I took a different approach, which has worked (so far).
We have a 22 month old, and I bought him an old Kenwood direct drive that he can play with all he wants (not plugged in), it's just sitting on the floor in his play space and he has his own little library of records that he can chew, dance on, or spin - it's up to him. He gets excited when I bring him a new record too! Once he's old enough I'll see if the table will still work so he can really use it, but for now, it definitely keeps the heat off mine.
We have a 22 month old, and I bought him an old Kenwood direct drive that he can play with all he wants (not plugged in), it's just sitting on the floor in his play space and he has his own little library of records that he can chew, dance on, or spin - it's up to him. He gets excited when I bring him a new record too! Once he's old enough I'll see if the table will still work so he can really use it, but for now, it definitely keeps the heat off mine.