The Best Soft Play Hire Companies in Christchurch

Does your little one have a birthday coming up? Entertain tiny guests with bespoke soft play hire in Christchurch.

If your preschooler doesn’t have an off switch, soft play could be a perfect addition to their next birthday party. Lucky to have some great options available to hire in Christchurch that can also cater to wider Canterbury, choose from bright and bold or soft, muted tones that feel ultra-luxe. Here are the best soft play hire companies to call on for your next bash.

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Soft play hire in Christchurch:

Pop-Up Party

Children playing in a ball pit at a birthday party

Christchurch-based Pop-Up Party is a boutique business that offers beautifully curated soft play packages for your next birthday. Whether it’s muted or colourful that you’re after, choose from four packages that can include additional extras such as bouncy castles, LED signage, and candy carts at a discounted rate. Simply book your bundle and let them take care of the rest.

Soft play packages start from $289

More info here.

www.popupparty.co.nz

Rug Rats

Rug Rats soft play hire in Christchurch

Seeing a need for more gross motor, active party options that come to you, mama-owned soft play business, Rug Rats, brings open-ended, imaginative play to your doorstep or venue of choice to add a creative and colourful addition to any birthday party. Catering for under-fives across Christchurch, choose a pretty pastel bundle that suits your needs and your space, including tunnels, ball pits, slides, building blocks and more. Rug Rats also host a pop-up ‘Play Pals’ event for preschoolers, costing $16 per child for an hour free-play.

Soft play packages start from $159.

More info here.

www.rugratsnz.co.nz

The Play-Ari

Soft Play Hire company, The Pla-Ari

Luxury soft play hire business, The Play-Ari, boasts a sizeable collection of aesthetic bouncy castles, soft play equipment and party extras like coaster cars, merry-go-rounds, building blocks, candy dispensers, and ‘ghost’ chairs. With a colour to fit any party theme, you’ll be spoilt for choice when choosing the perfect bundle. After-pay and Laybuy are both available.

Soft play packages start from $200.

More info here.

www.theplayari.co.nz

Event Hire Christchurch

Event Hire Christchurch Soft Play

Searching for a budget-friendly option that is still bound to keep kiddos entertained? Event Hire Christchurch is known for its bouncy castles and large-scale event entertainment, but it also hires durable and colourful soft play pieces for parties. Available for self-collection from their warehouse in Wigram, the hire fee includes one caterpillar, crawling baby bumps, tunnel climber, balancing beam and nine foam mats.

The soft play package costs $100

More info here.

www.eventhire.co.nz

The Fun Team

The Fun Team Soft Play Hire in Christchurch

A popular party choice due to its stress-free venue hire, mobile animal farms and bouncy castles, The Fun Team has an array of party packages, including soft play hire for children aged 1-3. Starting from $220 for four hours, including delivery and pick up, hire includes a ball pit, tunnel, slides and fun extras.

Soft play packages start from $220

More info here.

www.thefunteam.co.nz

Featured image credited to Pop-Up Party, image #1 credited to Pop-Up Party, image #2 credited to Rug Rats, image #3 credited to The Play-Ari, image #4 credited to Event Hire, image #5 credited to The Fun Team.
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New to Christchurch with two kids and a dog, founder of nook, Lexi, has been hunting for family-friendly activities and unique things to do in the city since moving from Hong Kong in 2022. Finding herself endlessly Googling the same old articles, only to come up empty-handed, Lexi wanted to create a platform where parents across New Zealand could scroll with their morning coffee and be inspired to get out and explore (toddlers in tow).

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