This section of the website includes information on traveling, recreation, celebrations, and community activities.
Activities and Celebrations
- The Miss Amazing Pageant: From Inclusion and Interaction to Socialization
- The Joy of Adaptive Sports
- 10 Tips to Surviving the Holidays When Your Child is Medically Complex or Has a Disability
- Top 5 Places to Find Adaptive Recreation Options
- Helping Children with Disabilities Make Music
- Splish, Splash, I Can Now Hear That! Swimming with a Cochlear Implant
- Adventures in Conventions and Cosplay: Everyone is Welcome!
- 10 Ways to Beat the Winter Blues When Your Child is Stuck at Home
- Swimming and Splashing with Complex Medical Conditions
- Every Child Deserves a Chance to Play Baseball: The Fun of Miracle League
- Fun in the Community: Hanging Out Special Needs Style
- Every Little Inchstone
- Celebrating a Lifetime in a Year
- Party Planning for Kids with Special Needs
- Celebrating with Tommy! Ideas for Children with Vision Impairments
- Celebrating with Meaning
Toys and Adapted Play
- Inexpensive Options for Sensory Play
- Growing Up with Rachel: Play from a Sister’s Point of View
- Adapting Toys for Play
- Ballet is for Everyone
- Embracing Play on Their Terms
- Life as Therapy: Finding the Balance between Summer Play and Therapy
- Summer Activities For Kids with Motor Challenges Using a PowerLink
- An Accessible Garden
- Please, No Stuffed Animals: Buying Gifts for Children with Significant Special Needs
Travel, Retreats, and Camps
- Kids with Complex Needs Can Stretch Their Wings at Summer Camp!
- Just GO!
- Top 5 Places to Find Adaptive Recreation Options
- Enriching Escapes: The Need for Respite in an Effort to Avoid Burnout
- Emergency Preparedness During Travel
- 5 Tips for Using Oxygen at Disney World
- Two Vents, a Tent, and a TRACH!
- 10 Tips for Getting Out of the House With a Ton of Medical Equipment
- Options for Air Travel for Children with Severe Physical Disabilities
- Travel with a Child who is Medically Complex: An Alphabet of Experience
- Combining Fun with a Medical Trip
- Family Retreats for Stressed Families
- Taking a Much Needed Break: The Center for Courageous Kids
- When Your Child Can’t Travel
- The Getting Started Guide to Your Next Family Vacation
- Preparing to Travel with a Child Who is Medically Complex
- A Family’s Adventures and Ideas for Travel with a Kid Who is Complex
- Car Seats for Children with Special Needs
Articles from the Achives
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- Guide to Holiday Shopping for Your Child with Special Needs
- Holiday Craft Ideas for Your Child with Fine Motor Impairment
- Non-Food Stocking Stuffers
- Using Technology to Alleviate Boredom—Educationally!
- Christmas on the Wards
- Using Fun, Humor to Help Children through Hospital Stays and Procedures
- Inexpensive and Easily Available Toys That Work for Children with Special Needs
- Special Recreation is About Fun! Thoughts from an Adapted Recreation Coordinator
- Playgrounds for All
- Your Child CAN Go To Camp
- An Insider’s Guide to Morgan’s Wonderland: A Park for Kids with Special Needs
- Yes, You Really Can Take a Family Vacation!
- Community Award: Katy’s Closet, a program of Team Up! With Families
- Fundraising/Research Award: Josie Mazzo Children’s Charities
- Support Award: George Mark Children’s House
- A Unique Church