At Darah’s school, work is completed on small child-sized tables that are placed throughout the room. Children are not assigned to a table, but are free to choose any free spot to sit in for each lesson they work on throughout the day. They feel comfortable freely moving about the classroom because everything there is on a scale that works well for 2 year olds. The chairs, the tables, the shelves, the sink….everything is just the right size for the kids!
This really got Tim and me to start thinking about how our own house is set up, and how monstrously huge many items must seem to Darah. While it isn’t practical for us to give her miniature versions of everything, we thought that if she had a table of her own, where she could easily seat herself for activities throughout the day, she might really enjoy that and get a lot of use out of it. We were definitely right!
To find a quality wooden table, we turned to Magic Cabin. If you aren’t already familiar with this site, definitely bookmark it, because they have a WONDERFUL selection of quality toys and accessories for kids. It’s impossible for me to browse the site without finding at least 10 things that would be amazing to own and that would promote learning, laughter and the use of imagination.
We received the side table from the child’s Adirondack collection that Magic cabin has and decided that it was the perfect size for a small table (a bigger table might be more useful to some, but we have a small house, so we took that into consideration when making our choice). The table arrived in a flat box and needed some basic assembly. It actually made for a fun project that Tim and Darah worked on together (she LOVES to “fix things” with her daddy!). It was all put together in 10 minutes. We actually decided to remove one of the wooden pieces on one side to make it easier for Darah’s legs to fit under the table. It now sits in our kitchen/dining room, right up against the wall and by her pictures of bones, which is something she is currently really into.
As soon as her table was ready, she asked if she could eat meals at her table and do lessons there. She actually refused to sit with us at the “big” table for 3 days and had all her meals at her own place! Now she’s back with us for meals, but snacks and lessons are still happening at her table. It’s great to see her confidently approach a space that she knows is her own. I’ve also seen an increase in her playing with her lessons that we have on a nearby shelf. That makes sense, because now she has a place to take them and work on just like she does at school.
We are extremely pleased with the quality of this table and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for something similar. We would also recommend Magic Cabin as a great resources for children’s playthings. Definitely check them out; you won’t be disappointed! They are having a post-holiday sale, so you just might find something for a steal!
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Disclosure: I received a complimentary product for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions expressed here are strictly my own.
This would be great in the bedroom
In our house this table would definately end up being a play/crafts table. I do also love the fact that its small cause we really dont have the room either. It would also be a nice place for the smaller children to eat when we have other people over for supper
the Adirondack rocker is another fave item of mine thanks
i would love to use this as a table in my daughters room thanks
I like the Monstrously Huge Halloween Hideaway
we would use this as the craft table for the kids
I also like the Beeswax Candle Rolling Kit
My daughter would probably use it as her arts and crafts table.
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I also like the Adirondack rocker
I would love to use this on my deck for the kids
Love the “Dollhouse” and of course all the accessories!!
A playroom addition for sure! We’ve been on the look-out for a solid table for snack time in the playroom and this looks SWEET!
I like the little log cabin!
I can see the small table as being something that my daughter would use!! It would save us from having to get her a desk through the first few years of school!
love it
This would be a great craft table for my daughter
The kids arts and crafts table
i have two chairs this would be great between them
I would use this a little boot bench in the wintertime and in the summer it would go on my front porch to hold either plants or freecycle items.
I love the cute Terry Shark Robe too!
My kids can use this in their playroom for arts ‘n crafts
i also like the Sweetheart Toddler Doll
i would use this for magazines and books and a telephone stand
i like the Tin Tea Set
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i would love to have this on the deck for my daughter!
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I absolutely love the Woodland Plant Stand.
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This would be nice on the patio
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I love the Gnome Matte Porcelain Tabletop Lamp
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I think this would be great on our deck!
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The other product is Animal Yatzi.
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That will be used by my nephew as part of the new furniture for his room.
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Would like to have this for our front porch area
Ready, set, pogo pogo stick.
My grandson would eat/play/craft at this table.
I would use it as a gift for my neice’s house which is full of “woodsy” peices.
I love the deluxe block set
This would be great for playing legos and doing puzzles.
for my grandkids when they visit
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I really like the crayon caddy they have. What a great idea to go with this table.
I could see this being a great coloring table for my daughter. The kitchen table doesn’t really fit well for her and mommy doesn’t want crayons all over it either.
I would love it for arts and crafts!
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We have a pair of adirondack chairs in the backyard that would be great with the table.
for my daughter to do her homework
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This would get tons of use from our toddler and all the neighborhood toddlers.
This would be great for my granddaughter, when she comes to visit me. I like the Rainbow Rollers
I think it would look great as a bedside table in our guest room since we only have a single pillow top mattress in there, it’s the perfect size!
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I like the Terra Kids Lantern
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This would be great for my toddler and pre-k children to color on. They love doing crafts and this would be perfect to get them off the kitchen table.
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i think this would go great in my hallway with fresh flowers on top.
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i would use it for my grandkids to eat at…when they come to visit
I have 4 kids & every week entertain a friend who has4 kids so we would use it for extra seating at dinner for sure! 🙂
My favorite item is the Cuddle-U Nursing Pillow
This would be used outside on nice days and inside on rainy days, right next to the grown up table 😉
I love the Lil Log Cabin.
This would go right alongside my son’s Adirondack child-sized chair that’s inside in the cold weather and outside when it gets warm.
I would use this as the crayon / coloring table for my kids!
A great sturdy picnic table for the little folks!
I like the Klick Desk Set.
I see in the Family Room for use when the Grand Kids come over to play on.
I like their Barbecue Grill Cooking Set!
I would use it as a table for artwork!
This would be perfect for my 2 year old!
Oh I love Twilight Turtle! He shines stars up on the ceiling at night. I think this would be soothing for Carter. He just loves stars and the moon right now.
We would use this in the living room as a place Carter could play with his toys. He really has been interested in little tables at the store and at relatives. I think he would love this!
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I have a two year old wh loves to color
I would use it for snacks
I can see it being used by my son for all his toys and for eating!
my son would use this as an art table
My oldest son is currently obsessed with drawing pictures for mommy and daddy and I can see him there working hard.
I’d use the table between my rockers on the porch.
My kids would liv the Magic Cabin’s Break Your Own Geodes…we luv rocks!
My daughter could do her puzzles on it.
I’d use this in my closet!
I like the Ladybug Tabletop Magnifier.
This would be the outdoor table for hte kid’s snacks/ drinks.
I like the Discovery Boxes.
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My daughter would love siting at this table to eat and while coloring.
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I really like the Wooden Game Table.
I would use it in my kids’ room.
i like the Canvas Teepees
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we would use this in the game room
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would be great for kid’s workspace
This would work great in our home as a kid’s workspace.
I see it being used by my young sons to make fabulous art work!
This would be great as an art table!
I LIKE THE Green Silicone Cup and Bowl 🙂
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I like the Grow with Me Art Easel
I WOULD USE IT TO PLACE SOME OF MY BABY’S TOYS ON UNTIL HE GETS OLD ENOUGH TO SIT AND PLAY ON IT 🙂
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I’d use this as a side table in my hallway.
as a nightstand
i see my daughter using it as her tv table
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For sure would be used as the Play-Doh table!
I see this being used for my grandchildren when they are over (which is all the time). The would love this!
My daughter would play tea party on it and my son would do art on it
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I’d use it as a craft table for the kids. Thanks so much for the chance!
I would love the mini kitchen
My girls would sit at it, eat at it and play at it.
I would get the owl hat.
My future daughter and I could have tea together.
I can see this in our family room covered in crafts and art supplies!
This would be a perfect night stand for my son.
since we don’t have a kitchen table, it would be used to eat on……since he is getting to big for the high chair
pretend kitchen and hopscotch rug are both cute from their site
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We’d probably use it as a play table for our kids.
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I would have this next to the kids’ chairs in the living room. No more spills!
We don’t have a whole lot of furniture, so this would be a great little table for our family room, a combination side table and little activity table for the kids.
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I could use the Child’s Tete-A-Tete on my patio.
It would be outside next to my kids swing so they can sit outside to snacks, and to do activities.
My son just walked by as I pulled up the website and freaked out over the Huggle Pod so I’m guessing that would definitely be a favorite in our home!!
This would look darling painted turquoise and going in our toy room 🙂
I love their tin tea set!
How cute! We would use this in our loft/play area.
I would love to win this for my daughter, thanks!
I’d use this in the kids playroom.
I bookmarked Magic Cabin’s site. 3-Piece Chef Set may be a good birthday present I’ll be ordering.
pretend kitchen is really cute
we would play CandyLand on it
I can see my son sitting on it on our front porch!
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like the nature building kit
love to use it on my front porch in the summer
as a nightstand
I like the Sand Play Tower. Very cool!
I’d use this for lots of things for the kids- art time, paper dolls, tons of uses!
Would like to use it as a little “study” for my son to do his drawings at
I like the Valentine Hearts
would use in our living room as an extra table
My daughter could sure use it for doing crafts.
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I would use it for craft table for the kids
Always need more space for the kiddos.. for reading, crafts, toys, and food!
I love the Water-Resistant Ladybug Outdoor Blanket
My mom would love this to put in any of our rooms to display crafts or under a window! jessicapeeling@yahoo.com
This would work well in our sunroom
The Cottage Totes are really cute!
This would go in my boy’s room and they’d love it.
This would be a great end table for my boys!
I am in love with the Flower Petal Fairy costume wings, skirt etc.. that is beautiful and looks like so much fun
I see this table being used as my sons play area..all his sesame street characters would be so cute lined up on that- that is what he would say anyway lol
I like the ice cream parlor set
I think the kids would use it for just about everything. Crafts, coloring, and homework!
This would be so cute in our playroom!!
I like the Cottage Totes!!
I would put this in my kids’ playroom so they can use it for coloring on and art projects
I love the Kathe Kruse® Sophie Lena Doll
It would probably go in my daughter’s room
This would be my son’s favorite table JUST for him to play and make believe!
The Market Stand.
For playing with toys.
I would use it for crafts!
the seasaw is cute!
love this! iwould use it in the kitchen/dining/play area because everyone needs his/her own spot – 🙂
I see it as being used as a little craft table for my son.
I’d use it on my enclosed front porch for the kids to play at.
Eco Trucks are really cool! That and the Huggle Pod™ Indoor/Outdoor Canvas Hanging Chair are just pretty amazing favorites!
Our daughter loves playing on top of our printer and on top of our computer itself. She uses it as her personal table and chair. I would love to use this for her as a “Mini” desk. I would pair it up with some child chair 🙂
It would go in my grandson’s bedroom for him to play with.
It would be in our living room. I’m sure my daughter would use it as a play table and she’d probably insist on eating there too! lol
This looks like it might be a perfect little stool for my kids putting their shoes on!
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I like the Toy Storage Organizer
This would be used for activities and for snack time.
I also like the Tabletop Easel (this could have gone into an Extra Info box!)
I would probably use it to hold some of my grandson’s plants–they are taking over my kitchen island!
<3 the huggle pod and the crayon rocks
For my son with his coloring and playdoh
I would love the Spinning SeeSaw-looks fun!
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I would love this for my grandchildren when they visit. I have a small dinette set that we can’t all fit at. It would be fun to set the table up next to the bigger one. They could also do their art projects there.
I think my daughter would definitely use this in our living room! thanks for hosting!
Little Doctor Set is adorable.
A playtime area for painting & play doh, it would be great to own!
i like the discovery boxes
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as a dinner table for the kids
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I also like their red Tin Tea Set and the Valentine’s Day Dolls!
This table would be useful on our verandah!
I would use it for my son to do arts & crafts on. 🙂
I want it all lol , love the round roof cottage , the nativity set , and the folding trampoline , LOVE this company , I get their catalog and my daughter loves it
I would use it in the kitchen , are table is super tall and my 2yr daughter has a hard time reaching it ! belensmama at gmail od tcom
I like the indoor hopscotch rug and more!
I like your idea: it could be my grandson’s “special table”.
I love the Dollhouse
I would use this table for crafts.
I can see this being used in the playroom
I’d like to use this in our living room. My husband and I recently got married and are lacking on furniture.
This would look adorable for snack time in our living room. Thank you!
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it would be cool to put our treasures in there
it would be perfect for our coloring projects
My boys would have so much fun with the Camping Tent.
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I see this being used for craft, snack and meal times.
What a great giveaway.
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my kids would love this to sit down and “chat” with each other
I like the Grow-With-Me Rocking Horse!
I’d use it in our living room for when I take care of my little nephew
I would put this in our office, for a spot for our son to play at, have snacks at and do crafts at!
The tree fort kit looks amazing and I know my kids would LOVE it!
I think I would either use this in my daughter’s room when we re-decorate it, or in our living room as a side table for the kids to play at!!
My boys love cars and they would love the 6-Wheel Double-Decker Wooden Car Carrier with 4 Cars.
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I would love to use it as an arts and craft spot for my boys.
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I like this:
PineCone Fairy House
I see this being used every day during school time. We currently sit together on the floor and she uses a lap desk to door her work on but I think she’d like this table better.
I like the valentines dolls
My kids could sit at it and play.
We’d use it for homeschooling as well as a great Play-Doh table!
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I also like Kathe Kruse® Strawberry Mari Doll
I need a bedside table for my grandsons bedroom,they like to have a small lamp on when they sleep over
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I like Connectagons® Fairies
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I’d use it in our living room for when I take care of my granddaughter
It’s just the right size for my daughter to do her homework on !
the dress up play sets
i’ve three kids and this would be a perfect place for them to eat at!
my grandkids could use this outside when they have friends over for lunch and the pool
We’d use it has a homework storage space.
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I see it used as a Homework table.
Thanks for the chance.
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I could use this outside by the pool for our children.
I would use it for crafts when my girl is older
I like the Ice Cream Parlor set.
I’d put it in the family room so the kids can do their homework on it.
as a “resting table” to put on boots and scarves before going outside
This would be awesome for the Grandkids to do art projects
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63-inch Wooden Indoor Climbing Dome so cool!!
I homeschool and this would be used in our classroom
Lots of toys! I like the wooden kitchen mixer.
I think this would go in the kids play room
I love the Huggle pod!
I would use it for snack time for my son.
I would use it by the window for all my plants
I see my little one using this as a table to eat at!
I see it for my grand daughter to use
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Ooooh, i really like the Hand-Woven Round-and-Round Seat Swing. That looks like a LOT of fun!
Love this table! We moved a couple of months ago and still need a table for the kids’ toy room! this would be perfect!
I like the Lil Log Cabin dollhouse.
I see my daughter eating snacks at this table and having tea parties with her dolls.
Love the table! My kids both are into doing things their size and their way so i can relate!
Another item that catches my eye is their Dump Truck!
I see my grandson using this as a table to eat at!
My son would use this as his art desk.
My son would love The Tree Fort Kit! Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
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I would put this as my sons area table in my TV room! Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
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My grandson would love to have this as his own (big boy) table. My have an adirondak chair that matches it perfectly.
the kitty cat playset is cute! https://www.magiccabin.com/Kitty-Cat-Play-Set-_p2146_S2010_D1601_C7102.html
i would use it asa side table in the living room!
I find this Rose Baby Play Mat #865477 a very unique play toy
I see it in my Niece Stella’s room. With her sitting at it coloring her favorite Auntie Linda a pretty picture.
love the gardening with kids garden tool set and the solar sleeping fairy 🙂
I would put this as my kids area table in my living room!
I would love to have the Child’s Tete-A-Tete. It would be perfect for outdoors.
My grand kids would love to have a table that is their size. They would eat there and color in their coloring books.
I also like the Magic Cabin Fairies.
I would use it in my daughter’s room as a side table. Thanks for the giveaway!
I also like the Moover Rocking Horse!
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My son would use this table to sit down and read books 🙂
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This would be great for my nephew to work on crafts.
My son would also love the Indoor Wooden Climbing Dome.
My son would love this as his own little desk for coloring/playing with his trucks on.
My favorite is the Faye Fiddlefern Magic Cabin Fairy Doll ヅ
I see it being used with a basket for an off-the-floor catchall ヅ *Thanks* for the giveaway!
My 4 year old would LOVE this! We are working on school during the day and she definately would love having her own creative space.
Would like this for my great-niece.
I love their patchwork quilt.
My grandson would use it when he came to stay.
I’d love to use this in the room my grandkids stay in!
I like the balance board.
As part of a project space for my little one.
I like the Balance Board!
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I’d give this to my daughter for her new apartment!
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My daughter would like Magic Cabin’s Break Your Own Geodes
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If I won this, I would put in my daughter’s playroom.
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i will use it out on our patio. thanks
On the patio with a couple beer coasters.
I love the connectagons
I would put it in the playroom for coloring and for them to build with their blocks on
fanciful buttefly wings.
This would come in handy when our family gets together as we never have enough seats.
It would be great for my three kids playroom!
i like the balance board. my kids have so much energy, but they could do this in the house without breaking themselves or something else.
Also love the Toy Storage Organizer
we homeschool so my 3yro daughter would do her lessons at this cute table.
I think it would be the kids art table, possibly snack table as well.
I love the dress-up carousel! It would definitely help my daughter keep her room a little cleaner!
I would use this as a playtable for my kids. They can do arts and crafts on it and my 5 year old can do her homework.
We’ve been searching for table that would not be too bulky for a long time!
crafts, eating, anything you can do at a table..
I like the table that is shown on this page.
My kids Love to do art so I would use it as an art table for them and snack table
My daughter would like the My Art Portfolio.
I really want the Learning Tower at Magic Cabin!
This would be used at Grandma’s house for the little ones to sit at! Her furniture is not kid friendly and this would be perfect!
I like the Baby Donut
This would be a great play table for my son.
I can imagine the kids would love to use this as a picnic table! 🙂
I would also like to try the Play Silks.
I would put this in the living room. That’s where I work from home, and it would be nice if my 2 year old son had a place of his own right next to mine.
I could see this being used as a picnic table inside for the kids
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I also like their Fresh Food Farmers Market Play Stand.
My children would eat at this table.
I like Magic Cabin’s Waldorf inspired dolls
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