With the school term about to come to an end, the holidays are just a blink away. Don't panic if you haven't already booked a holiday away with the family as we have got you covered on ideas and activities that they won't want to miss. School holidays are a joyous time of the year for kids of all ages, but, we understand that keeping the family entertained can be a bit challenging at times. Your local IKEA store has you covered with a range of boredom busting activities catered for different ages. For the days when you just want to relax in the comfort of your own home, there are a variety of activities that you can do from arts and crafts to creating a playful children's sleepover and much more. Make this school holidays a time they won't forget.
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Margo shows us how she and her son Bruno (9) create simple artwork together using fallen leaves they've collected outside.
We invited three kids, Enzo (8), Trym (8) and Molly (6) into our Ideas Lab to see if our scrapbook idea actually grabs the attention of the very people we are trying to inspire.
These tips make an 8 to 12 year-old's bedroom feel safe and comfortable so they can play all day, all night, and all by themselves.
Sure, we sell toys, but we also encourage imagination and creativity (for adults and kids alike). It can start with something as simple as a piece of cardboard.
Want to lure the kids away from the tv and into the sunshine? Maybe we can help! We had this long length of stripy metre fabric and thought'd it be fun to see how many kids activities we could use it for.
We asked three kids to personalise their bed linens in our lab, and they came up with three very different techniques (with only a tiny bit of help from our interior designer, Emma).
Recycling is key to a greener lifestyle, and it's important to incorporate into your daily routine. So make a game of it all, and get the whole family involved.
We've got three fun ways for you to spend some energetic, quality time with the kids indoors. And we invited our friends Maxime, 10, Anaïs, 7, and their grandmother Ingegerd to play along.
Some might say that keeping your kids entertained at a dinner party is nearly impossible. But what did Anna, our interior designer, say? Challenge accepted.
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