About Us

Heya, I’m Celeste! The face behind Little Nippas Soft Play Hire. I live in Stoke, Nelson with my husband Nathan who is a contractor builder & our two beautiful boys Ezra & Isaiah who are my inspiration behind starting this business.

After making the decision not to return to my office job after maternity leave second time round as I wanted to be at home more with my boys while they are little, I still wanted to do something that enabled me to earn money whilst being a stay at home mum.

So, I started looking for online inspiration. I also remembered that a friend from Christchurch had visited Nelson to host her daughter’s first birthday and commented there seemed to be a gap in the market here for soft play hire for 0-5yrs.

As a Mum of two busy and active preschoolers, that was my aha moment. I realised that I probably wasn’t the only parent who would enjoy seeing this type of product available as a party entertainment option for toddlers and young children. 

The next step was to research my hunch. After confirming there was nothing similar available in Nelson, we decided to develop the idea into a business and Little Nippas Soft Play Hire was born.

How did we choose Little Nippas? People close to us will know that my husband's nickname growing up was Nipper/Nippy, so we thought this would be a fitting play on words for the name of our wee business.

I'm stoked to be able to provide this amazing service for your upcoming gathering to help entertain your energetic little ones right here in stunning Nelson. Come join us on this wild ride!