The Ikea Mula building cups were, surprisingly enough a star buy during a recent trip to the Bristol branch of the Swedish home-style giant superstore. 'Children's Ikea' (where we picked this up), I've often thought, especially since I've had kids of my own, is pretty much placed in a genius location (which is common to both the Ikeas I've ever visited myself, and I suspect is part of the stores' standard floor-plan); directly at the exit of the Ikea in-store restaurant and just before you go into the 'Ikea Marketplace' area. It also works as a half-way point between the 'showrooms' (ie the fake rooms they've put the built-up flat-pack furniture in) and said ...  Read the complete review

I am sorry but who can knock a toy that costs a mear £1.49! My son absolutely adores these stacking cups. We bought them as he was starting to show signs of hand eye coordination coming on so we sought out some basic stacking cups. Not an easy task I must say. They are a fabulous selection of bright colours which really appeal to my son. We started by stacking and encouraging him to knock them over. He loved the applause after being allowed to destroy something! He then started learning to put them all together which he managed really well. Then moving on to the proper stacking. The lips and ridges on the edges of the cups make stacking ...  Read the complete review

We bought the Ikea building beakers for my eldest son when he was eight months old. He is now two and a half and they are still going strong. Both my son's enjoy playing with them. When I saw them I couldn't resist buying them. Our nearest Ikea is nearly two hours away so when we make a trip it is like a day outing and we always buy a little toy for our son. This was a bargain toy at only £1.49. So for £1.49 you get seven different coloured beakers all a slightly different size. The idea is they stack on top of one another to build a tower and then when you have finished with them they slide into one another for minimal storage. These are great to take out ...  Read the complete review

Our nearest Ikea is at least an hour away by car, and so we only visit once in a while. However, when we do visit, we end up spending quite a bit, because we see so many things that we 'think' we need (!) and most of the things are at reasonable prices. The last time we visited we had our baby daughter with us and picked up a few things for her such as toys and storage items for her bedroom. One toy that we picked up were these Mula Building Beakers which cost a tiny £1.49. Our daughter was too young at the time to be interested in these blocks, but we have recently just brought them out for her to use. These blocks are recommended for children 6 months ...  Read the complete review

Of all the toys my daughter has been bought, this one definitely represents the best value for money in terms of use! They are such a simple idea but remain hugely popular with MissD. They are made of strong plastic and cost £1.49 from Ikea. They are suitable for six months and over. There are seven cups in total in an array of colours from yellow and red through to black and white. The cups are designed to sit one within the other, or on top of each other as a tower. So in terms of storage, the space it takes up is simply the size of the largest cup. Some cups have a little raised design on them too, which adds a bit of texture and interest to the cups, and ...  Read the complete review