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Our Sunshine Day of Play event, an awesome idea sparked by our special education teacher Megan O’Sullivan and her 15-year-old daughter while they were visiting a bunch of garage sales one weekend day, was held on June 7. The children were so excited about this wonderful Day of Play, which featured more than 130 toys that were made accessible using a switch so that every child was able to experience the joy of this inclusive, stimulating, and empowering playtime. Megan O’Sullivan said, “Our Day of Play not only enhanced our playtime but also fostered a world where every child’s potential…

The Therapeutic Activities Team made this the best 4th of July! We played minute-to-win games, including cookie face! Everyone wore Red, White, and Blue Spirits!

Our Sunshine Annual Art Show transformed the Kid’s Clubhouse into a canvas of creativity. From pasta butterflies to coffee filter masterpieces, each design was truly a work of art. Bravo to all of our kids who participated in this sensory activity! We are so proud of each of you!

Going For the Gold! Our Sunshine Olympics was a fun-filled day of spirited contests between Team Purple and Team Yellow. Our little Olympians crafted Olympic ring paintings, flame sensory bottles, and shiny medals!

The Sunshine Carnival was a day of magical fun and excitement with big top thrills and joy at every booth. From clown toss to mini golf and fishing frenzy – there were many favorites. And, many prizes too! A huge thanks to the Therapeutic Activities Department, for making the day a spectacular experience for everyone involved!

Sunshine appreciates the students from Montford Academy in Mt Vermon for their generous book donations. Creative Writing teacher George Degaetano visited Sunshine, along with several of his student authors and illustrators who penned and designed the donated books. It was a wonderful opportunity for the students to meet the children enjoying the stories they imagined and set to print.

Our Sunshine Solar Eclipse Viewing Party was out of this world!! Both our staff and children had so much fun viewing the Solar Eclipse with their glasses provided by our Therapeutic Activities Team!!

Sunshine celebrated Dr. Seuss throughout March! A special shout-out to those who wore hats or headbands in honor of one of our favorite books, “Cat in the Hat,” and a big THANK YOU to all our Mystery Readers for making it extra special!

The Easter Bunny visited Sunshine to meet up with Aiden, who is a very good friend of Sunshine. Aiden is a student at St. Augustine in Ossining, who helped the Easter Bunny for the second year in a row by preparing beautiful baskets filled with lots of goodies for the Sunshine children.

On Sunday, March 24, the children celebrated Purim with music, laughter, and masquerading around in their costumes.