Happy Hippos

Happy Hippos Music, fun and connection for preschool families. Happy Hippos is a free music and play time running Thursday mornings, starting at 9:30am.

We meet in the Café at Hastings Elim Church, corner of Victoria and Miller street.

Often I get asked "at what age should I start coming to Happy Hippos?"We love to make Happy Hippos a beautiful and fun s...
10/08/2026

Often I get asked "at what age should I start coming to Happy Hippos?"

We love to make Happy Hippos a beautiful and fun space for new born children right through to when they leave for school. If you come with a little baby you follow along with them in your arms and move their bodies with you as you move to the music. As they grow and develop, they start having confidence to do things for themselves. It's so beautiful to watch as children start dancing for themselves in their own unique way.

So no matter how old your baby/preschooler is, come and join us. There is a place for you and your children 💕

Check out the photo of our newest Happy Hippos baby 💗💗💗

Come and get out of the cold at Happy Hippos tomorrow morning. It's warm and cosy and Mark will make you a delicious cof...
05/08/2026

Come and get out of the cold at Happy Hippos tomorrow morning. It's warm and cosy and Mark will make you a delicious coffee! ☕

03/08/2026

Hi everyone, here is a link for any families who would like to sign up to Right Now Media for free. Hastings Elim Church has paid the subscription so it is available for your families to use. You just need to sign up and you will have an endless supply of resources. Good clean content for children to watch and you can also browse the sections on parenting, marriage, personal growth etc.

https://app.rightnowmedia.org/join/HastingsElim

What an amazing start to term 3 we had this Thursday morning! Over 80 mums and children having so much fun together. Hap...
23/07/2026

What an amazing start to term 3 we had this Thursday morning! Over 80 mums and children having so much fun together. Happy Hippos is definitely a highlight of our week! ❤️❤️❤️

Whoop whoop!!!! Happy Hippos is back tomorrow morning for term 3. We are super excited to see you all. Come along betwee...
21/07/2026

Whoop whoop!!!! Happy Hippos is back tomorrow morning for term 3. We are super excited to see you all. Come along between 9:30 and 10 to get settled and we'll start the music at 10. Coffee & morning tea is at 10:30. ☕🎉💕

Come and warm up tomorrow morning doing a fun, energetic and exciting music session at Happy Hippos! We can't wait to se...
24/06/2026

Come and warm up tomorrow morning doing a fun, energetic and exciting music session at Happy Hippos!

We can't wait to see you 😁😁😁

Whose ready for another fun, exciting morning together at Happy Hippos? We're so excited to see all of your beautiful fa...
17/06/2026

Whose ready for another fun, exciting morning together at Happy Hippos?

We're so excited to see all of your beautiful faces in the morning! 🥰🥰🥰

10/06/2026

Hi everyone, just a reminder to you all that there is NO Happy Hippos this week. We are preparing for our Woman's Conference.

It's only one more week till Replenish Women's Conference. We are joining women across New Zealand for a weekend of enco...
05/06/2026

It's only one more week till Replenish Women's Conference. We are joining women across New Zealand for a weekend of encounter, faith and fresh hope.

We have 10 tickets left and we would love for you to join us as we hear faith building messages, unite in worship and encourage one another.
Friday night 6-9pm
Saturday 9am - 3:30pm
You will receive a goodie bag, dinner on Friday night, morning tea & lunch on Saturday, and a sweet treat as you leave.

Every year we leave different. Refreshed, strengthened and encouraged. 💕

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9:30am - 11:30am

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