Keeping families entertained in your leisure centre doesn’t have to mean major investment and complex installations. Sometimes small, thoughtfully designed interactive play products can completely transform a family’s day out, creating memorable experiences. When children are engaged, families stay longer, which increases café spend, secondary purchases, and repeat visits.
At Hippo Leisure, we design interactive water play and accessories that help leisure centres make upgrades that keep a new, fresh feeling, without the need for major spends or large spaces.
Small changes can completely transform your facility, without shutting pools, losing lane space, or committing to full-scale renovations. These subtle additions can keep leisure centres feeling new and exciting, while showing your community that you care about their wellbeing and experience.
Animal themed floats
We supply themed floats, designed to build children’s confidence in the water, while encouraging imaginative play. Featuring four friendly characters – penguin, hippo, walrus and lobster – the bright colours add strong visual interest, drawing children into the pool and encouraging game playing.
Weighted mirrors
Our 750mm diameter weighted mirrors are dropped into the pool, gently sinking to the bottom. As the mirrors sink to the floor, children can swim below the surface to view one of the four friendly designs.
The size and colour provide great visual interest, encouraging less confident children to swim underwater. This provides learners with critical water skills, while encouraging creative game playing.
Toddler slides
For centres looking to add something larger, our toddler slides offer similar benefits without major installation or need for a water supply.
Designed for poolsides, shallow water or splash pads, these slides feature bright colours, tactile surfaces, moving elements and mirrors. They help younger children build water confidence, develop motor skills, and practice turn-taking, increasing their social skills while they play.
Beyond the pool
Creating leisure experiences doesn’t stop at the pool edge. Practical, high quality facility accessories also improve the customer journey from arrival to departure.
We also provide internal locker shelves, making it easier for customers to place their belongings in safe spaces, keeping items organised and dry. These small details improve overall convenience, cleanliness, and customer satisfaction, allowing families to juggle bags, shoes and towels.
Another way the customer’s experience can be enhanced is through comfortable keystraps. Designed to securely hold locker keys, having ergonomic wristbands enables a more pleasant swimming experience.
These changing room alterations create a seamless experience outside of the pool, resulting in positive visits that keep customers returning.
If you are looking to refresh your leisure centre, but huge play structures and lane closures are not right for your facility, adding smaller features offers a convenient upgrade. By combining water play with practical facility accessories, you can create memorable family experiences that deliver return on investment.
Ready to get started? Contact Hippo Leisure here: https://www.hippoleisure.com/contact-us/
