July 2024

 Welcome to our July 2024 Sibshop!

As all our Sibshoppers trickled in, we created some colorful windsocks. 

We then spent some time getting to know one another and our siblings with special needs. It is fun to make new friends!  We really enjoyed introducing our new friends to a cult favorite at Sibshops of Utah County--Hula Hoop Showdown. We love this physical, team competitive version of "Rock, Paper, Scissors."

We then settled in to watch a short video about siblings just like us. 

You can check out the video here. 

Our Sibshoppers shared their own experiences as sibs with one another and laughed and groaned together. It's a relief to get support from someone who gets it!

Lunch was amazing and we all enjoyed our nacho bar. Dessert was even better. We made personalized fruit pizzas and they tasted even better than they looked.

After licking our fingers clean, we played some "Hula Blockers" to wrap up today's workshop.

We are looking forward to a lot more fun at our August Sibshop.

See you then!

 

June 2024

 Welcome to our first summer Sibshop of 2024!

We thought we ought to celebrate the awesome Dads in our families by creating a personalized coupon book for Father's Day.

One lucky Dad received a coupon for a portrait from one of our most artistic Sibshoppers.

We also tried our hand at creating bouncy balls. Turns out it may be an exact science! We tried our best and had a little fun even if our bouncy balls turned out a teeny bit wonky...

This chalk obstacle course got our blood pumping as we ran, spun, jumped, stomped, clapped and sprinted to the best of our ability. We took a few runs at it and our Sibshoppers got faster and faster. Practice makes perfect--or at least it helps you get there! We were each able to figure out our strengths and our challenges on the obstacle course and found ways to improve and get faster times.

We came back inside to cool off and spent some time interviewing one another about ourselves and our sibling with special needs. We discussed our strengths and weaknesses and the beauty of a world filled with unique people. 

Lunch was next and then a silly game of  "Don't Eat Dad!" 

The summer sun wasn't too blazing so we enjoyed some water balloon tossing and popsicles to wrap up the workshop.

See you in July!

May 2024

 Welcome to our May Sibshop

As we gathered today we completed some Tape Resist Art. A little tape, canvas, paint, brush  and imagination is all it took.

Following our welcome, we played a few fun and active rounds of "Triangle Tag." 

We enjoyed a book called "Looking after Louis". It tells the story of a boy with autism named Louis and his friendly classmates. 

Our Sibshoppers enjoyed our special science activity of making "Elephant Toothpaste." 

We had a delicious lunch of lasagna with Texas Toast and fruit followed by some sweets and a movie.

We enjoyed watching and talking about "Team Hoyt."

You can watch the video here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvtpGCqU2Tg

We look forward to seeing you in June.