 The mum said they 'lost their minds' over the shopping trip ( Kennedy News and Media) On arrival at the store, her children's reaction to the IKEA experience was not what she was expecting. For Ivy and Jensen, the store beat the soft play area hands down. They were thrilled to bits and had the time of their lives in the real-life doll's house. The kids were filmed navigating the different departments as they explore, ticking off all the arrows that guide shoppers through the store. Vicki, who was shopping with husband Richard, 44, humorously described the children's grandfather, Richard Steele Snr, 67, as a 'big kid' as he encouraged the tots through the adventure playground that was IKEA. While initially gutted to see her children happier running around IKEA for free after spending £25 for a soft play area, Vicki, a Media Relations Specialist, did admit that it was 'really sweet to see' after she calmed down. "It gets so expensive over half term," she said, "because even somethi){kind=link}
One mum forked out £25 for her toddlers to go to soft play area but the visit to Ikea afterwards was far more of a hit – and didn’t cost her a penny
It’s often said that parents should forget about giving children expensive gifts – just give them a cardboard box instead and they will have hours of fun.
Spare a thought then for an infuriated mum who splashed out £25 for her kids to enjoy some time at a soft play centre, only for them to have an even better in IKEA a short while later – free of cost.
Vicki Steele, mum to Ivy Senna, 4, and Jenson, 3, can now see the funny side of the saga and she captured her âstrong and bewildered’ reaction on film.
Vicki treated her two toddlers to some half term fun at an indoor play area. Doing what parents do everywhere, she decided to pack in another activity and pay a visit to IKEA in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, to pick up some items for her living room.