Mobile soft play for parties

Parents booking parties, daycares, community centres, churches, libraries and organisers of family events.

A hire fee per event or per few hours, with extras for extra pieces, delivery distance, themes and longer bookings.

• Safe setup and tidy-up
• Driving and loading
• Friendly with parents and children
• Booking and scheduling

• Commercial general liability insurance that covers hired equipment at other people's venues
• Check your municipality for any business licence requirements, including for home-based storage
• Check which safety standards your equipment should meet, and clean it between every booking
• Venue rules and whether the hall's own insurance requires proof of yours
• Winter driving, damp storage and bookings clustering at weekends
• Decide whether you supervise the children or the hirer does, and make this clear in your terms

Estimates are typically around $4,000 to $15,000, depending on how many portable pieces you buy, such as foam shapes, a ball pit and a toddler zone, and what you need to store and transport them.

Estimates suggest monthly revenue of typically around $1,500 to $7,000, depending on how many bookings you take and your pricing. Bookings tend to cluster at weekends, and winter driving can affect your schedule.

Check that your commercial liability insurance covers hired equipment at other people's venues, and whether halls need proof of it. Also check municipal licence rules, including home storage, which safety standards your equipment should meet, and cleaning between bookings.