April 2016

Welcome April! A last minute illness meant we had to switch things around a bit.  Unfortunately, our special guest was unable to be with us at this months Sibshop, but we were able to plan and enjoy some fun activities regardless.

 The 3D Hand Art proved challenging for some of our Sibshoppers.  They still seemed to enjoy it and with a little practice will get even better and better at this fun art project. It is just straight lines across the paper till you meet the outline of your hand.  Then you create a curved line till you meet the outline of your hand and then draw a straight line across the paper to finish it off!

 Here are some of their finished and semi-finished projects.  

 It's always fun to gather and welcome one another to our Sibshop.  Tina challenged the kids by seeing if anyone could name every Sibshopper in the group! We have both familiar and new faces pretty much every time, so the task proved daunting.

 Our first game had the kids shooting basketballs at Sean's face.  Okay, not really Sean's face--they were shooting at the hoop right in front of Sean's face.  Can I say that we have the BEST volunteers at Sibshops of Utah County! We are so blessed to have found Sean.

 So the kids shot basketballs and the first to make it through the hoop was given the opportunity to share advice about a scenario involving a family with a sibling with special needs. Each Sibshopper should have brought home a scenario to share with their family!

 Ingrid is our most creative game finder! She found another winner in this game called "All Out".  The kids were put into four teams and had to both defend their area and get objects in the others teams areas as well. It was a fast paced game that kept them busy with flying balloons, paper snowballs and beanbags.

 This silly relay made the kids giggle and giggle.  The name "Huckle Buckle" is pretty ridiculous! Simply put, they have a partner that they meet in the middle to touch some sort of body parts together (like arms, knees, feet, elbows) when "Huckle Buckle" is called and then they race back to their starting lines.  

 If "Huckle Buckle Buckle" is called then the partners are to link arms behind their backs and sit down! Easy Peasey and so fun!

 Our final discussion activity is called "Strengths and Weaknesses".  The Sibshoppers were paired up and asked to interview another Sibshopper about their own strengths and weaknesses as well as those of their sibling with special needs.

We hope our Sibshoppers enjoyed April's activities and we look forward to seeing everyone in May!