Homemade Activity Table

After getting some inspiration from a sensory table that my sister-in-law, Karlie, and our Deda built, I decided I'd try to make my own.

Karlie and my adorable sweet niece, Kinley, and their sensory table.

So, this summer while we were up north, my sister-in-law, Nancy, and my dad helped me make an activity table for the kids. First we visited the local thrift store and bought a coffee table. I then bought three plastic tubs and we cut three holes in the table that were a little smaller than the tops of the tubs.

I let Maida and Skogen paint the table with my mom and dad's left over paint and then we dropped the tubs in.

I then filled one with oatmeal flakes, one with white rice, and the other with toys to play in the oatmeal and rice with. The kids LOVED it!

Even my eleven year old niece and nephew had a blast.

We have had numerous playdates around this table and it is the perfect height for everyone. I'm also glad that it is so long because we can fit a whole bunch of kids around it comfortably. I am also glad that I went with three small tubs instead of one or two bigger ones. It's fun to be able to fill them with different things at the same time and it also helps to be able to have a tub for each of the kids when they are fighting over things and we need to divide up. Besides the oatmeal and rice, we've also filled it with sand and water, too. I can't wait to try shaving cream, glitter, jello, spaghetti noodles, and other fun things to play in.