TRANSLATION:
Yes, I was at IKEA today. Am going to attempt to make a smörgåstårta — a kind of Swedish sandwich cake (sounds weird but it’s really yummy) — for a potluck party tomorrow. The food store by the exit has most of the ingredients I needed. Of course, we popped into the resto for a cheap lunch — shrimp sandwich and mashed potatoes. Yum. From the IKEA café you can actually see the Statue of Liberty, kind of cool. Now I’m going to watch a movie and eat some Swedish sweets. Later!

Deltog i researchen för denna stora studie om barn, föräldrar och lek förra året. Nu har Playreport, sponsrad av IKEA, äntligen kommit ut. Föräldrar överallt kan glädjas åt att 73% av de tillfrågade barnen heller leker med sina föräldrar än kollar på TV. Hela 86% leker hellre med kompisar än glor på tuben. Kanske man inte skulle trott? Läs mer om Playreport här. Har du glömt hur man leker?

TRANSLATION:
Last year I participated in the research phase of this big study on children, parents and the role of play. Now the Playreport, sponsored by IKEA, has finally been released. Parents everywhere should be happy to hear that 73% of the children asked would rather play with their parents than watch TV. A whopping 86% would rather play with friends than watch the telly. Somewhat unexpected perhaps? Read more about the Playreport here. Have you forgotten how to play?