When we were visiting my grandparents earlier this year, my grandma said she wanted to get a water table for the girls to have when they visited. We started the hunt online and everything was just so.. cheesy. The colors were loud and everything seemed too babyish for my girls.
We decided to just snag one from Goodwill, because neither of us could bear spending full price on something I didn’t love.
We ended up bringing it home when my grandparents moved, and I had an idea. I loved the girls Minni Dip pool- what if we could make the water table match?!
I scrubbed it down, took it apart completely, and bought my paint. The larger pieces I spray painted, while the rainbows and other small details I used acrylics. The key to preventing chipping and holding up to wear and tear, was definitely the clear coat spray sealer at the end. I also made sure the main area that holds water, I left the natural color. I’m sure over time that section would start to chip from extended soaking.
To personalize it even more, I added the girls’ initials over the brand’s logo.
Now that summer is almost over, the water table has held up really well! It does have a few chips from where something got stuck on it, but it was an easy fix! What do you think? Would you ever try this?!
happy crafting!
