Light Tables

[Country Kids]

Has anyone made one and if so are they hard to make?

Can you order them online?

Which would be better-ordering or making.

Also, where do you get all the see through color toys to put on them?

Thanks for any help. Just saw one on a facebook page-add to my list of things to get!

[grandmom]

Where on fb please? I'm going to build one and want to see lots of ideas first. Thanks.

[Lyss]

We have a "ghetto" light table. Xmas lights in my Ikea trofast (it's a white frosted bucket basically) storage container. I have a bunch of overhead pattern blocks like these i found at goodwill actually for .99! I also have ones kinda like these and transparent blocks. we've also used sand. I have a friend who uses these and these neat magna tiles (or something like that) but she has a great light table and a pretty endless budget so I haven't invested in the tiles yet.

I'm in the process of making my own, just looking for an old coffee table or end table. My hubby thinks one with a glass top would be best so we can replace the glass with white plexiglass and then he'll wire some lights together. I've been hitting thrift stores to find something that will work.

[MyAngels]

I haven't made one yet, but I bookmarked this site while I was looking for ideas: http://www.teachpreschool.org/2011/0...for-preschool/

I saw another one too that involved using white christmas lights but I must not have saved it

ETA: I guess I did save it after all: http://motherhoodandotheradventures....diy-light-box/

[cheerfuldom]

examples of light tables and items to use with it

http://search.constructiveplaythings.com/search?asug=&w=light+table&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

diy light table

http://www.teachpreschool.org/2012/01/guest-post-a-homemade-light-table-for-preschool/

[Hunni Bee]

I've been meaning to make one for months. I couldn't find ANY Christmas lights for a reasonable price after Christmas, and plus I'm leaving that job anyway. I may make one for my new job, but ill probably hold off til my daycare opens.

I bought these tiny see through plastic cars and animals from Dollar Tree, and we have a couple "bead and rock" shops where you can buy those agate things for a lot cheaper.

[spud912]

I think light tables are a grand idea, but I wanted to make sure the kids liked it first before I got something big and bulky. I pulled out my husband's old Art Tracer from an art class he took in college and let them play with it. We put our Magna Tiles on them, water beads, and X-rays (not all at the same time :. The kids are semi-interested in the light but prefer to just play with what I give them for the top instead. These kids are silly...they take everything off of the "light table" and put it on the floor or preschool table instead. Needless to say, we will stick with the little Art Tracer for awhile instead of something bigger.

[MrsSteinel'sHouse]

I have been wanting one too.... another thing to add to my list

[Blackcat31]

MelsKids has a fantastic one and has a great blog entry and photos too about it! Check it out! Her blog is awesome and inspirational! happyface

http://www.mountaintopdaycare.blogspot.com/2011/06/light-table.html

[Country Kids]

Thats where I saw it!

[melskids]

MelsKids has a fantastic one and has a great blog entry and photos too about it! Check it out! Her blog is awesome and inspirational! happyface

http://www.mountaintopdaycare.blogsp...ght-table.html

Aww shucks. Thanks Blackcat. lovethis

I have purchased a ton of stuff from different catalogs to use on the light table, but I have also found a lot at the $ store.

Anything that is translucent works really well.

You can melt translucent solo cups in the oven and they make neat "****s".

I even bought translucent page dividers that you would use in a 3 ring binder from the $ store and cut them in to shapes. Cheap and they work!