August 2010

Here's a sampling of some of our Sibshop activities during the month of August:

Favorites: A game where your write your favorite things down on a notecard then swap your card anonymously with another Sibshopper and then try and find out who has your card and whose card you are holding. Turns out we have a ton of Pizza Lovers at Sibshops!

Dear Aunt Blabby: The kids act as experts as they answer questions from other kids who have siblings with special needs. Dear Abby has nothing on our very own Sibshoppers!

Knots: The kids wrap themselves up in the most fiercesome knots and generally are able to work themselves out of trouble!

The kids create a fun craft called "That Bugs Me/The Love Bug". On one side of their crafted bug they wrote things about their sib that are sometimes annoying or aggravating. On the other side of their bug they wrote things they love and enjoy about their sib with special needs.

"Human Pinball" is one seriously exhasting game. The kids act as the pins as they bat the balls in the middle trying to hit their target. Whew...it is harder than it looks!

July 2010, Our Annual Summer Celebration

Every July we have a fun Summer Celebration. This year found us playing with a slip-n-slide, water balloons, hula hoops, tie-dying, bbqing and just having a great time in the warm sunny weather!

June 2010

Our trickle in for June consisted of making some fun homemade Father's Day cards for our Dads. We hope you liked them. All blindfolded and nowhere to go!

Discussion Gift Activity
As each child unwraps a layer of wrapping paper it exposes a question to be answered that by kid. The kids are so willing to share and we appreciate them so much. The final question is "Are you willing to share the gift you open with your fellow Sibshoppers?" Most of the time the answer is yes and we all enjoy a sweet treat.

Peek A Boo!

The kids had fun trying to guess which member of the opposite team ends up hiding under the blanket. It is a great way to learn names and make friends!

May 2010

We enjoyed a "friendly" game of Shark Attack.

This is why you wear your play clothes when you come to Sibshops!

That is one super tall homemade Lunchable.

The M&M game encourages us to take part in the discussion. If you wanna eat your M&Ms then you answer the questions about you and your sib. For example: To eat your brown M&M please share an experience when you were proud of your sibling.

The weather was nice and we enjoyed getting outside to play

Our trickle in activity was to modge podge a candle holder for our Mom for mothers day. The kids did great and didn't get too sticky!

April 2010

Sibshops April 2010 was a spring smorgasbord of activity! Take a look below to see what sorts of all out fun we had!

SNOWBALL FIGHT!

You heard me right--our paper snowball fight was a great way to use some some energy and work those calves.
Feelings Bean Bag Toss

The kids came up with a bunch of emotion words and then we tossed beanbags to see which word they would land on. Then each child shared times when they have felt that way, when they felt that way about their sib, or when their sib might have felt that way.

Thumbprint Art...

makes for some colorful fingers

And some pretty impressive art work.

There is no end to their creativity!

Beach Ball Bounce turned out to be a little more challenging that first anticipated.

Try, Try Again became our mantra!

Look at these guys go!

Me and My Sib Collage

The kids created colorful collages that told us a little bit more about them and their sib.

Great job Sibshoppers!

May 8th Sibshops

May8, 2010 Sibshops
Leader: Jessica Nix

Time: Activity:

10:00-10:20 Mothers Day Craft

10:20-10:25 Rules & Expectations

10:25-10:35 Four Corners

10:35-10:50 M&M Game

10:50-11:10 Parachute Games

11:10-11:40 Lunch

11:45-12:00 Relay Race

12:00-12:30 Views from Our shoes discussion

*if needed, Islands at end

We are excited about the line up for this month, and we hope to see you all there!

March 2010

Our March session was filled with games! We're talking Scrabble Scramble, Uno, Apples to Apples, Twister, Hangman and Dominos! We had some serious gamers and a lot of fun. The kids also had an opportunity to ask as "Eggsperts" and share their wisdom gained and lessons learned from being a super sibling to a child with special needs.

February 2010

Our February Sibshop was SWEET! We had a great time making Hershey's kisses roses and luckily we didn't poke ourselves too often with the bamboo sticks... ;) We played some games including red handed, Valentine's Bigo, and Four Corners. We also shared our "Very Special Dream" for ourselves and our siblings with special needs. We finished the session off by decorating Valentine's Day Cookies for ourselves (of course!) and our sibs.

Miss Heather enjoying a yummy snack!
Happy Valentine's Day!

January 2010

Sibshops 2010 started off with a bang! We had a large and great group of kids join us for fun, games, discussion and food. We made magnets and Feelings on A Rope to get started. Look below for more fun stuff!
Getting reacquainted by playing "Useless Machine"

"Mousetrap"

Our human trap tries to catch the little mice as they scurry and scatter across the floor

Nacho, Nacho Time!

Thanks to all our Sibshops Friends for coming out to play! See you February 13th.