destination Discovery Holiday Party with a surprise guest! Our resident rockstar/super special volunteer Mia...