DIY Activity Table
A few milk crates and a piece of laminate can provide your kids and their friends with a sturdy surface for their activities. The crates provide lots of storage space for art supplies, board games and books. The top is easy to clean and forgiving of smudges and hard play. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- 8 Wooden Milk Crates
- Wood Screws
- Drill
- Sand paper
- Spray primer
- Spray paint
- Laminate table top
- Jigsaw
- Reverse blade
- Laminate edging
- Iron
Instructions
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Sand each of the crates smooth, then spray with primer.
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Paint each of the crates, inside and out, with spray paint.
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Stack the crates on their sides, two high. Use the wood screws and drill to secure the crates to each other. Arrange the crates to make a square table base and use more screws to secure.
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Have the home store cut a piece of laminate table top four inches larger all around than the top of the base.
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Mark a rounded edge at each corner and use the jigsaw and reverse blade to trim.
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Use the iron to attach laminate trim around the edges of the table top.
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Attach the table top to the base with screws and drill.
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Tips & Warnings
Using plastic milk crates, secured with wire, makes this table appropriate for outdoor use.
Make sure to use a reverse blade to cut the laminate to avoid chipping.
References
- Photo Credit kids image by Marzanna Syncerz from Fotolia.com
