These "challenges" dating back to 2013 have been taking the internet by storm! However it seems that their ultimate purpose is digressing just a tad... We've had the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, the Mannequin Challenge, The Invisible Box Challenge, The Paper Challenge, The Tide Pod Challenge, and now...The IKEA Challenge.

IKEA Challenge: The goal is to stay in an IKEA store for 24 hours without getting caught.

Apparently, an 11 year old from England was reported missing by his family before they found him sleeping in one of the drawers in an IKEA after hours. So now, Law enforcement officials are asking IKEA stores to check for teens before they lock up the stores

Please discuss with your children the dangers of "trespassing" 

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