GiGi’s At Home- Art Explosion
Art Explosion Mister Fish Oil Pastel or Crayon Drawing: Lesson Video of Mister Seahorse Art Lesson Video Student Handout
Why I Walk by Jennifer Attaway
Why I walk? I walk because I love my son exactly as he is. I want the world to see his value and see he is as worthy as anyone else to be on this planet. I walk to support an organization that has been a cornerstone for his development,...
Why I Walk by Mandy Jeffries-Cancino
Why I walk…. At the time my son, Connor, was born GiGi’s Playhouse Sugar Land was only a beginning thought in another parent’s head. In fact, some of our founding kids, like Grace Ross was 1, Sadie Blahuta and Cruz O'Dell had only been born weeks before Connor. And, Carter...
“What Matters to Me”
What Matters to Me? By: Christine Hayes, mom to Rory I’ve been thinking this morning about what I really wish people knew about Down syndrome. I’m lucky to be surrounded by other families with kids with Down syndrome, so many diligently sharing facts, anecdotes, things that others may not realize....
Looking at the World with New Eyes
Looking at The World with New Eyes On my first day volunteering at GiGi’s Playhouse, I honestly didn’t really know what to expect. At the end of the day I had a warm feeling inside that I’d never quite felt before. Yet, I have this same feeling after every day...
A little GiGi Prep in their Step
Written by one of our awesome and dedicated volunteers, Linsey Mclain-Lopez GiGi Prep is a wonderful 6 week teaching program for adults where our friends learn how to make healthy lifestyle choices with core areas of curriculum being Confident...
“She’s perfect”
Tonight I filled out a form about Holly. I had to say if she could do this or that and as I filled it out I wrote the letter “n” a lot. To be fair it wasn’t an age specific form so there would have been a lot of no’s...
New Year, New Tyler
Tyler Sims is a new person since giving up his off day to come to the playhouse on Wednesdays. He comes to participate in Gratitude Committee, Speech Therapy and Literacy Tutoring. In just 10 short weeks of Speech Therapy, Tyler has made tons of progress and is able to be understood...
Making the Drive Worthwhile
Read about Nancy and her son Damian. They drive from Tomball to Sugar Land to participate in speech therapy, literacy and math tutoring! For those of you that are not from the Houston area, it is NOT close. I am writing this to say thank you so very much from...
Aline’s Story
Let me start introducing myself… My name is Aline, I’m a Brazilian mom, wife, and physician, who moved to USA 3 years ago after my husband received an invitation for a position as professor in a medical school in Texas (he is also a physician). Our lives changed for the...
T.E.A.M. Member Lynn Spiwak
When I arrived to GiGi’s Playhouse in March 2017, I assumed I would be working with young children which I was really excited about. I have spent my entire career in social services in various capacities with a passion for teens and young adults. I met with Belinda Orsborn and...
What does being “different” really mean by Smrithi Ramachandran
New volunteer, Smrithi Ramachandran, attended volunteer orientation at the beginning of the summer and jumped in with both feet. She has lead almost every program, from LMNOP to Fantastic Friends and does so like a champ! Unfortunately for us, she will be heading back to Emory University at the end...