Season 3: week 4 - Summer Picnic - vote for your favorite

Pull-a-Picnic Wagon

This summer we will be walking to the park for our picnics in comfort and style.

And grinning from ear to ear knowing our adorable blue wagon was made from our old recalled crib panels.



Besides being stinkin' cute, it is highly functional.
When it's not being used to haul the kiddos and picnic necessities, it can serve as a portable crib for the baby who needs naps several times throughout the day. That means no more need to rush home from our summer activities. And with all the comfy pillows, it's the perfect place to kick up your feet and relax.


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Picnic Bag

I love picnics, everything about them. Needless to say I was really excited when I saw this week's theme. As I was trying to think of something to make my mind kept coming back to something to hold the plates, utensils and glasses because it seems like the picnic basket itself is always too full of food. I know they sell backpack things already stocked with everything you could ever need for a picnic and more, but one, I think those things are a bit tacky, and two, they are definitely a bit of an overkill. I don't know about you, but I have NEVER needed champagne glasses on a picnic. So I made this picnic bag designed specifically to hold the plates, utensils, napkins, and glasses.

Everything has it's own spot and is easy to find. There is even room to fold up the blanket and stick it right in the middle. Plus it is so cute, I just adore this fabric.

Now I am more than ready for our next picnic.


Picnic Play Mat

Picnic season is upon us, but what do you do with a baby who wants to put her fingers in the potato salad, squish the watermelon chunks and suck on the salad forks? Put her on her Picnic Play Mat!

I made this a circle because that's how babies play before they learn to crawl. And baby has 8 different activity blocks and three loops in the center for added, changeable toys so she'll never ever get bored.

This play mat is a generous size. It's 42 inches straight across the middle. And it's totally washable. I mean, barf is a part of life for the under 1 year old demographic, so the entire thing has got to be able to be thrown into the wash (but not the drier...don't press your luck!).

And when you're done, the entire thing folds up and velcros closed to store away until the next Summer picnic...which is next weekend, right?