DIY Kitchen Stool Helper

Our son has always been fascinated with how we make food. His favorite book, Stir Crack Whisk Bake, gets him involved in making cupcakes. From measuring to pouring to setting the timer, the book is very interactive. When he’s in the kitchen with us, Liam loves to help measure and then sets up the timer via Alexa. I love that he loves to participate, but he needed a more stable set up. To create a safer environment, I enlisted the help of my dad to build this DIY kitchen stool.

Before we built this stool, I used to hold Liam on one of our counter stools. Whenever I needed to grab something from the cabinet, I’d put him on the floor, run to the cabinet, and then pick him back up. After a dozen times of doing that, I started to look for safer things to buy so Liam could continue to help me in the kitchen. The problem was I didn’t like anything I looked at.

Kitchen Stool Helper

All of the options were expensive and ugly. Then I found this DIY guide to building a kitchen stool. I thought I could do it by myself, but it required a toolbox of things I did not have. So I called up my dad and talked through building the stool. I knew he’d want to help me and I am so happy I asked because I let him manage the cut list and this way all I needed to do was show up and help.

We built this over a weekend at my parents’ house. On this project, I stained the steps and painted everywhere else. We even hammered in protective plastic feet so Liam could easily push it across the floor. It took longer to build than I expected, but I had a lot of fun building this with my dad. I know he loved being able to do something for his grandson, too. It’s a sturdy stool that will last us for years, maybe generations!