Sommerferien Projekte im Kinderzimmer

Summer vacation projects for the children's room

Sommerferien Projekte im Kinderzimmer

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:

IKEA KURA Hochbett aufpimpen mit Klebefolie

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!

Bunk bed pimp up

Ordnung im Kinderzimmer mit IKEA TROFAST Boxen schaffen

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.

Organisation create

Mädchen spielt am Spieltisch

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.

Play table design

Gesellschaftsspiel mit IKEA LACK Tisch

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.

Create a dice game

Sinnestisch aus IKEA TROFAST

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.

Building a sensory table

Matschen in der Matschküche

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 .

Mud kitchen build

Bunten Zaubersand herstellen für die Matschküche

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!

Create magic sand

IKEA KURA Kinderzimmer Kinderbett Dinos

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!

Discover accessories

Einkaufen im DIY Kaufladen

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!

Set up a shop

Polaroid Kamera basteln

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.

Craft a children's camera

Eis basteln für den Kaufladen

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.

Make ice cream

Bastelwagen aus IKEA Raskog

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!

Set up the craft trolley

Popcorntüten basteln für Kinoabend

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!

Making popcorn bags

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