and Noble -- ideas?

[Guest guest]

Hi! I am hoping some of you more " seasoned " parents can give me some

very simple ideas.

The and Noble is putting on their event tomorrow. As co-

president of a newly formed group in our area, I will be there, but

it is really a wonderful person from the ARC running the show.

(Within Teagan getting ear tubes last week, and the other co-

president being sick, it's a god send).

One of the things the person from ARC normally does is " Empathy "

excercises - things to give the kids an idea of what it is like to be

different. She only has one she could thing of, but nothing else

quite fits with down syndrome. She asked me if I had something I'd

like to do, and I don't. Does anybody have any ideas of things to do

with the kids?

It's only an hour long - we will do an intro, talk about what it's

like to have a disability, read a book or two (Paint the Octopus Red

for one), I'll introduce Teagan and talk about her, and another mom

and her adult daughter will talk. then we'll answer questions.

I am really not good at this kind of stuff - you might call me the

reluctant co-president. I'm a great behind the scenes person.

Anyway - the audience is kids...

Thanks

Gail

mom to Teagan, 3, and Shealyn, 16mos