Therapy OPS

12/23/2025

Happy I-Spy Christmas! With the holidays just a few days away, you may be noticing decorations...everywhere! Why not make a fun game out of it? Parents are having a fun time with this at home using their holiday decorations! All you have to do is say "I-Spy with my little eye" then describe an ornament or decoration that you are looking at. Then the child does the same for you! This is a free and easy way to have fun this season and it has great benefits!
Some benefits may include:
- Use and building of descriptive language
- Increased awareness of environment
- Visual scanning and visual perception skills
- Increased concentration
Enjoy!

12/22/2025

Hi everyone. Big, friendly reminder that Therapy OPS in both Hastings and IGH will be closed Wednesday, December 24th through Sunday, January 4th and opening our doors back up on Monday, January 5th. All therapy sessions scheduled during that time period will be canceled. Please reach out if you have any questions!

12/19/2025

Happy 2 year work anniversary to Marissa! Thank you for bringing kindness and dedication to our Hastings office and for making everyone feel so welcome to the clinic! We really appreciate everything you do and for being available to let us into the building whenever we forget our key!

12/15/2025

Hi everyone. We know many of our therapists as well as Marissa and Shannon have been informing you of our upcoming closure. If you haven't been informed or had maybe already forgotten, here is the first of a couple reminders! Therapy OPS in both Hastings and IGH will be closed 12/24/25 through 1/4/2025 and opening our doors back up on Monday, January 5th. All therapy sessions scheduled during that time will be canceled. Please reach out if you have any questions. We will continue to provide reminders as we get closer to the 24th!

12/11/2025

With the recent influx of snow and the impending snow forecasted to arrive this weekend, we thought this would be a great time to introduce this article written by Step Forward Therapy that introduces some fun ways to incorporate occupational therapy and speech therapy into playing out in the snow! Different activities include throwing snow balls, snow painting, sledding and even shoveling (so good for motor planning and strength). Please check out this article, it’s a two-minute read.
https://stepfwdtherapy.com/snow-much-fun-using-the-outdoors-to-boost-ot-and-speech-skills/

12/08/2025

Thank you to all the families that came and took pictures with Santa! We were told he had loads of fun and we appreciate all of the toys that were so generously donated. These gifts have been donated today to the located in Saint Paul. Since we started doing this event, your generosity has been funneled to this great organization. You guys rock!

12/07/2025

Did you know that Therapy OPS offers a month support group for caregivers? It's true! Our support group has a general format and is open to all caregivers who have a person in their life who has different needs/abilities. This group is free for anyone to join, you do not need to be part of the Therapy OPS family.
The group meets the second Tuesday of every month at Therapy OPS in Inver Grove Heights from 5:30 to 7 pm. You can come to share your experiences, your wins, listen to other's experiences and connect with other caregivers. Please note, there is NO childcare available and there will be families in the building until 6 pm. Come join us!

12/05/2025

Happy 2 year work anniversary to Shannon! Thank you for bringing your infectious personality to our team and for making everyone feel so welcome to the clinic! Dare we say you are dynamite and we are so lucky to have you!

12/02/2025

Did you know that a preschool-aged kid needs to hear a word 500 times before they will begin to use it? Whoa, that's, like, a lot of times. So, how can we help our kiddo's learn all of these words? In this video, our speech therapists demonstrate a couple of techniques called modeling and recast & expand. They will show you how you can use these techniques at home.
https://youtu.be/ap9ZgBhtrx0
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11/29/2025

11/27/2025

Have a great Thanksgiving holiday and we hope you all get quality time with your family and friends. We are so thankful for all of you and for our wonderful staff! Please enjoy these thankful turkeys that our friends in both Hastings and IGH put together for us!

Oh, and we are closed today so please don't come in, you will be very disappointed!

11/25/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from Therapy OPS! Since holidays can be challenging, here's some tips for parents to ease the difficulties as we all gather with family over the next few days. Also consider:
• Doing a trial run by serving Thanksgiving foods at home during normal mealtimes. • Encourage them to have non-preferred foods on their plate but tell them they do not have to eat it
• Serve familiar foods with unfamiliar foods
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