Step up to the mark (Ikea Forsiktig Children's Stool)

Member Name: masterchef98

Product:	Ikea Forsiktig Children's Stool
Date:	05/11/09 (18 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Sturdy, fairly attractive, does its job and encourages imagination

Disadvantages: A choice of colours would be nice

I took a trip to Ikea to buy a storage unit for my 1 year old son's bedroom and while I was there thought I'd get a couple of these steps to help him reach the taps etc when he's a little older. I would have thought you could get them everywhere but actually from my research online I couldn't find these small, cheap versions anywhere obvious hence the forward-thinking purchase whilst I was in IKEA.

They cost £1.99 each and are fairly attractive in a matt white colour with non-slip blue 'bobbles' on the top and strips round the bottom edge to stop the stool slipping. They are a cheap, in-offensive, sturdy product which will perform the function they are meant for, or so I thought ...

... when we got home it turned out that I was completely wrong, I would never have guessed that a £1.99 stool could bring such enjoyment to a young child. My son climbed on it, used it as a drum, sat on it, hid things under it, stuck his fingers through the holes, put his toys on top of it and turned it over, put his toys in and carried it around the room! Turns out its a very versatile object and well worth the money paid for it.

Summary: Think its a case of the box getting played with more than the toy