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The Absolute Best Toys to Get Your Child Moving (With Clickable Links!)

Christmas is right around the corner and buying gifts can be stressful. Young children are hard to buy for, especially those in preschool and early elementary. Here are some great options of gifts and stocking stuffers to get your child away from the electronics and get up and moving!

Plasma Car

The Plasma Car is great for children ages 3-8. This fun riding toy can be used indoors or outdoors and is propelled with upper extremity motion.  It can be utilized to build upper extremity strength, endurance, and coordination. Buy it on Amazon for $54.99
 

Move Your Body Cards

Create a fun and interactive environment with these playing cards. Each card targets strength, endurance, coordination, and/or motor planning by encouraging different body movements. These cards contain various jumping, balance, locomotor, and multi-step skills that target children as young as 3 years and older. Buy them at Super Duper Inc. for $15.95
 

Mini Trampoline

For the child learning how to jump, to the one who is already jumping off the walls, a trampoline meets the needs of all ages. The trampoline targets lower extremity strength through jumping and balance by walking on an unstable surface.   Visual motor coordination can also be addressed by throwing a ball at the trampoline and catching it. Buy it at Walmart for $21.26
 

Hopscotch Rug

Melissa & Doug Hop and Count Hopscotch Game Rug , 3-Pieces, 78.5" x 26.5"

A great indoor toy that helps work on multi-step coordination and motor planning. Have your child perform various patterns including in/out, 1 to 2 feet, or all single leg hops based on their skill level. Buy it at Walmart for $20.90

Turtle Target Game

Melissa & Doug Sunny Patch Dilly Dally Turtle Target Action Game

Target toss games that facilitate gross motor development, are available for children of all ages. Work on overhand and underhand throwing from various distances, while making it a fun game to see who can get the most points. Buy it at Walmart for $17.99.

Animal Popper

A great stocking stuffer to get your child up and moving for hours. Have your child work on their grip strength as they launch the balls in the air! Encourage them to retrieve the balls by doing different locomotor skills like animal walks. Buy it on Amazon for $13.50

Teeter Popper

A multi-use toy that works on strength, balance and coordination. Rock it, spin it, or tilt it in stand or sitting positions to create a fun and dynamic environment. Great toy for free play or when doing seated work, to target core strength and stability. Buy it on Amazon for $36.95

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My 9 year old just completed about 9 months of weekly speech sessions (due to his stuttering) with Matt Hagge at LLA and we are thrilled with the experience and results. What I thought might be a negative (what kid really wants to go to speech class?) was made very positive by Matt, and my son never hesitated or complained when we talked about class. He really enjoyed it and really took what Matt taught him to heart. His speech has been greatly improved and we definitely recommend LLA. Thank you so much!

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I cannot say enough good things about LLA Therapy. My daughter was a client of Teal Simmons’ for approximately 2 years and was just released from speech therapy! She was diagnosed with Apraxia in 2015 and worked with Teal twice a week. Through Teal’s application of PROMPT therapy, my daughter had age-appropriate speech after one year. All of the staff we interacted with at LLA were absolutely wonderful. They really care about what they do and making sure your child achieves their goals.

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LLA Therapy has been an excellent experience for my son as well as my family! My son always asks, "When can I go see Ms. Jeannine again, is it Monday??" He has also made huge gains in only 5 months! I would highly recommend LLA and have already shared my experience with friends looking for services!

Victoria Hansford-Price

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We are so grateful for our Speech Therapist Ms.Teal. We have seen a great improvement with our sons confidence and communication abilities since we have started "Prompt" therapy. What we love the most about LLA and Ms. Teal is that Kohl feels comfortable and relaxed which has played a critical role in his progress. Thank you Ms. Teal for all you have done.

Laura Lee Hogsett

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They have helped in numerous ways. Speech, OT and behavioral. I've had numerous compliments on my son's progress thanks in very large part to LLA. I would recommend LLA before I recommend our local children's hospitals, though they are good, they don't have the staff that LLA does.

Amy Furukawa

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We had a great experience with Matt Hagge at LLA! Our Middle School age son was becoming very conscious of his voice, which is nasal due to a cleft palate. Matt helped him to better form his sounds and project his voice in a way that makes the unavoidable nasality less noticeable.Our son is more confident and outgoing & even took on a speaking role in the church play. Matt has the perfect personality to relate with our son, and we would recommend him to anyone needing speech therapy services!

Jessica Havalotti

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LLA Therapy has been an excellent experience for our daughter. I would highly recommend LLA. Miss Grace was so amazing and I can't believe how quickly our daughter showed improvement. Thank you!
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