How to Make a Kids Table and Chairs

Kids' Chairs

Draw rough sketch of your desired chair design for kids. Determine the age of the kids using it, check the proper height, size and height fit for the child. Age 5 standard height required is 12 inches (30.5 cm).

Prepare your work space, working table, with your carpentry tools available: hammer, jigsaw, finishing nails, wood glue, chisels, sandpaper #120 grit, framing square, pencil, 2x2 wood, and 1x6 wood planks.

Draw a pattern of your chair you’re planning to the working table, actual full size measurement.

Cut the 2x2 wood according to the measurement 4pcs. Front legs, 12 inches (30.5 cm) each, & 4pcs. Rear legs, 20 inches (50.8 cm) each cut. Cut 4pcs. 1X2inches to 10 inches (25.4 cm) long wood for apron. And cut 3pcs.1x1inch to 11 for spindle.

Cut the wood planks with the size fit to the child comfortable size, cut 4pcs.1x6 inches x 12 inches (30.5 cm). Cut 2pcs.1x6 wood planks to11inches for top rail, cut 2pcs. 1x3 inches for cross rails.

Lay-out the wood for rear legs, cut the wood using the jigsaw, the basic bended form for back legs of chair.

Mark the height standard for kids & draw a rectangular form and make a hole on it for fittings, using your chisel.

Cut 1 x 2 x 11 inches (27.9 cm) lumber for apron, cut both sides insert it to the rectangular hole of the rear legs and the front legs.

Cut the front legs and tapered a little the one end for proportion, make a rectangular carve using chisel to connect the other end of apron.

After cutting, ready to assemble, put wood glue to the holes and insert it.

Check the angle using angular frame, before nailing it, nail the top rail. You can put the design shape you wanted like a heart, a circle, or anything you like then cut it using the jigsaw.

Assemble the apron, insert to the holes both ends, put wood glue and nail it.

Assemble the 1x6 wood planks for seat; make sure check the alignment and straight edges. Use planer.

Sand down the rough edges, smoother the surfaces and paint it.

Kids' Table

Draw a sketch of kid’s table, measure the standard size and height for your child. Standard: Age 5 is 20 inches (50.8 cm) height.

Prepare your 2x2inches wood, 1x6inches wood planks, 1x3inches woodcut both woods with each measurement respectively.

Cut 4pcs. 2x2inches woods to 20 inches (50.8 cm) long each for table legs tapered each leg at one end for proportion.

Cut 4pcs. 1x3inches woods to 19 inches (48.3 cm) long each. Mitered cut both at 45 angles. Cut 1x3inches to 19 inches (48.3 cm) long for center support.

Cut 4pcs.wood planks 1x6inches to 22 inches (55.9 cm) long each.

Assemble the 1”x3” wood for apron and center support, Put some wood glue and nail it.

Fix the 4pcs. 2”x2” woods, put wood glue, checks the right angle and nail it with finishing nails.

Fix the 4pcs.1”x6”wood planks, makes sure the right alignment and edges fits; use planer to make it straight the edges. When you’re sure put some wood glue and nails it using finishing nails. Mitered cut the 4 corners of the kids table to rounded form.

Sand down rough surfaces of your finished kid’s table, paints it with your colors.

Finished.