Kids' Wooden Easels & Boards · 5 models
Tabletop Easels for Children — Small Wooden Desktop Boards
Tabletop easels are the low-carton entry to the children's line. They sit on a table or a floor at roughly 30-60 cm, fold flat in one movement and ship in a carton small enough for a gift shelf or a classroom order. Most are a single panel with two folding legs and a stop; some carry a second panel for two children, and a few add a small tray for chalk and pens.
For a trade buyer this group does the volume work. The unit is cheap to make, the carton is small, and the multiples per carton are high, which makes it the model a buyer uses to fill a mixed order or to hit a promotional price point without touching the floor easels. The specification that matters is the panel size, the angle it holds and whether the legs lock - a tabletop easel that slides flat under a two-year-old's hand is a returns problem, not a design detail.
Typical range
| Panel size | typically 30 x 40 cm to 45 x 60 cm; stated per model |
|---|---|
| Open height | roughly 30-60 cm when standing on a table |
| Fold | flat-folding legs; folded thickness per model |
| Surface | chalkboard, whiteboard or double-sided; per model |
| Carton | multiples per carton; count stated per model |
| MOQ | quoted per model, usually lower than the floor easels |
What buyers check first
- Check the panel size in centimetres, not by photograph: a 30 x 40 cm panel and a 40 x 50 cm panel look similar online and take different cartons.
- Confirm the legs lock or hold their angle. A friction fit is cheaper and works on a table; a school or nursery buyer will ask for a lock.
- Ask for the folded thickness and the units per carton, because this group is bought by the carton rather than by the unit.
- Check the surface: single chalkboard, single whiteboard or double-sided. At this size the single-sided model is often the value option.
5 models
Sorted by completeness of the model record
Kids Tabletop Wooden Table Easel with Folding Frame
Kids Desktop Wooden Table Easel with Folding Frame and Drawing Surface
Kids Desktop Wooden Drawing Board with Folding Frame
Kids Tabletop Wooden Art Easel with Drawing Surface
Kids Tabletop Wooden Drawing Board with Folding Frame
FAQ — Tabletop Easels
Are tabletop easels suitable for classrooms?
They are the usual classroom format because a set folds flat into a cupboard and can be put out on a table. A classroom buyer should ask for the locking leg and the panel size first, then the carton count, because a set of twenty has to be stored between lessons. The models in this group are wood with a coated or painted panel; a teacher will expect them to survive a school year of daily use, so check the hinge and the leg stop rather than the paint.
What size tabletop easel should I stock?
Two sizes cover most of the market: a small board of roughly 30 x 40 cm for a toddler or a desk, and a larger board around 40 x 50 cm for a child of five or six. The small one is the gift and classroom size; the larger one is the home size. Stocking both is normal, and the carton multiples on the small model are usually high enough to make it the volume line. The exact panel dimensions are on each model page.
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