I used to get up every morning and make breakfast with my toddler hanging on my legs, begging to be picked up.
No more, ever since we hacked an IKEA BEKVÄM step stool to make a DIY learning tower for her.
Now, my toddler can reach the kitchen counter and cook alongside us.
Materials:
- IKEA BEKVÄM Step Stool
DIY Learning Tower instructions
First, we removed the top off the stool and attached four posts to it.
And then we added the six side panels (see photos) and a dowel in the back to prevent her from falling out.
The whole thing took us only an hour or so!
We got all the wood cut by a worker at a home improvement store, so that helped.
Last but not least, we gave it a coat of yellow spray paint and then it was ready to be used by an active toddler!
I can’t take credit for this idea, though. I first saw it at here and got the measurements for the Learning Tower IKEA Step Stool hack here.
We plan to make another one for our second girl, who’s still a baby but will become a toddler soon. This is our favorite IKEA hack to date, because it’ll help us teach our girls the love of cooking starting at a young age!
More photos and instructions of the DIY learning tower, including measurements, can be found at my blog.
~ by Elisa
See other DIY learning towers
- Lucy’s Learning Tower IKEA Step Stool hack
- A learning tower hacked from an IKEA MOLGER cart. See more here.
- Toddler learning tower made using upcycled materials.
Love the BEKVÄM step stool? There are so many more ways to hack and use it for kids.
Take a look at these 5 fun ways to use the IKEA BEKVÄM step stool for kids
Jules is the author of IKEAHackers.net: 25 Biggest and Best Projects".
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