Gigi's Playhouse @ JCC BrooklynGigi’s Playhouse is an organization created in 2002 by Nancy Gianna. Nancy gave birth to herdaughter Gigi, who had been diagnosed with Down Syndrome. This then turned into Nancyopening the very first Playhouse which was created to be a dedicated place for families tocelebrate their child and [...]
GREENVILLE, Wis. and BROOKLYN, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- School Specialty, Inc.(OTCQB: SCOO) (“School Specialty”, “SSI” or “the Company”), home of the 21st Century Safe School™ and leading provider of products and innovative solutions that support integrated learning environments for improved student social, emotional, mental and physical well-being, is pleased to announce its exclusive distribution [...]
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending an off-Broadway showing of Addy & Uno at the Kirk Theatre on theatre row in NYC. I attended on behalf of PunkinFutz and I’m so happy I did! The show is promoted as “the first family musical about disability, kindness and friendship.” I think [...]
NEW YORK (PRWEB) JULY 30, 2018 PunkinFutz, a designer and manufacturer of therapeutic play products for kids, received five awards from Creative Child Magazine, including the Creative Play of the Year Award and Kids Product of the Year Award. PunkinFutz is focused on the social, emotional, educational, and therapeutic value of creative [...]
By definition, child creative play is child-led. It is a series of choices and constructs initiated by the child. The desire to play to not unique to humans; it is observed across diverse species throughout evolution.[1] According to Dr. Doris Bergen,[2] as reported in the Journal of Early Childhood Research and Practice:[3] [...]
