DIY Lego Table: Curious George Style

My three year old son LOVES Curious George. They have so much in common, too, mischievous,  curious, with a hands-on approach to the world. He mimics George's monkey talk so well, too! He's our little monkey man. 

 We have a couple of kids tables and chairs, this one was just sitting in the basement unused. Thought they'd play with it in the dramatic play area with the kitchen but they just ignore the table and take to the floor. The table and chairs were a curb alert from Craigslist. I thought my son would enjoy the Cars theme but he isn't really interested in the movies or its characters too much.

He is interested in his Duplo blocks, though. I've wanted to get him a lego table but we just don't have the room for more kid furniture. After seeing several ideas for DIY lego tables I was inspired to create one, too.

Paint & Finish:
Behr's Licorice Stick
Behr's Bright Star Yellow
Homemade Chalk Paint Recipe from Elizabeth & Co.
Satin finish Polyurethane

Duplo Blocks set: $3 garage sale find (more under the table)
Duplo Base Plate: $15 or so from Target
(instead of gluing the base plate down I velcroed it so we can transition this table to the smaller legos with greater ease. those base plates I will glue down. We'll see how long the velcro lasts! He hasn't figured it out yet.)

The chair was a matching Cars chair to the Cars table. I have NO artistic talent when it comes to drawing free hand so I printed off a coloring sheet from online and traced it onto the chair. Same with the Curious George logo. Used a mixture of acrylic paints and colored sharpies for the balloons and George.

***** Colored Sharpies RUN when polyurethane is applied. Luckily I caught it while it was still wet and was able to wipe up the runs then lay the chair flat to finish drying. Use colored sharpies with caution.****

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