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Little Hands Therapy

Pediatric Therapy Clinic - helping little hands do BIG things!

09/15/2025

📣 Movement Monday!

Swings aren’t just fun, they are a powerful tool for development! 🚀

Swinging provides vestibular input, which is a type of sensory input that supports balance, coordination, and body awareness. Research shows that engaging the vestibular system can help kiddos improve attention, self-regulation, and motor planning skills.

Whether it’s front-to-back, side-to-side, or spinning, swings give the brain and body the chance to practice movement in a safe and playful way. Plus, they build core strength and endurance while giving kids a big dose of joy! 🤩

If your kiddo could benefit from vestibular activities like this, give us a call to learn more about how we use swings in therapy sessions.

09/12/2025

📣 Fine Motor Friday!

🧩 Puzzles are a great way to build important developmental skills 🤫 And here’s a secret, it doesn’t just develop fine motor skills!

Picking up, rotating, and fitting pieces together strengthens fine motor strength and dexterity, but also helps with visual-motor integration! 👀

✨But what is visual-motor integration (VMI)?

VMI skills include:
⭐️ visual perception
(how we understand what we see) 🧠
⭐️ oculomotor
(how our eyes move in an organized fashion) 👁️
⭐️ visual spatial
(how we understanding orientation) ⬆️⬇️
⭐️ hand-eye coordination (how we coordinate movements like catching a ball) 🤲

VMI and fine motor skills work closely together to help us navigate the world. These developmental skills work together to support everyday activities like handwriting, dressing, and even playing sports.

🧩 Puzzles are a fun and easy way to build up these skills! Plus, puzzles help with problem-solving and patience too! 👏

If your kiddo is needing to address any of these areas, give us a call to discuss scheduling or click the link in our bio to leave us a message online!

09/10/2025

📣 Ways We Communicate Wednesday!

👉 Did you know that gestures like pointing, waving, or reaching are an important step in communication development?

Before kiddos use words, gestures help them share what they want, show you what excites them, and connect socially with others. These early nonverbal skills lay the foundation for language growth and stronger interactions with family and friends. 👧👦

✨ Next time you’re with your kiddo, notice what they’re pointing to 👆Take a moment to share in their excitement and connect over what lights them up most! 🩵

If your kiddo is needing to address any of these areas, give us a call to discuss scheduling or click the link in our bio to leave us a message online!

09/08/2025

📣 Movement Monday!

🐻🐸🦀 Animal walks aren’t just silly fun, they’re a powerful tool for building strength, coordination, and proprioception!

But what is proprioception? 🧠🦵

Proprioception is your body’s ability to know where it is in space. It helps us organize our movements so that we can successfully move around our environment 🌎 Whether it’s frog hopping on pretend lily pads 🐸 or crab walking down the hallway 🦀 these movements help kiddos improve body awareness, balance, and motor planning!

If your kiddo is needing to address any of these areas, give us a call to discuss scheduling or click the link in our bio to leave us a message online!

09/05/2025

📣 Fine Motor Friday!

Little tools, BIG gains! 🤏

Using tweezers to find small objects in a sensory bin, pick them up of the counter, or to put them into containers helps with so many skill areas:
⭐️ Strengthens the small muscles in the hands and fingers�⭐️ Improves pincer grasp (important for holding a ✏️ pencil)�⭐️ Boosts hand-eye coordination (important for 📕 reading and 📝 writing!)�⭐️ Prepares kiddos for daily tasks like buttoning 👕 zipping, and feeding themselves🍴

A simple activity like picking up pom-poms, beads, or even snack foods with tweezers can make a big difference in your kiddo’s fine motor development. 🙌

If your kiddo is needing to address any of these areas, give us a call to discuss scheduling or click the link in our bio to leave us a message online!

09/03/2025

📣 Ways We Communicate Wednesday!

Check out our friend singing along to Slippery Fish! 🐠 Combining speech therapy and singing can help communication grow stronger, clearer, and help kiddos feel more confident! 🎤

Songs can give kiddos a natural way to practice sounds, rhythm, and language!
🎵 Repetition in songs builds vocabulary
🎵 Rhythm and melody help kiddos remember words
🎵 Singing encourages breath control and clear articulation
🎵 Music supports social connection and confidence

The next time you’re in the car or getting ready for bed, try singing with your kiddo, it’s play and practice all in one! 🎤🌟

If your kiddo is needing to address any of these areas, give us a call to discuss scheduling or click the link in our bio to leave us a message online!

09/01/2025

📣 Movement Monday!

Pillows, cushions, and a little bit of tape: our secret recipe for building big balance skills! 👣

Balance is more than just standing on one foot, it’s the foundation for so many everyday skills! 💪
⭐️ Builds core strength ⭐️ Improves coordination ⭐️ Supports posture for sitting, writing, and learning ⭐️ Boosts confidence in play and sports ⭐️ Helps kids stay safe as they explore their world 🌍

Working on balance early sets the stage for stronger bodies and greater independence. 💫

If your kiddo is needing to address any of these areas, give us a call to discuss scheduling or click the link in our bio to leave us a message online!

08/22/2025

📣 Fine Motor Friday!

Fine motor skills are the small, precise movements of the hands and fingers that are essential for everyday life! From buttoning shirts 👕 brushing teeth 🪥 zipping coats 🧥 writing ✍️ feeding yourself 🍴and turning pages 📖 these skills help kids be more independent in their daily routines. Strengthening fine motor skills early supports success at school, at home, and in play!

What’s one everyday task your child is working on right now?

If your kiddo is needing to address any of these areas, give us a call to discuss scheduling or click the link in our bio to leave us a message online!

08/20/2025

📣 Ways We Communicate Wednesday!

At Little Hands Therapy, we believe every child deserves a voice, no matter how they communicate.

Whether your child is non-speaking, processes language differently, has challenges with speech clarity, or experiences fluctuating speech abilities, personalized AAC devices are designed to meet their unique needs. Together, we help children express themselves, build confidence, and connect with the world around them. 🤩

If your kiddo is needing to address any of these areas, give us a call to discuss scheduling or click the link in our bio to leave us a message online!

08/18/2025

📣 Movement Monday!

Building strength, balance, and big smiles - one obstacle at a time! 💪

Obstacle courses help support occupational therapy, physical therapy, and even speech therapy. So many skills are addressed in one simple, fun activity that makes kiddos feel like they are playing!

⭐️ balance
⭐️ coordination
⭐️ motor planning
⭐️ proprioceptive sensory input
⭐️ vestibular sensory input
⭐️ following directions
⭐️ asking questions which builds langauge
⭐️ problem-solving skills

If your kiddo is needing to address any of these areas, give us a call to discuss scheduling or click the link in our bio to leave us a message online!

07/11/2025

New activity alert! 🗣️

At LHT, we love using interactive movement-based games to support:

🧠 Body Awareness: Kids learn where their bodies are in space as they jump, reach, twist, and balance in response to the game.
💪 Upper Extremity Strengthening: Games that involve throwing, pushing, or reaching help build strength in arms and shoulders without feeling like “work.”
🌟 Core Strengthening: Standing balance, trunk rotation, and controlled movement challenge those core muscles which are key for posture, coordination, and attention.

It’s fun and functional - kids are motivated, moving, and building essential skills at the same time! 💥

Have questions about how we use play and movement in therapy? Send us a message!

07/03/2025

At Little Hands Therapy, we believe in strength-based therapy!

But what is strength-based therapy? It means we focus on what kiddos CAN do! One of our favorite strategies? Using a kiddo’s special interests to guide our sessions. 🚀🎨🧩

Whether it’s trains, dinosaurs, baking, or letters, incorporating what a kiddo loves makes therapy more meaningful, engaging, and fun 🤪 We might shape activities around letter hunts for gross motor skills, alphabet puzzles for fine motor work, or sound games for speech and language. Their interest becomes our tool! Which makes therapy feel more like play and less like work. 🧩🔤💪

When kiddos feel seen and supported in their passions, they are more motivated to participate, try hard things, and build new skills along the way. Progress doesn’t have to mean pushing harder, sometimes it just means meeting a kiddo exactly where they shine. 💫

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855 SW Yates Drive Suite 201
Bend, OR
97701

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm

Website

http://littlehandstherapy.com/

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