World Down Syndrome Day 2025 - Resources

World Down Syndrome Day 2025 is coming up on Friday 21st March!

Click here to visit the website dedicated to the day and its theme of 'We call on all Governments to Improve Our Support Systems'.

 

What Sunshine & Smiles is up to

We’re going to be hosting a parent and carer get together at 21 Co in Headingley from 7.30pm on Friday 21st March. It will be a wellbeing evening for all parents & carers and you’ll receive a free drink on arrival. Book your spot HERE.

We are also celebrating in both our cafes, with flowers to decorate and display at 21 Co. in Headingley and Café 21 @TCV Hollybush, from Friday 14th March until Friday 21st March (WDSD). You can find out more here. 

In addition, permission has been granted so our Civic buildings in Leeds (Civic Hall, Town Hall & City museum) will be lit up blue & yellow on Friday 21st March in support of World Down Syndrome Day 2025. A big thank you to Leanne Lawton (mum of Sunshine & Smiler Eli) for initiating this!

 

Downloadable Resources for Schools

The team at Down Syndrome International have a range of resources to help you to celebrate WDSD 2025, to access these you just need to sign up to their resources hub. 

Charity 'Positive about Down Syndrome' have some useful resources for schools about Down Syndrome Awareness. Click here to see the downloadable school resources.

Over on twinkl you can download some free resources such as this Design a pair of odd socks colouring sheet. 

More odd sock colouring sheets can be found half way down this page. 

 

Videos

Down Syndrome International have produced this video to explain What is World Down Syndrome Day?.

This video aimed at explaining Down Syndrome to children has also been produced in partnership with I Am Me Scotland, Wouldn't Change a Thing and Down's Syndrome Scotland.

 

Books

Here is a list of books where the main character has Down Syndrome, that we put together for National Storytelling Week. 

The fantastic George Webster has also just published his third children's book, George and the Mini Dragon after the success of his first two books, This is Me and Why Not?.

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