Summer vacation projects for the children's room
Summer holiday projects for the children's room
The summer holidays are finally here! No kindergarten, no school stress, no homework and above all: no getting up early - just endless days full of possibilities and adventures.
But what to do when the first days of freedom are over and boredom comes knocking? Here are 13 summer holiday projects for maximum fun in the children's room! 🌞 🏖️ 🩴
13 cool holiday projects at a glance
The summer holidays are the perfect opportunity to make creative DIY projects with your kids.
Whether it's raining outside or the sun is shining - these 13 cool holiday projects are guaranteed to bring variety and fun to the days off and create lasting memories:
1. Spruce up the IKEA KURA bunk bed
Every child's bedroom needs a special retreat - for cuddling, reading, listening to radio plays or simply daydreaming.
Why not set up this cosy retreat directly under the IKEA KURA bunk bed? This saves space and brings extra cosiness into the children's room!
2. Organisation create with IKEA TROFAST
Chaos in the children's room? Not with IKEA TROFAST!
Together with your kids, decorate the removable TROFAST boxes with cute and colourful organiser stickers or adhesive foils and bring fun and organisation into play.
3. Experience the fun of playing at play table
One play table, many possibilities! Whether FLISAT, DUNDRA, LACK or LÄTT - many IKEA children's tables can be transformed into a cool play table in no time at all.
Whether your kids dream of the hustle and bustle of the big city, a peaceful village idyll, the charm of a farm, the pulse of a building site or the endless expanse of a SPIELWIESE - we have the perfect design for every taste.
4. Play XL parlour game
Transform the IKEA LACK children's table with the decal GESELLIG into a gigantic play area where the dice roll and the excitement is high.
Whether you opt for classic dice games or create your own game rules - the XXL surface offers plenty of space for creative game ideas and guarantees an unrivalled gaming experience for young and old.
5. Explore the senses at the sensory table
The IKEA FLISAT children's table is perfect as a sensory table for little explorers. Simply turn the table over, insert the boxes and fill them with a wide variety of materials with different textures.
The different materials stimulate your child's senses of sight, hearing, smell and, above all, touch. In keeping with the motto "Help me to do it myself", your child can use the sensory table to explore their senses.
6. Muddling in the mud kitchen
In the mud kitchen there is only one rule: have fun!
Here, the little ones can muddle, mix and experiment to their heart's content. From mud soups to sand cakes, everything is allowed.
You too can build the cool mini sandbox from the IKEA KNALLIG and IKEA TROFAST boxes together with your favourite little person. And give it the finishing touch with our adhesive foils in the building site or play barbecue motif .
7. Create colourful magic sand
Fancy a bit of glitter magic in the mud kitchen?
With a few simple ingredients that you probably already have at home, you can make a sand alternative together with your kids that won't stick to their hands and is even suitable for indoors. Ideal for rainy summer days!
8. Go travelling with IKEA highchair
Whether at home, on the patio or camping - with the IKEA ANTILOP highchair, your child will sit safely and comfortably.
And with our accessories, it will be the star of the dining table: seat cushions for extra cosiness, a footrest for ergonomic sitting and cute adhesive foils for a personalised look.
Enjoy relaxed mealtimes together, no matter where the adventure takes you!
9. DIY shopping play shop
Kids love to play out everyday life. And what could be nicer than shopping with the whole family in the play shop shopping with the whole family?
With the personalisable LILLE BUD decal every children's room wall becomes an individual play shop.
For an authentic shopping experience just like in the supermarket, get the KASSA checkout conveyor with scanner & co. and convert the IKEA TROFAST shelf or another piece of furniture into a checkout. And the DIY play shop is ready to open!
10. Making a Polaroid camera
Say cheese!
Make an instant camera for children together with your kids using mini Polaroids that can be coloured and decorated to your heart's content.
11. Making ice cream for play shop
Chocolate, vanilla or strawberry? Ice cream always works, doesn't it?
Make cool ice cream accessories for play shop together with your kids. Whether it's ice cream on a stick or in a cone - you decide.
12. Convert the RÅSKOG into a craft trolley
Children love to do handicrafts. But as parents, it's often easy to lose track of all the craft materials and the little ones' works of art. This is now a thing of the past!
With the IKEA RÅSKOG trolley, you can create a practical craft trolley for your little artists in no time at all. And tidying up together is twice as much fun!
13. Make a popcorn bag for cinema night
Turn the living room into a cosy home cinema and make your own popcorn bags together with your kids. Whether popcorn, gummy bears or chocolate - fill them with your favourite snacks and treats.
Admission to the home cinema is only permitted with self-made tickets - this will make the cinema evening even more special for you and your little ones!