I've had my eye on a not-so-inexpensive eco-friendly birch table for the little Princess for a while now. After going to the store and testing it out and quietly observing her I felt like it was something we had to have. Of course, once you see the light in your child's eye as she smiles and sits like a school girl- feeling so big and occupied- you are instantly sucked in. But then my husband reminded me that we were in a recession. As I witnessed myself trying to sell him on the idea of a new "toy" that she can actually use for an activity rather than just stringing out over the house - only to be bored with ten seconds later- I could see the "we're not buying her a 400.00 table in his eye." which I get. So last weekend we headed to our trusty Ikea to take our desires down a notch and check out the much cheaper alternatives. I have to say this was a good purchase. For fifty bucks we found a table and chairs (one that I will allow in the home) and we are amazed at how she actually uses this thing! It has been great to watch her color, play with puzzles, eat snacks, etc..and light enough that we can throw it outside when the weather is nice so she can enjoy patio season with us. This is our latest little "find." Would love to hear if you've found anything that made you say, "oh thank you!" lately- without having to break the bank!
www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/90099493
No comments:
Post a Comment