Posts Tagged ‘#GiGisBelieves’
Here’s a sneak peak……
Hugs+Mugs has been busy preparing for Gigi Fest – All of our mentors and interns have been spending their time making and packaging our V-21 Cookies and testing our G-21 Gluten free version – working hard to guarantee a Gigi Fest debut. But whats really been keeping us busy are our brand new items. …
Read MoreKarate Kickers working toward their Best Of All!
This past weekend, three of our teens from our GiGi’s Playhouse Rockford’s Karate Kickers class went to the 5th Annual Midwest Youth Programs Karate Invitational. Nate, Dylan and Adam competed on September 7th and have made us so proud! The benefits of karate for people with Down syndrome are endless. Karate focuses on development of balance, coordination, discipline, focus, attention,…
Read MoreGiGi U : confident u – healthy u – whole u
Last week saw the graduation of the 3rd class of GiGi University. Congratulations Class Summer 2014! These students spent the last 10 weeks learning the pillars of GiGi U’s: HEALTHY U, CONFIDENT U & WHOLE U. The GiGi U graduates are proud of who they are, learned the importance of self-care & nutrition, became self-advocates…
Read MoreOur Staff keeps growing…..
We had quite a week at the Playhouse and Hugs+Mugs. The third class of GiGi U graduated Thursday evening. Hugs+Mugs mentors, Tim, Nicole, Kiera, Patrick, Brian and Christine, were on hand to show their support for the graduating class. Our Mentors remember how nervous they were when they were standing on the same stage just…
Read MoreGiGi Prep | Achievement of a whole new kind!
GiGi Prep is a 6-week program for adults, which guides adults with Ds toward healthy lifestyle choices and goal setting. As the students strive to reach their highest potential, they prepare for future participation in GiGi University. Ramsan came to GiGi Prep last fall and ever since he walked through those doors he has had…
Read MorePaying it Forward –
GiGi University student Aubrey and Hugs + Mugs intern Brian accepted the Ice Bucket Challenge. Joined by GiGi’s team members Sarah Rickaby and Jayne Drew, the foursome were caught on video paying it forward. The participants not only challenged some of their friends, but also two of GiGi’s other 16 playhouse Locations. Will GiGi’s Playhouse…
Read MoreBelieving they CAN!!
I’d like to introduce you to a few of our interns at Hugs + Mugs, Matt, Chris, Patrick and Nicole. Nicole is a mentor and from the 1st class of GiGi U and the boys are all interns from the 2nd class, they graduated in May. They were so very busy this week getting everything…
Read MoreMeet our future intern – Aubrey
This week we have our first guest Blogger – Aubrey S. Aubrey is currently a student at GiGi U. She is very anxious to graduate in a few weeks and join our crew at Hugs + Mugs as an Intern. Here’s what Aubrey had to say about GiGi U and Hugs + Mugs –…
Read MoreYoga Tales @ GiGi’s Playhouse Des Moines
Each week at Yoga Tales, Max and his buddies work to improve body awareness, enhance concentration and strengthen gross motors skills, all in the context of FUN! Who knew that while making new friends, practicing turn taking and following instructions, Max and his friends could also build their self-esteem and release some of that extra…
Read MoreLucky to be part of a family tradition…
Last week Hugs + Mugs was fortunate enough to be part of a young girls annual Birthday tradition. The young girls name is Olivia. Olivia’s birthday is in January, every year she and her grandma plan an entire day to themselves. They could schedule their day closer to her actual birthday but January is COLD,…
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