CLUB GIGI HAD A ROCKIN’ GOOD TIME!
ROCKING GOOD TIME AT GIGI’S FIRST ANNUAL PROM NIGHT We had such a great time at our prom held on Friday, April 12. About 40 people enjoyed our food, punch, and ice cream sundaes and floats and danced the night away! Kayla’s Korner: I really enjoyed hosting prom night. We...
Teen Club Rocks Visits GiGi’s Playhouse for Yoga and Pizza
Mirror, mirror on the wall, whose the most flexible of them all? Teen Club Rocks, a local teen group of teens with Down syndrome and other special needs between the ages of 14-21, had a yoga and pizza party at GiGi's Playhouse. Led by Renee McCall, the teens participated in...
Guest post from Kayla McKeon
Volunteering In November GiGi’s Playhouse had their grand opening. Since then I have been volunteering there. I am working in the office with our intern Laura, she will be with us until May. While I have been volunteering, I have been taking inventory of the playroom where the toddlers and...
More great news…
Mrs. Aminy Audi, president and CEO of Stickley, Audi & Company has pledged $10,000 toward providing our Syracuse playhouse with the latest advancements in educational technologies. More on this to come!
Teens are Rocking the Playhouse
On Saturday, GiGi's Playhouse opened its doors to teens between the ages of 14-21 years to come in explore the playhouse and plan some fun activities for the coming year. Although the group was small in size, it certainly wasn't small in ideas or fun. The teens played games, sang...
Gigi’s Playhouse-Syracuse received a $10,000 Grant from the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation, Inc.
The Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation recently awarded GiGi’s Playhouse-Syracuse a $10,000 grant for use in developing the center's physical activity programming. The money received will be used to purchase specifically selected start-up equipment to meet the varying development needs and ages of all those that will be utilizing the...
New Tween Cooking Class
The Tween cooking class is designed to teach the basics of cooking. Class members will discuss cooking terms, talk about recipes for our favorite foods, and learn to use measuring devices and cooking utensils. During each class food will be prepared for "snack time."
First Yoga Classes
The first yoga classes started on Tuesday evening. Hope more people can join the fun in the coming weeks!
YogaKids Classes Starting Next Week!
YogaKids At Gigi’s Playhouse A quality movement program is one that is Individualized, Meaningful, Developmentally Appropriate, Academically Enhancing and Lifelong in Goals. Regardless of what the quality or quantity of a child’s movements may be, a child needs to move. So much learning in the affective, cognitive and motor domains...
DS Friends in the News
For those of you who have not had a chance, please check out this recent article in the Family Times written by Deborah Cavanagh. Click here One of the primary goals for GiGi's Playhouse is to encourage and support existing groups, like Teen Club Rocks, and help to create a...
Playhouse Buildout Updates
The Silver Hammers started building the literacy room walls on Tuesday, 18 September 2012. Construction is anticipated to be completed within the week. The Giving Tree has been painted on the donor wall with donors represented by multi-colored butterflies.
Driver's Village has generously agreed to replace the carpeting in...
