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Children's Easel Sizes and Dimensions
A children's easel is bought on four measurements, and supplier listings usually give one of them. This page puts the four together for the formats in the catalogue: the open height, the height of the drawing surface, the folded size that decides the carton, and the carton format itself. The figures are the typical trade ranges for each format; the exact number for a model is on its product page, and where the record has no figure the page says confirmed per model rather than quoting a range.
The four numbers that decide a children's easel order are open height, drawing-surface height, folded size and carton count. A tabletop board is about 30-60 cm open and folds flat; a floor easel is about 40-120 cm open with a 4-10 cm fold; a drawing board is a flat panel of 30-90 cm that may ship with a stand; an art desk is an assembled table of about 45-60 cm. Confirm the surface height against the child and the folded size against your storage before choosing a model.
At a glance
| Formats covered | tabletop easel, floor art easel, drawing board, art desk |
|---|---|
| Open height | approx. 30-60 cm tabletop, 40-120 cm floor easel |
| Drawing surface | panel sizes from about 30 x 40 cm to 45 x 60 cm on the easels |
| Fold | tabletop folds flat; floor easels fold to roughly 4-10 cm |
| Carton | single-item on floor easels; high multiples on tabletop boards |
| Basis | typical trade ranges; each model page states its own recorded figure |
Children's easel formats: what each one measures
| Format | Open height | Drawing surface | Folded size | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabletop easel | approx. 30-60 cm | 30 x 40 cm to 45 x 60 cm | folds flat, thin carton | home desk, classroom set, gift |
| Floor art easel | approx. 40-120 cm | panel up to about 45 x 60 cm | folds to roughly 4-10 cm | nursery, playroom, retail shelf |
| Drawing board | flat panel, stand optional | 30 x 40 cm to 60 x 90 cm | flat carton | classroom, waiting room, shared play |
| Art desk | table at approx. 45-60 cm | desktop drawing area | flat furniture carton | furniture retail, larger nursery |
Typical trade ranges for the formats in this catalogue, not a specification for a particular model. Each model page states its recorded numbers; missing fields are confirmed per model.
How to size an easel to a child
| Child's standing height | Working surface height | Easel format that fits |
|---|---|---|
| about 80-95 cm (2-3 years) | 30-40 cm | tabletop board, or a low floor easel |
| about 95-110 cm (3-4 years) | 40-50 cm | small floor easel with a wide base |
| about 110-125 cm (4-6 years) | 50-60 cm | floor easel, double-sided, paper roll option |
| about 125 cm and up (6-8 years) | 60 cm plus | tall floor easel or an art desk |
Surface height is the top of the drawing area, not the top of the easel frame. This table is a practical guide for range planning; the recorded surface height for each model is on its page.
How it runs
- Decide the format from the room: a table for a desk-height surface, a floor for a standing child, a wall or stand for a board.
- Take the surface height from the child's standing height, then check the open height of the model against it.
- Check the folded size against your storage and the carton against your freight plan.
- Confirm the surface combination - chalkboard, whiteboard, paper roll - against the price point you are building.
- Ask for the recorded dimensions of the shortlisted models before the sample, because catalogue ranges are not model records.
Why open height alone is not enough
- A 100 cm easel and a 100 cm easel can put the drawing surface at 45 cm or at 70 cm, depending on where the panel sits in the frame and how far the legs splay.
- The number that decides whether a child can use the easel is the surface height at the top of the panel, because that is where the arm reaches and where the drawing runs out.
- The number that decides the carton is the folded size, not the open size, and a folding easel can be 8 cm or 20 cm thick at the same height.
- The number that decides the shelf is the panel size and the weight, because a 90 cm easel is a different object in a stockroom from a tabletop board.
Where the data comes from, and what it does not cover
- The recorded figures come from the supplier specification for each model and are published on the product page; this page aggregates the typical ranges across the formats.
- Where the supplier has not recorded a measurement, the model page says confirmed per model and we ask the workshop before a quotation.
- This page does not publish a CBM or container-loading figure as fact: carton arithmetic on this site is a planning estimate, set out on the packing page.
- It also does not publish an age grading per format. Age is a claim the model record has to support, so the band is published per model rather than inferred from a size.
FAQ
What is the standard height of a children's easel?
There is no single standard, which is why the range matters more than a number. The format ranges are roughly 30-60 cm for a tabletop easel, 40-120 cm open for a floor easel, and a table height of about 45-60 cm for an art desk. Within the floor easels, the common retail sizes are around 60-70 cm for a toddler and 90-110 cm for a three to six year old. The recorded open height for a model is on its page.
How thick is a folding children's easel?
Most folding floor easels in this catalogue pack to between roughly 4 cm and 10 cm, and the tabletop boards fold flat to a few centimetres. The folded size is the number to plan a carton and a stockroom around, and it is recorded per model. Where a model page has no folded figure, the fold is confirmed per model rather than assumed from the format.
Need the size matrix for a range?
Send the age band and the shelf or room dimensions; we return the models whose recorded open, surface and folded sizes fit, with the carton data.