Looking for a wooden workbench

**Mouse** · 21-03-2011, 12:11 PM

Does anyone have a wooden workbench (play one, obviously!)? I have a plastic JCB one, but am in the process of swapping my toys to wooden ones & that's next on the list.

Any recommendations?

**pinkbutterfly** · 21-03-2011, 01:55 PM

How about this one?
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/90157299

**Chimps Childminding** · 21-03-2011, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by pinkbutterfly

How about this one?
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/90157299

That looks good, just need wooden tools to go with it now! I would also like to replace some of my plastic toys with wooden, problem is they are so much more expensive and the lo's don't seem to like them so much if they aren't all singing all dancing

**kindredspirits** · 21-03-2011, 02:26 PM

i was going to suggest the Ikea one having seen it on the website this weekend - they also have some lovely wooden tools for about a tenner!

**Chimps Childminding** · 21-03-2011, 02:27 PM

This is a nice one and the tools come with it!!

http://www.butterfliesanddragons.co....?cPath=204_224

**FussyElmo** · 21-03-2011, 02:32 PM

I have this one

http://www.hope-education.co.uk/prim...den-workbench/

**Mouse** · 21-03-2011, 02:59 PM

Thank everyone. I saw the Ikea one when I was there last week and have to say, I wasn't very impressed. It's OK, but nothing special for that much money.

I do like the other ones though

**Mouse** · 23-03-2011, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by CAROLYN

This is a nice one and the tools come with it!!

http://www.butterfliesanddragons.co....?cPath=204_224

Thank you Carolyn. That's the one I gone for - a good price on Amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/..._ya_os_productl]

**youarewhatyoueat** · 23-03-2011, 08:29 PM

I bought a real one with real tools, just slightly smaller versions, all the tools were about a £1 each in b and q and the workbench is a fold up one off amazon it was about £10.
I use real hammers with real nails and the children love it, I visited a special needs school forest school session and was so inspired by what the children were capable of that I threw all the plastic rubbish away.
Why not go fishing offcuts out of skips and make a workbench with the children, my 8 year old son made a chair which was interesting, but even the youngest children can try to bang a nail in a log.

**Monkey26** · 23-03-2011, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by Mouse

Thank you Carolyn. That's the one I gone for - a good price on Amazon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/..._ya_os_product

They have this one at our children's centre, its quite small but the kids love it

For that price, i think i may get one as well! xx

**Mouse** · 23-03-2011, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by youarewhatyoueat

I bought a real one with real tools, just slightly smaller versions, all the tools were about a £1 each in b and q and the workbench is a fold up one off amazon it was about £10.
I use real hammers with real nails and the children love it, I visited a special needs school forest school session and was so inspired by what the children were capable of that I threw all the plastic rubbish away.
Why not go fishing offcuts out of skips and make a workbench with the children, my 8 year old son made a chair which was interesting, but even the youngest children can try to bang a nail in a log.

That is a fad idea, but my oldest mindee is just 2, the others are all 1 or younger! I need something that is left out all the time and I don't think the mix of real tools and babies would work!

The 2yr old did help me build a filing rack yesterday with real screws and a screwdriver. He loved it

**Mouse** · 23-03-2011, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by JoJoGiggles

They have this one at our children's centre, its quite small but the kids love it

For that price, i think i may get one as well! xx

I'm pleased too hear it's quite small. I haven't got a very big space for it, so didn't want anything massive!

**youarewhatyoueat** · 23-03-2011, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by Mouse

That is a fad idea, but my oldest mindee is just 2, the others are all 1 or younger! I need something that is left out all the time and I don't think the mix of real tools and babies would work!

The 2yr old did help me build a filing rack yesterday with real screws and a screwdriver. He loved it

Lol and why not?? I would love to see the risk assessment on that!!