Bored kids? IKEA has a free solution for them

It’s a pity most of us can’t head to IKEA right now.

Even though most IKEA stores around the globe are closed the Swedish furniture store is still trying its best to make home count and keep us entertained.

Again, the brilliant folks at IKEA Israel and their agency, McCann, have the solution — the IKEA catalog reimagined as an activity / colouring book for kids.

The IKEA family boredom solutions

It looks just like the regular IKEA catalog cover but it isn’t.

Instead of colorful room sets, it’s line drawn in black and white. Nevertheless, still as fun as a regular IKEA catalog.

Within its pages, there’s nothing too complicated — IKEA room sets for colouring in, a Battleship game where IKEA pencils are boats, a maze that challenges kids to bring a lamp home.

It should keep the younger ones amused for a few hours.

Let’s take a look at a few pages.

My favourite is the one below, which pokes fun at IKEA’s maze like stores.

The IKEA Israel version is free for download here. (It has more pages.)

They don’t offer an English download, but I’ve compiled the pages from various sources into a pdf booklet which you can download here: The IKEA family boredom solutions.Download

Just download and print it out. Then let your kids at it. Enjoy!

Source: IKEA Israel

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