Ikea Smaland - Officially a Smale!

We are quite a regular patrons of Tampines Ikea as we always have something to buy. Be it storage boxes, wardrobe, furniture for Jnr, etc. Shopping at Ikea and Giant has been part of our weekend activities as we often get our groceries there and most importantly PARKING IS FREE!

However, Jnr can't get to play at Ikea's Smaland as he has to be 4years old in order to be a Smale!!! At first, we thought they go by the year he's born so by right at the beginning of this year he should be able to join and able to enter Smaland but that's not the case because they go by the date of birth.

So to be able to enter Smaland OFFICIALLY, we waited for quite a long time because every time we go to Ikea, Jnr only get to look at the kids playing happily outside (with the glass as barrier, poor thing!). He always tell us he wants to go in and play but when we tell him he has to wait till his birthday, he will turn away with disappointment!

To cheer him up, we bought him Ikea's ice cream. But, now that he has become a Smale officially, he gets to enjoy free ice cream and discounted kid's meal with free drink!!! I was surprised with the amount of discount they gave for the kid's meal. The usual price is $2.90 but being a Smale, he gets the meal discount coupon and the kid's meal is only $1.50!!!!

Anyway, Jnr enjoyed his first "entry" to Smaland and he's proud to get his Smale passport!