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Mum saves over £400 on LEGO table for son by making it herself for just £16


Brodie loves his new play table (Picture: Amanda Murray)

With only a couple of paydays left until Christmas, many parents are thinking about what to get their kids.

It’s an expensive business having children, and every year it seems like the latest toys get more and more expensive.

One mum, however, has a thrifty tip that means you can create a stunning Lego table for under £16, saving hundreds on those available online.

In a post on money-saving online community Latest Deals, Extreme Couponing & Bargains Group, Amanda Murray, 33, from Montrose, Scotland,showed how she made the impressive play table.

Using items from Ikea, Screwfix and Home Bargains, it made the perfect gift for her son, Brodie, four, but didn’t cost the earth.

Amanda told deal-hunting community LatestDeals.co.uk: ‘I’m always on the hunt to save money and make my own things on a budget.

‘I came up with the idea after wanting to get my son some Lego for his fourth birthday.

‘I didn’t want Lego sprawled all over the floor and every parent knows the damage that can be done with standing on a bit! So after seeing a few people sticking Lego bases to various tables I wanted to come up with a table that was functional but also had storage.’

After Amanda’s husband was made redundant in May, she didn’t have a lot of money to spend, so went on the hunt for inspiration at budget stores such as IKEA to make her DIY table.

Now Brodie has somewhere to stoy his favourite toys (Picture: Amanda Murray)

‘From Ikea I bought the white Lack side table for £6, a Sunnersta rail at £1.50, three Sunnersta containers at 50p each and a Trofast storage tray at £1.50,’ she says.

‘I also bought a Lego base plate for £3.99 from Home Bargains, and finally I took the Trofast green storage tray to my local Screwfix who then helped me pick some PVC U-shaped rails I got for £1.20 which can be cut to size. In total, I spent £15.69 to build this.’

Once Amanda had all her supplies, she needed to go about building the nifty table.

Amanda’s post received hundreds of likes on Facebook (Picture: Amanda Murray)

‘The first thing I did was to attach the rails on the underside of the table for the tray to go on underneath,” Amanda explained.

‘I cut the PVC to size and attached with screws. The green Trofast tray then just slides on like a drawer. I then popped the table legs on and went ahead and screwed the rail onto the side of the table. The containers simply hook onto the rail.

‘Finally, I took some Gorilla Glue and glued the Lego base to the middle of the table. I used a damp cloth to wipe off the excess round the side that spilt out and left it overnight to dry.’

A similar table on Amazon costs £416.94, meaning she saved £400.

Unsurprisingly, Brodie absolutely loved his new Lego table.

Amanda says: ‘He plays with the table every day. He got lots of Lego from family and friends for his birthday and so was over the moon to find he had a new table especially for it to play on.

‘My tips for people wanting to create something similar would be not to doubt yourself that you won’t manage because you really can. For something that costs so little, this will last a long time and the child can grow with it.’

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