Idea Guide Create a Wall of Joy
A group activity creating a display of notes about joy, kindness, and belonging. Includes setup instructions and printable note cards.
Explore free activities, toolkits, lesson plans, graphics, and guides to help you celebrate World Down Syndrome Day.
A group activity creating a display of notes about joy, kindness, and belonging. Includes setup instructions and printable note cards.
A guide to inviting another church or ministry to celebrate 3.21. Includes outreach steps and a printable invitation letter.
A guide to celebrating 3.21 with blue-and-yellow decorations, clothing, signage, or lighting. Includes a checklist and an explanation sign.
Eight printable activities covering coloring, matching, a word search, maze, chromosome-sock illustration, secret code, kindness bingo, and alike/different reflection, with an adult answer key.
A one-page family fact sheet explaining 3.21, Down syndrome, and participation, with space to record and share something learned.
A setup guide and printable speech bubbles, socks-on-sticks, hold-up signs, and booth signage for 3.21 photos at parties, schools, churches, businesses, and events.
Let your community know that your church celebrates people with Down syndrome and is working to make room for everyone. Choose your commitments, sign the pledge, put the sign in your window, and share the badge online.
A friendly, honest walk-through of your church, from the parking lot to the pulpit, through the eyes of a family that includes someone with Down syndrome, autism, or another disability. Score each area, celebrate what’s working, and leave with a realistic action plan.
A real-sock matching game for ages 3+, with setup, alternative play styles, a scoreboard, and an adult read-aloud explanation of the extra-sock chromosome analogy.
A Christian seven-day family devotional with Bible readings, discussion prompts for different ages, prayers, activities, sock cut-outs, and verse cards.
A care and support guide for pastors, care teams, and church friends. It covers welcoming a new baby with Down syndrome, supporting a family after any diagnosis, hospital stays, meals and practical help, respite nights, prayer, and where to find trusted resources. Care isn’t a program. It’s showing up, again and again.
A Learn 3, Do 2, Serve 1 framework for youth organizations, including a 45–60 minute meeting, group-specific activities, dance/music/theater options, fun patch guidance, tracker, family letter, and certificate.
A family checklist of 21 optional ways to celebrate, including socks, learning, photos, signs, crafts, games, kindness, and giving.
A reading list of 38 titles featuring people with Down syndrome, from board books to adult memoirs. Includes age-group sections, library partnership guidance, and a title-request checklist.
A reading list of 38 titles featuring people with Down syndrome, from board books to adult memoirs. Includes age-group sections, library partnership guidance, and a title-request checklist.
The basics everyone needs: a one-page overview of Celebrate 3.21, a public FAQ, a Language Matters guide, a Where Does My Donation Go? explainer, a brand sheet for partners, a poster, coloring pages, and digital extras (a video-call background, a profile frame, and an email signature).
A welcome guide for Celebrate 3.21 participants, with a participant badge, first steps, toolkit recommendations, and a celebration checklist.
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