When you first go upstairs at IKEA, you enter the Living Rooms showrooms, but there's a little shortcut over to the Children's IKEA. If you have a child with any kid-stuff sense, you will be taking the shortcut before heading on to the Ektorp sofas. Trust me.Go ahead and purpose in your heart that a stuffed animal will come home with you. They are soft and squishy and perfect little cuddly souvenirs. "Golden" the golden retriever hopped into the big yellow bag at the start of our journey and got the VIP tour of the showrooms, courtesy of Zack.
Right across from the Children's IKEA is the cafe. We missed the .99 breakfast by about five minutes or one trip to the bathroom. So Golden, Zack and I headed to the cafe around 11:30 for an early lunch. I got the traditional Swedish Caesar salad. Zack got the traditional Swedish meatballs. Grandma Ida immigrated to the US from Sweden when she was a little girl. I think Zack was feeling his Scandinavian roots from the way he inhaled the meatballs.
At the IKEA cafe, they serve children's meals in colorful bowls and plates. Which are readily available in sets of six across the way in the Children's IKEA. (BRILLIANT MARKETING!) Here are three of the six we came home with. The other three are getting cleaned. EVERYONE (who is not at camp) has gotten to eat off the IKEA dinnerware this week.
After you tour the showrooms upstairs at IKEA, you can head down to the Marketplace and the Self-Serve Furniture Warehouse. Of all the areas in the Marketplace, I was most excited to head toward Home Organization, Home Decoration (where the lanterns and candles live), and Lighting. What I didn't anticipate was Zack's excitement too as we made it to Home Organization. He found the clocks. I had no idea that the boy loved clocks as much as he apparently does, but he has quite the affinity for wall-mounted timepieces.
We searched and searched before selecting the perfect (cheapest @ $2.99) navy blue-rimmed wall clock. Zack has become the resident town crier, letting everyone know what time it is (and how long he's been downstairs before a grown up woke up) ever since our trip to IKEA. Bless his heart.
You know, yes, bless his heart; he endured a 2 1/2 ride each way on our IKEA odyssey. We traveled there, just the two of us. Kelsey and Zane are at camp. Jimmy was at work. The little guy spent 3 1/2 hours wandering through Swedish paradise. He absolutely loved it and wants to take the rest of the family back as soon as we can go. I explained that we have to save some money before we go back, but he and I both have a head start on the list.
At the IKEA cafe, they serve children's meals in colorful bowls and plates. Which are readily available in sets of six across the way in the Children's IKEA. (BRILLIANT MARKETING!) Here are three of the six we came home with. The other three are getting cleaned. EVERYONE (who is not at camp) has gotten to eat off the IKEA dinnerware this week.
After you tour the showrooms upstairs at IKEA, you can head down to the Marketplace and the Self-Serve Furniture Warehouse. Of all the areas in the Marketplace, I was most excited to head toward Home Organization, Home Decoration (where the lanterns and candles live), and Lighting. What I didn't anticipate was Zack's excitement too as we made it to Home Organization. He found the clocks. I had no idea that the boy loved clocks as much as he apparently does, but he has quite the affinity for wall-mounted timepieces.We searched and searched before selecting the perfect (cheapest @ $2.99) navy blue-rimmed wall clock. Zack has become the resident town crier, letting everyone know what time it is (and how long he's been downstairs before a grown up woke up) ever since our trip to IKEA. Bless his heart.
You know, yes, bless his heart; he endured a 2 1/2 ride each way on our IKEA odyssey. We traveled there, just the two of us. Kelsey and Zane are at camp. Jimmy was at work. The little guy spent 3 1/2 hours wandering through Swedish paradise. He absolutely loved it and wants to take the rest of the family back as soon as we can go. I explained that we have to save some money before we go back, but he and I both have a head start on the list.
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