IKEA Mums's Blog

We were delighted to take part in the IKEA Family activities. My two girls love baking so the "Make something for Santa" activity was ideally suited to our house, and great timing too! The two part mixing bowl set meant they could have one each and the wide variety of pastry cutters were a big hit! We spent about 40 minutes rolling and cutting and then once the biscuits were cooked we had more fun...

My 6 year old son, Jack, loves Ikea. It's the combination of things to do - he loves a play in Småland while I have a mooch around, thinks we're going to the 3 bears house when we pass through the model apartment, always gets to buy a little something in the kids section, then really enjoys a trip to the cafe for quick pick me up and is a great fellah for manning the trolley as we go...

Let's face it there are lots of rainy days here in Ireland, so we were delighted to be asked to take part in a fun Family activity for IKEA that would keep the girls entertained on one of these days. The children's food market stall was really easy to assemble and the girls really enjoyed picking out what fruit and vegetables we would stock. Their soft texture, almost like a cuddly toy...

With two small children, Jack 5 years old and Grace 3 years old, sleep is a very important part of our lives. So when we had the opportunity to try out the 40 Winks idea as part of the IKEA Family activity programme - we jumped at it! We took our cute BULLRIG floor mats and laid them out on the living room floor. This made our nap space really soft to lie down on as we have wooden floors. We...

It can be difficult trying to keep little minds and hands occupied when I'm trying to prepare a family meal. So when IKEA asked me to take part in one of their family activities, I was thrilled! I live in Cork and the MummyPages team were going to kindly pop my equipment in the post to me but I was delighted to have an excuse to make the trip to Dublin. With the new road from Cork to Dublin it...