Little Bean Respite

08/10/2026

💗 A big thank you to all of our Little Bean families! 💗

We’d like to say a huge thank you to all of our families for your support over the September school holidays. It was wonderful to see so many of our children enjoying their time with our amazing support workers and making some lovely memories 🌸

We are now starting to plan for the December/January school holidays. If you would like to request support during this period, please email through your requests when you can, so we can begin planning our availability and do our best to accommodate everyone’s needs.

📧 Please email your requests to [email protected]

Thank you, as always, for choosing
Little Bean Respite💕

04/10/2026

For any of our signing families I would highly recommend to get along to this keyword sign inservice, presented by one of our friends at AAC Speech Solutions.

Last calls on our Introduction to Key Word Signing this coming Thursday from 4-6pm. Suitable for families, support workers, and professionals alike. See flyer for more info.

04/10/2026

Hi Little Bean families 😊
We have a short notice cancellation (due to illness) tomorrow 9 to 330. Please text Louise to secure this shift.

23/09/2026

🌸✨ A flying start to the September school holidays! ✨🌸

What a lovely start to the September holidays! ☀️💕

Alistair, Stephan, James, Casey and Lyla have been out and about enjoying the sunshine, fresh air and, of course… animals! 🐴🐐🦘🐠

We’re definitely seeing a recurring theme at Little Bean Respite ~ our kids LOVE spending time with animals! 😍

A big thank you to SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast for inviting us along to the opening of their new sensory space. 💙 It was wonderful to be included and to see a space designed with sensory needs in mind.

From pats and feeding to watching and learning, these experiences bring so much joy while creating opportunities for confidence, communication, choice and new skills. 🌿💗

A pretty special way to start the holidays! 🥰

21/09/2026

We have one day left to to fill these holidays, on Thursday this week (24th) with Nalissa. Please email Louise to book 😎

17/09/2026

Goodmorning Little Bean Families
Just a quick note RE the opening of the Sensory Space in Sealife Thankyou to those who have confirmed attendance already.
Please arrive either Friday & Saturday 8am ~ 8:30am (at the latest) Mary from Sealife will be there to meet you, walk you through the Sensory Space & give you your family day pass. If you are interested in joining in the fun, please message Louise M.0412224200 🐠🦭🪸🐠

Send a message to learn more

15/09/2026

🌈 A special invitation for our Little Bean families!

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You’re warmly invited to the opening of a brand-new Sensory Space at SEA LIFE ~ a welcoming environment where children and families can explore, play and enjoy sensory experiences together 💛

The Sensory Space will be open:

✨ Friday 18th and Saturday 19th September
✨ 8:30am–9:30am
✨ Entry to SEA LIFE will be included for the whole family following the event

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This is a wonderful opportunity to visit the new space, experience the sensory activities and enjoy a relaxed morning together at SEA LIFE. 🌸

We’d love to see our Little Bean families there! 💕

Please text Louise to secure your tickets ~ limited numbers are available.

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15/09/2026

🌸 Sunday with Lyla ~ filled with choice, community and a little bit of baking magic! 🌸

Lyla’s Sunday with Little Bean Respite began with a visit to a local market, where she had the opportunity to practise her orientation and mobility skills, navigate a busy community environment, look at the farm animals and enjoy some live music 🎶🛍️

We then headed back to Little Bean base for some spring cookie baking and decorating 🍪🌸

Lyla particularly enjoyed the hands-on parts of baking ~ rolling the dough, mixing the ingredients, pressing out the cookies and mixing colours into the icing 💕

These simple activities provide lots of opportunities for meaningful skill development, including:

✨ Rolling and pressing ~ building hand strength, coordination and motor control
✨ Mixing ~ developing bilateral coordination, upper-limb strength and hand-eye coordination
✨ Pressing out the cookies ~ practising precision, control and following a sequence
✨ Mixing colours into the icing ~ encouraging fine motor control, visual skills, sensory exploration and creativity
✨ Decorating ~ supporting concentration, decision-making and self-expression

Baking also provides opportunities to practise planning, sequencing, following instructions, problem-solving and completing a task from beginning to end.

From an NDIS perspective, activities like this can support choice and control, independence, communication and the development of everyday living skills ~ all while participating in something enjoyable and meaningful.

And after all that hard work, we headed out for a well-earned lunch at the Marina and some hot chips! 🍟🌊

We love that skill development doesn’t have to feel like work. Everyday experiences, community participation and activities children genuinely enjoy can create wonderful opportunities to build confidence, independence and functional skills. 💗

At Little Bean Respite, we’re all about creating opportunities for children to make choices, participate meaningfully and have fun while developing skills that can support greater independence in everyday life.

11/09/2026

Hi Little Bean families

We have Saturday and Sunday available with Nalissa this weekend if anyone would like to book for either or both days please text Louise 🙂

14/07/2026

Making the most of these beautiful sunny days and the September school holidays! ☀️
It’s been another fantastic 2 weeks of fun, fresh air and new experiences at Little Bean Respite.
A huge thank you to our support workers for the extra hours they’ve put in over the school holidays, your care, flexibility, and dedication make such a difference. 💛
🎉 Welcome back, Casey! After a challenging couple of weeks, it was wonderful to see Casey back out and about. Casey enjoyed a visit to the local markets with Lyla and also spent time at Fairhill Gardens, where he visited his guinea pig and goat friends, and even took a goat for a walk! 🐐💚
🍕 Eva had a blast making pizza with Mikaela, making some keychains to add to her small business, relaxed at the beach in the winter sun, squeezed in a spot of shopping at the plaza, and snuck in a visit to Gelato Rumba! 🍦
🐿️ Alister had a great time with Nalissa exploring, seeing a movie and playing at Chipmunks.
⛏️ James enjoyed the sunshine while trying his hand at opal mining, a fun adventure filled with excitement and discovery.
🍊 Lyla enjoyed making fresh orange juice before heading off to explore the local markets with Casey.
We love creating opportunities for the people we support to get out into the community, build confidence, make memories, develop independence and experience something new. Every activity/outing is another chance to learn, grow, and have fun.
Here’s to more sunshine, smiles, and adventures! 💛
Thank you to our families for trusting us with both your little & teen beans!💫