What's Next for Sibshops of Utah County

July: A traditional Sibshop with food, fun and friends
August: Our Summer Fun Sibshop! Tie-Dye, Picnic Lunch and Water Games. Bring a towel, wear sunscreen, and be prepared to get wet.
September: Utah School for the Deaf and Blind Annual Presentation
October: Parent/ Child Sibshop. Each Sibshopper will need to bring at least one parent with them to this awesomely fun Sibshop. Respite Care for the siblings with special needs will be provided by BYU students in Special Ed. Mark this one on your calendars now!
November: Pajama Party with Bacon. Yum. Also our final Sibshop of the year 2013.
December: No Sibshop

June 2013

 We got our craft on at the beginning of this months Sibshop. 

We made some fun Father's Day cards for awesome Dads.

 They turned out great and look really fun. Thanks Dads for all you do

 for each of our Sibshoppers and the rest of your families.

 The kids got warmed up by playing a fun and classic Sibshop game of "Undercover Leader." Our Sibshoppers are getting better and better at being sneaky in their attempt to outwit one another in discovering who is, in fact, the true Undercover Leader of the group.

 One of our discussion activities was called "Pay It Forward." As a group we talked about this concept of doing something that makes someone feel good, special and valued and how that encourages the recipient of that kindness to do something awesome for someone else.

 The kids came up with some great ideas of how their Dads, themselves and then their sib with special needs all end up "Paying It Forward" to one another and how it is a fantastic cycle to be a part of!

 The warm summer sun meant it was time to pull out our enormous parachute! After a noisy game of "Sharks and Lifeguards" we took a few minutes to create a huge Sibshop Parachute Bubble.

May 2013

May's Sibshop started with an active game of Charades. Our Sibshoppers were good actors AND good guessers. They couldn't be stumped even with the difficult words and phrases like "Spring Break!"

 However, we were all kinda stumped by a new game we tried called "Annie, Annie Over!" We couldn't get it quite right but we still got some good exercise as we ran around like chickens with our heads cut off!

 One of our discussion activities was called "Touch the Lives of Others." We talked about ways that our mothers have influenced our lives for good and then talked about ways we can influence others for good, including our sibs with special needs.

 The kids were super creative and came up with wonderful ideas to share about their moms as well as wonderful ideas for reaching out to others.

 We wrapped up May's sibshop by devouring the "Muddy Buddy" treats we had made earlier while we read the book "Just Because" together as a group. The kids shared their similar experiences with their own sib as we read about this boy and his older sister with special needs.