A few months ago I had my sister stop by IKEA and pick me up a Lack side table ($8 - awesome!). I had ideas brewing after seeing this and this and this. After months of the kids just using it as a plain old table, I finally got around to modifying it. I ended up doing an assortment of activities. They play with their duplo blocks quite a bit so I super glued some duplo plates in one corner. Then I used my Silhouette to cut a variety of shapes out of vinyl and then stuck it right to the table. I did a place setting as this table sits close to their play kitchen and they use it quite a bit to stage meals. I turned the plate into a clock so we could practice numbers/telling time. I did a small race track (which seems to be their favorite part of the *new* table.) My oldest has recently got into mazes so I figured it was a perfect way to use some of the Silhouette clearance shapes I got at one point in time. I cut three different mazes for the center of the track and she can trace her way out with her finger. All in all I was pretty happy with the outcome and figure if they vinyl starts to peel off, well just an excuse to do different activities!
oooh this turned out awesome...waay better than just a Lego table! I think you should sell this back to ikea and make millions : ) what a fun idea for the kiddos!
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