water table fun.. daddy made it.

yes.. daddy made it and we love it!

just a tiny fact about me.. I'm just about the clumsiest person you'll ever meet. when i'm holding any sharp objects.. my husband cringes.. so when i told him i wanted to make cyra a water table... he envisioned me with his table saw and immediately offered to do it for me. I'm not about to deny that i knew he would offer.. now i'm thinking of all the other wood projects i want to "try" to do.. hehe

we used a cement mixing tub for the main water container and built the wooden table around that. the lumber cost about $15 and the tub $5.. total cost: $20 and worth every penny.

Now that we have used it a couple times.. i think it maybe useful to drill a hole in the bottom of the cement tub and use a sink stopper to pug it.. this table does get quite heavy when it's time to empty...

want to make your own?
here are a couple other mommy bloggers that have shared their water table ideas!
Tales of an Ordinary Housewife
Our House in the Middle of the Street

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Comments

[deena]

Thanks Anna.
The measurements will all depend on the size of the bin you use. we made ours so that it sits right under the "lip" of the cement bin.
Hope this helps! -d

[Anna]

Hi there! I just found this post and would like to try and make one. This is so great! Any chance you were able to get the general measurements on the wood?

[deena neimat]

Thanks for the great inspiration Sarah!

[Sarah M]

yay!! Thanks for linking to me! I'm so glad your little lady loves it too! Ours is STILL in use years later!

Sarah M aka "Our House in the Middle of Our Street".

[deena neimat]

I'll try to get some general measurements for you all.. my husband just designed it as he went along..

[mel]

please, please share the plans- size of wood/nails and steps to building this. i'd love to do it but don't want to mess it up!

[LaTisha Flowers]

could you share the plans for making this table? I like this table alot, it would be great in my preschool classroom!

[Kelly]

I love it!