Child's Table

Jan 28, 2004 7 Replies

Making a table for a three-year-old.



Is there any particular Formica or other laminate that she can draw on with crayons or dry marker and can be cleaned up?



My borg sells 2' x 4' sheets of whiteboard. Still, this seems a little dubious -- teaching a 3 year old to write on tables...

-- Mark

I have seen a paint that makes any surface a chalk board....might be interesting

Got that right. Butcher paper was what we got for ours. Draw/paint on one, slick on the other side so it didn't soak through.

You didn't have to destroy a tablet> > Making a table for a three-year-old.

I go to our local newspaper and purchase what they call 'end rolls' for like $2 each. They are between 32" and 48" wide newsprint and typically

100' l> Got that right. Butcher paper was what we got for ours. Draw/paint on one,

This paint works well. I made a chalkboard for my daughter and used the chalkboard paint. Working great so far :)

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Doesn't work worth a damn for water paint.

I threw together a table with the top coated with this chalkboard paint, and it's been working fine for the last 4-5 months.

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