https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:42:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-diy-a-lego-table-from-a-train-table#post-2894981 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:59:33 +0000 Portboston 2894981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh man...I’m dying. 😂 we did this to our train table but the top of the table flips over so we just glued plates to the underside with gorilla glue. I think I spent $40. But still it rarely gets played with!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-diy-a-lego-table-from-a-train-table#post-2894863 Sat, 17 Aug 2019 16:29:41 +0000 ALV91711 2894863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry you had to go through that!</p> <p>My DH made a great LEGO table that can be put on and taken off the kid table. I don’t know how much he spent making it but 3.5 years later and DS uses it all the time. </p> <p>If he hadn’t of been willing to do that then I would have bought something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-diy-a-lego-table-from-a-train-table#post-2894711 Fri, 16 Aug 2019 08:19:42 +0000 erinbaderin 2894711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the sympathy, everybody! Definitely a lesson in Pinteresting before googling! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-diy-a-lego-table-from-a-train-table#post-2894691 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 21:27:57 +0000 Jellyfish 2894691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You’re such an awesome mom, but this made me laugh. We (my DH) did something similar and he’s so mad that our son barely ever plays on it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-diy-a-lego-table-from-a-train-table#post-2894678 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 14:52:29 +0000 LadyDi 2894678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LOL. Thank you for sharing your struggles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-diy-a-lego-table-from-a-train-table#post-2894676 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 14:38:00 +0000 hitchhiker 2894676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LemonJack: same! Sorry this was a painful experience for you @erinbaderin, but I definitely saw myself in it and it made me chuckle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-diy-a-lego-table-from-a-train-table#post-2894672 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 13:59:38 +0000 LemonJack 2894672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh man, this made me laugh because it’s something I can totally see myself doing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-diy-a-lego-table-from-a-train-table#post-2894669 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 13:42:41 +0000 BUNBUN 2894669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: I'm sorry you went through it, but thank you for sharing. I needed that laugh/confirmation that D-I-Y ain't always b-e-t-t-e-r :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-diy-a-lego-table-from-a-train-table#post-2894628 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 08:49:47 +0000 bakingdoodle 2894628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel you. I usually just let my husband deal with that kind of things... I also wanted a diy lego table but not willing to spend $90 on Etsy, while I clearly know they just use a LACK table from Ikea. We had one from the 'as is' section ($4) ... my husband glued lego bases... it's fine --&gt; and my kids don't play with it. the lego bases don't line perfectly...He did well but still... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-diy-a-lego-table-from-a-train-table#post-2894627 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 08:39:52 +0000 gotkimchi 2894627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That sounds right. I just saw a meme that was like why buy something for $7 when I can make it for $90 worth of craft material. Definitely been there. Hopefully they get some use out of it and if nothing else list it on fb and sell that for some money! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-to-diy-a-lego-table-from-a-train-table#post-2894620 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 07:58:13 +0000 erinbaderin 2894620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The short answer is: don't.</p> <p>We had this train table that the kids don't use anymore, and I thought I'd be clever and repurpose it. Looked on Amazon - lego base plates cost HOW MUCH? But I need 15 of them! So ordered some non-LEGO ones. They still cost $80. Then I went to Lowes, got them to cut down a piece of wood ($20 - I had to pay for the whole sheet of plywood even though I only wanted 1/3 of it) and bought spray adhesive ($20), as per the instructions I found on google. Got home, sprayed the wood, let it lay on the lawn while I frantically tried to piece together all those base plates only to have them fall apart on me when I lifted it up, so I'm piecing them together in the sun, trying to do it before the adhesive dried while keeping bits of grass out of it. Put a piece of plywood on it to stick it down and left it for a while. Then I carried the thing down to the basement - LEGO baseplates falling off it like leaves. Apparently spray adhesive is not going to work. Back to Lowes, asked for advice, they suggested epoxy, bought two tubes of that ($30). Spent another half hour mixing it and scraping it onto the base plates, having to make every drop count to get through it all without having to go back for a third tube. Finally get the thing together - it looks fine. Show it off to the kids. They are underwhelmed. Google LEGO tables, find a Kidcraft one on Amazon for $89. I spent $150 and hours of work. Today my thumb is all red and sore from pressing blocks down to try to space the base plates evenly. </p>