Are you looking for some inspiration for the Ikea Flisat desk? Perhaps you would like to use this for smaller Tuff Tray activities, or maybe, you would like to combine the table with the Ikea Skadis pegboard, but are unsure of how to do this and which resources you need?
This post will tell you everything you need to know about the Ikea Flisat table / Skadis Pegboard desk hack...
(NB: Some of the links in this article are amazon affiliate links - it wont cost you anymore, but I may make commission on qualifying purchases.)
We have this IKEA Flisat table and Skadis pegboard in our Child-Led playroom at home, set up specifically for independent learning through play. This hack does not involve fastening the table to the wall and so this can be moved around the room easily...
Ikea Flisat table | Skadis pegboard | Hack
Which products do you need for this Ikea flisat skadis desk hack?:
( USA list below, scroll further down for UK buyers)
Ikea flisat table - https://amzn.to/3SGFDZc
IKEA Flisat stool - https://amzn.to/3T0ZLGA
Sellotape and paper holder - https://amzn.to/3wr7PYk
Pegboard hooks - https://amzn.to/42GjsqC
Pegboard cup - https://amzn.to/4bDdwCJ
Skadis letter and paper holder - https://amzn.to/49j8rhe
Skadis desk connectors - https://amzn.to/42KbLiX
Elastic chord - https://amzn.to/3OLgCef
Skadis hooks - https://amzn.to/48jKpkY
Skadis container - https://amzn.to/48hsoUp
Skadis shelf - https://amzn.to/3I3BvgU
IKEA pegboard - https://amzn.to/4bDdP0l
IKEA trofast tray - https://amzn.to/3OLgLOP
IKEA Flisat table product list for UK buyers:
Start with the Flisat desk...
The Ikea Flisat desk comes in a pine and white colour. The white lids are removeable, making way for storage boxes underneath. You will need to order the Ikea Trofast boxes to go alongside the Ikea Flisat table. The Trofast boxes come in a range of colours (we chose white) and three sizes: large, medium and small.
The medium boxes leave enough room underneath the table for stools to be stored and for little legs to sit comfortably. You could go with the deeper boxes if you wanted to use the table for standing, such as a Lego table. The smaller trofast boxes can fit in lengthways, one above the other, on one side, to give two compartments rather than one. We almost chose this option, but decided that a medium tray each side would work best so that each of my children could use a side at the same time if needed!
The Ikea Flisat is wipeable, and so marks and pen can be removed easily - but it isn't stain proof. As is usual with little ones, my children have penned, pencilled and stamped all over this - some came of easily, some remained.
The table is really easy to fit together following the instructions, and as with the Flisat Stools, the legs just screw on easily.
Your table will now be ready to use for lots of mark making and tuff tray activities, (or some smaller scale tuff tray activities here )but if you'd like to add some additional storage and resource options, read on....
NB: Are you looking for the exact wooden name and alphabet tracing boards seen here?
Here is a link to buy:
Adding the Skadis pegboard to the Flisat table...
When you order the pegboard (76cm width to fit with the Flisat desk), it will come with a long metal wall mount which you can see across the top of our board (below). If you wish for your board to be attached to the wall, with the table pushed up against it then this is what you will use. I didn't want the board attaching to our newly built playroom wall, and so I used these connectors to attach the board to the desk. It wasn't obvious from the ikea website information whether these would actually work, but I took a gamble and thankfully it paid off! This means that the desk, with the board, can be moved around or taken off as needed.
The wall mount proved really useful as an extra hanging tool along the top of the pegboard. It is magnetic, and a few mini bulldog clips work well as scissor hangers!
Other resources we have added to the flisat skadis desk...
Click on the images for more info, pricing, or to buy...
As you can see, the Crayola pens mentioned above are the perfect size to fit in the Flisat pots, and the name labels and washi tapes enable children to access the resources themselves by having the hanger set low down. Washi tapes are also much easier for children to tear or snip - enabling them to be successful without adult intervention..
If you are shopping at Paperchase, you can buy the coloured paper here:
Having the free flisat clips available means that children are able to hang up and display their own work when finished. Similarly with the Flisat elastics, papers and labels can easily be tucked underneath out of the way.
A previous version of the Flisat Skadis desk before supplies were replenished!
If you are interested in seeing more of our playroom, have a look at my post ' a child led playroom' here, or pop over to my instagram highlights to see all of our past 'play shelves' here.
I'd love to see your own Flisat set ups - why not join my Facebook group and share your photos?
Want some more ideas of how we have used this desk? pop over to my instagram page to see:
Love Sarah x
PS: Thinking of a tuff tray? read my complete guide to tuff trays here.
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