Aside from the bed and closest, there is one particular place in your toddler’s room to furnish: a desk and chair! A dedicated space for learning, creativity, and inspiration. Regardless of the child’s age, they will require a quiet space to store projects and work occasionally. A desk and chair provide a place for them to try their hand at finger painting, putting puzzles together, or letting plastic jungle animals rampage across the top. You can help a toddler develop lifelong habits that will benefit them as an adult while sitting at a desk.
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What Desk Size Suit for My Toddler?
Comfort equals concentration and contentment. Children can stay focused on the work or play if the desk and chair can support their bodies’ best posture. Seat a child with their knees bent at 90 degrees and their feet flat on the floor to determine the best chair height. The chair height is determined by the distance between the floor and the seating surface.
As a general rule of thumb, the following age guide can help while we are selecting the table and chair:
2-4 Years: You only need a small desk about 3-4 feet wide for tender tots who use desks early.
5-7 Years: When your child’s older, they’ll be best suited to a desk up to about 5 feet wide.
8-12 Years: When 8-12 years old, five feet is still a good length, but you might want to consider a deeper desk with accessories such as drawers and a cabinet.
12+ Years: At this point, it’s likely cost-effective to purchase an adult-sized desk.
The Best Material for a Toddler’s Desk?
Toddlers are exploring the world by tasting everything, especially they can use the desk as a snack station as well. Therefore, we need to use non-toxic paint or stain on their desk and chair.
Wood is the most popular material for desks, it can be painted and come in different shades to match different styles. For toddlers, plastic desks offer a sense of security and durability – as plastic is often easier to clean.
Toddler Desk Ideas
FLOATING DESK is mounted on a wall to provides extra space. Its quality of saving an area attracts the most.
MURPHY DESK is a perfect choice for a minimalist lifestyle. It increases living space because either it is foldable or bendable. It is a clutter-free idea where you do not need to put anything away.
LIFT-TOP DESK AND CHAIR set a pack of sentiments and memories for us and looked exactly like the school desk we had as a kid. The wooden collection comes in many shades and is very easy to assemble.
WRITING DESK AND CHAIR SET is a simple place to do daily homework and study. It keeps the supplies in one area along with books and a laptop.
REVERSIBLE L-SHAPED DESK is no doubt a space saver and provides a capacity for two users. Purchase of this reversible desk would be friendly for those siblings who share a room. With this desk, everything comes within reach. It offers long-term durability and versatility.
HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE DESK comes with many benefits, and it is a money-saving option. This desk improves posture and increases productivity, and gives comfort while working.
DESK WITH STORAGE provides spacious drawers, it could also become the vanity in your kid’s room if you’re looking for a multi-purpose product. It may be the most expensive table on our list, but it is well worth it.
DESK FOR SMALL SPACE/CORNER allows you to use small spaces or corners in your kid’s room. It fits neatly and you can get more room to move.
Checklist for Setting Up Toddler’s Desk
- Select a place with natural light to set up the study desk.
- Consider room color and theme
- Enough storage is available to keep all essentials together
- Design a reading corner with parents seat
- Stationery
Conclusion
Setting up a toddler’s desk seems a challenging task, but it would be a perfect place for handcrafting and playing when it is finished. Research proves that a study table has many benefits for kids to to study, organization, cleanliness, and decluttering bring efficiency, sharpen the mind, and boost concentration while learning and reading.
About Me
Hi, there. I am Lin. Together with my husband and two kids, we live in the beautiful Netherlands in Europe. I am dedicated to self-development, creating quality time for the whole family, and fully supporting kids with their potentials with all I have learned from engineering, MBA, and 10+ years of working experience in the energy sector.
