Free Breakfast at IKEA This Weekend

Are you planning on doing a little shopping at IKEA this weekend? Stop by the restaurant before 11 a.m. and enjoy a free breakfast - scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon and hot coffee! The offer is valid Saturday, February 18th through Monday, February 20th.

While you're there, sign up for IKEA FAMILY and enjoy lots of other deals and freebies. I took the kids to IKEA recently and we had a great time shopping and enjoying some free tasty treats!

IKEA: Kids Eat Free December 26th - January 1st

If you plan on doing a little post-Christmas shopping at IKEA, take the kids and treat them to a free kids combo meal. While you're there, sign up for IKEA FAMILY and enjoy lots of other deals and freebies. I took the kids to IKEA last week and we had a great time shopping and enjoying some free tasty treats!

Play: Fun at IKEA

My friend (and deal contributor) Beth and I met up at IKEA for a little fun and shopping with the kids. Finley was very excited to go shopping and have lunch with her best friend June and I was looking forward to all the great freebies and discounts!

Both Beth and I signed up for the new IKEA FAMILY program the other day, so our first stop was to get our cards printed and pick up our coupons for a free frozen yogurt. Yum!

After that we spent the next hour or so browsing the store and letting the kids go wild. IKEA, if you're reading this, I know a couple of kids that would make great product testers! I think they tried out every single couch out there.

And every single bed.

Sheets included! Make yourself at home, Finley!

If I had a dedicated playroom in my house, this slide would be in it (along with lots of other IKEA toys and furniture).

After all that playing the kids worked up a hefty appetite (and the moms, too, from chasing them around), so we headed to the restaurant for lunch. The kids enjoyed their free kid's meal (valid on Tuesdays at the Seattle IKEA). And I dined on a delicious plate of chicken and fries at a discounted price thanks to my IKEA FAMILY membership. (Have you figured out that I'm a huge fan of this new program!?)

After lunch we continued our shopping. I didn't have many items on my list but of course I ended up with more than a few things in my shopping cart - paint brushes, art smocks/bibs, funnels, and a couple packs of straws. Great stocking stuffers for the kids!

After paying for our things, we stopped at the Cafe on the way out for our free frozen yogurt. It was a great end to a fun day at IKEA!

Play, Stay Away or Just Okay

IKEA definitely gets a Play rating. If you live near an IKEA, I totally recommend taking your kids for an outing there. It's fun and it's free (well, other than all the things you'll want to buy). IKEA makes a big effort to make shopping with your kids nice and easy. They offer family parking to make it easy to get in and out of the store, a kids menu at the restaurant, play areas and family restrooms. Plus lots and lots of beds and couches to jump on test out.

IKEA also makes it nice and easy to shop without your kids, too. You can check them into Småland for up to an hour and enjoy a little kid-free shopping. Nice!

So sign up for your IKEA FAMILY membership and head to IKEA for a day of fun!

IKEA: Play Kitchen only $119 (Save $19)

If you're thinking of getting your kids a play kitchen for Christmas, here is a great deal on the DUKTIG mini-kitchen from IKEA. The kitchen usually sells for $138, but when you sign up for the IKEA FAMILY program you'll receive a special Member's Only price on this item - only $119. That is a pretty good price for a wooden kitchen. The price is good until 12/31/2011.

IKEA FAMILY Program: Great Discounts and Free Food

If you live near IKEA, you'll definitely want to sign up for their new IKEA FAMILY program. This isn't a normal rewards program where you have to spend a certain amount to get discounts and coupons. It's totally free and you'll get great benefits just for scanning your card each time you shop:

• Discounts on select products each month
• Be entered for a chance to win a $100 IKEA gift card every time you scan your card at the store
• Enjoy a free coffee or tea each time you visit the restaurant
• Discounts on food at the restaurant
• Enjoy more time shopping by yourself while your kids enjoy an extra 30 minutes in Smaland
• Get a personal web portal filled with shopping lists and special features

I just signed up today and got an email saying I'll get a free ice cream when I go to IKEA to pick up my card --- which I will be doing on a Tuesday so my kids can get a free meal, too!

Thanks to my friend, Beth, for the tip on this!

Update - Beth and I made a trip down to IKEA and had a great time! We shopped, the kids played and ate for free, and we got our free frozen yogurt cone!