DAKnits
08-21-2006, 04:40 PM
I think I've seen every table and chair set that's on the internet! My daughter is 2 years old, and 35 inches tall. Right now, we have the Little Tikes Tender Heart table which is way too small a surface to spread out her puzzles and do arts and crafts -- it's a 22" square and 19" high. I would like to get a large table top for arts and crafts and puzzles, etc..., but the majority of tables that have large table tops are also high tables, between 22"-24" high, which is way too high for her to use right now.
I should also say that she's not the most "athletic" in the world, and has a hard time climbing on chairs as it is. The chair heights for the 22-24" tables are 14" off the ground -- the chairs she has are 10" off the ground and she really gets on and off of them nicely.
Anyway, I have been looking at rectangular wood tables that are 36"W x 24"D ... but the height is the part that is driving me crazy. I found three tables with that size table top, but one table is 19" high, one is 20"H, one is 21"H -- I don't know which height to choose. On top of it all, all of the chairs are 13" off the ground, which worries me.
I don't want to get the 21" inch table if she won't be able to reach it, but I don't want to get a short table that she won't be able to use for more than a couple of years.
Any suggestions for tables you love? What height table works for your child, and how tall is your child?
Any help is MUCH appreciated -- I'm embarrassed to admit how many hours I have spent looking for a table!
Rachel
I should also say that she's not the most "athletic" in the world, and has a hard time climbing on chairs as it is. The chair heights for the 22-24" tables are 14" off the ground -- the chairs she has are 10" off the ground and she really gets on and off of them nicely.
Anyway, I have been looking at rectangular wood tables that are 36"W x 24"D ... but the height is the part that is driving me crazy. I found three tables with that size table top, but one table is 19" high, one is 20"H, one is 21"H -- I don't know which height to choose. On top of it all, all of the chairs are 13" off the ground, which worries me.
I don't want to get the 21" inch table if she won't be able to reach it, but I don't want to get a short table that she won't be able to use for more than a couple of years.
Any suggestions for tables you love? What height table works for your child, and how tall is your child?
Any help is MUCH appreciated -- I'm embarrassed to admit how many hours I have spent looking for a table!
Rachel