February 2020

The last day of Chinese New Year 2020 landed on the second Saturday of the month, which meant we got to celebrate in style at this months Sibshop!

We started by making a fun and clever rat craft since it is indeed the Year of the Rat!

Hula Hoop Showdown is one of our most requested games at Sibshops of Utah County.  It is definitely a fun one.  The first round of this game did go one for quite some time--it took a long while to declare a winner!

A game of Chinese Checkers was up next. When any Sibshopper was able to move one of their marbles into their home triangle, they were asked to answer a question about life at home with their sibling with special needs.

Since it was a special day of celebration, we let Panda Express do all the work in providing lunch for our Sibshoppers. It was definitely a win win! We loved the food and the facilitators loved the break from prepping the lunch! 

We got the Sibshoppers up and moving following lunch with 'The Numbers Game." It's important to keep moving and dance while the music is playing but then to stop a find a group of people when the music stops.  That group of people must match the number called out by the Game Master.  If you don't find yourself in a group of the correct size, you are eliminated till the following round.

"Pong hau ki'i" is a traditional Chinese game.  It is played by two people and looks like a version of Tic-Tac-Toe.  It was challenging at first, but most Sibshoppers started to figure it out and enjoy it!

Our final Sibshop activity involved the traditional giving of Red Envelopes during Chinese New Year.  Although we didn't fill the envelopes with money as is the Chinese tradition, we did fill our envelopes with wishes for those we love.