"Our children have a lot to give and I think older people have a lot of time and a lot of love to give, so it's just bringing them together and forming those beautiful relationships," Palmer said.
One of the 'oldies', Nancy Keep said having the children visit for the morning was a lovely change for Age Concern's regular Friday morning activity.
"I've enjoyed all the noise and all the bustle, but just seeing the children has been lovely," she said.
96 year old Athol Hemming says it's special to see the children having so much fun, and that being a kid is very different to when he was a young lad.
"They get more learning and so forth," he said. "They get to mix with one another better. We never got around like that, no Kindergarten care in my day. So it's much better much better for the children too I think."
In Hamilton over-60's make up more than 15 percent of the population and Hamilton City Council hopes to hold more intergenerational events like this. It's part of larger plan to become New Zealand's first official age-friendly city, as recognised by the World Health Organisation.
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