SCH Pediatric Therapy

02/11/2026

This site has some Valentine craft ideas that promote fine and gross motor skills. Check it out!

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with fun crafts that enhance fine and gross motor skills. Try these engaging activities to support your child’s development!

12/19/2025

More Santa photos

12/19/2025

Our Sensory Friendly Santa event was such a magical experience Thursday evening!

11/19/2025

Sabetha Community Hospital is seeking a Pediatric Speech Therapist to complete its Pediatric Therapy Team. If you or someone you know is interested, please get in touch with Julie at 785-284-1584 or jholthaus@sabethahospital.com.

11/06/2025

We are excited to announce our annual Sensory-Friendly Santa event. A sensory-friendly Santa visit offers children with sensory needs a calm, quiet, and inclusive experience free of bright lights, loud noises and large crowds.
To register for the event, register through the QR code or contact Jennifer at Sabetha Community Hospital.
https://signup.com/go/cJZiBgW

11/06/2025

Do you know a speech-language pathologist that would be interested in joining our team?

📣Sabetha Community Hospital has an opening for a Pediatric Speech Therapist. Join our growing pediatric therapy team! Apply online at sabethahosptial.com.

11/03/2025

🍂 Sensory Fun for Fall! 🍁

Looking for a simple way to bring the best of the season indoors? This post has directions for creating an engaging Autumn Sensory Bin!

Sensory bins are a fantastic way to support your child's development at home. Here are some easy ways to play and what skills you'll be building:

Ways to Play & Learn
🖐️ Develop Fine Motor Skills:

Set out tongs or tweezers and have your child pick up small items like acorns or mini leaves and transfer them into little cups or baskets.

Provide scoops and cups for satisfying scooping and pouring to boost hand-eye coordination.

🎭Imaginative Play:

Encourage them to create little scenes and scenarios! They can pretend to be a farmer gathering produce or sort the items to build a mini farm.

✨ Explore Textures & Senses:

Allow for simple, open-ended play. Let them run their fingers through the base material, discover hidden objects, and enjoy the calming, sensory-rich experience.

🍁 Learn About the Season:

Talk about the items in the bin—the changing colors of leaves, pumpkins, and harvests—to teach them all about autumn!

10/28/2025

🎃 Get Creative with Pumpkin Decorating!

Did you know that pumpkin decorating is more than just a fun fall tradition?

This season, grab a pumpkin and try these ideas to sneak a little therapy into your decorating session:

🖐️ Fine Motor Control:

Pinch and Grasp: Use small sponges, cotton swabs, or paint pens to encourage a precise grip.

Dexterity: Glue on small gems, beads, or googly eyes using tweezers or a dab of glue from a bottle.

✨ Sensory Exploration:

Tactile Input: Scoop out the pumpkin guts—let them feel the stringy texture and slimy seeds! (A great option for kids who love messy play!)

Textures: Decorate with varied materials like felt, yarn, or glitter glue to explore different tactile sensations.

😊 Emotional Expression:

Creative Outlet: Paint faces or scenes that represent different emotions (happy, silly, surprised).

Positive Affirmations: Write or paint simple words like "Brave," "Strong," or "Kind" on the pumpkin as a visual reminder.

🗣️ Social Interaction:

Teamwork: Decorate one large pumpkin as a group activity, having each person take turns or be in charge of a specific area.

Communication: Have your child verbally ask for the next paint color or tool they need. Have them tell you about what they did or what they are doing.

09/26/2025

It's going to be a great evening to get out and enjoy the new playground.

🎉 Today’s the day! 🎉

Join us tonight, September 26th, for the Grand Opening Celebration at the Sabetha Library Park!

5–7 PM

🍔 Dinner from Lentz Express Catering Food Truck
🍋 Fresh-squeezed lemonade + limeade from Three Sisters Lemon Co.
🎨 Free temporary tattoo station
🍧 Free ice pops provided by Sabetha Playground Partners

*Bring your own chairs and blankets to have a picnic dinner tonight! Limited seating available!

Bring your family, fill the playground, play, eat, and celebrate all the hard work that brought this park to life! 💛

09/12/2025

🎉 Sabetha Library Park is OPEN! 🎉

With this perfect playground weather, we didn’t want our Playground friends to wait any longer. Come play starting TONIGHT, Tuesday night at 5:30 PM!

Respect the Park, Respect the Play�🛝 Treat the equipment with care�🌱 Stay out of the seeded areas while the city helps the grass grow back�🤝 Share the space with kindness and respect for all ages and abilities

Although we are launching the opening, we will also be planning a big Park Play Date Celebration soon to mark the completion of the entire playground project. A date will be announced soon and it will be a community-wide celebration you won’t want to miss.

This dream is here today because of Sabetha Playground Partners and our generous community. We are so excited to see this space filled with joy, laughter, and play.

Come play, Sabetha, the park is yours! 🛝✨

09/10/2025

*As of 9:50pm the problem with the phone lines has been resolved.
At this time, we are aware of an issue with our phone lines. Rainbow Communications is working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.