Stools for My Kidney Table!

For the past couple of years I've seen lots of great ideas on how to turn a plastic milk crate into a cute adorable stool to use in the classroom.  I've never had extra milk crates, or extra time for that matter, so I never got around to making my own.....until now!  Being at a new school this year has given me the energy to try so many projects that I just hadn't gotten around to doing yet.  

Making these stools was super simple and it took me under an hour to make all six of them!

First, I sent my husband to Home Depot with one of the milk crates to get the plywood.  They were able to cut the plywood for us right at home depot, and it was under $10 for all six pieces!  Once my husband got home, he also shaved off the corners a little bit, to make it fit into the curved corners of the milk crates.  

Then the rest of the assembly was up to me!  First, I laid out a piece of fabric that was long enough to wrap around the plywood, put a piece of pre-cut foam seat cushion (you can find these at Wal-mart) on the fabric, and topped the foam with the plywood.  Then it was just a matter of wrapping the fabric over and using a staple gun to secure the fabric.  (You will notice that I folded in all the corners first, and stapled them, and then folded in each of the sides, and stapled those.)

 Once I flipped it over, it fit perfectly into my milk crate! 

Look!  All six done and ready for my classroom!  I was so excited to have another part of my classroom ready to match my "jungle" theme.  (Not to mention, it's super easy to change the fabric if I ever want to change themes!)  There is actually another added bonus, too.  You can pop the plywood/foam "seat" off, and fill the crate with whatever you want, so it can double a storage!  (I'm using mine for all the extra supplies that we don't need out (like tissue boxes, disinfecting wipes, etc.)

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