Babies & Kids Blog » Outdoor Fun: Picnic Game Table

Here is a great arts & crafts idea for your & your children from FamilyFun.com.  Take an ordinary picnic table and turn it into hours of fun! 

What you need:

- A small, unfinished picnic table
- Pencil and ruler
- Acrylic latex enamel paint
- Paintbrushes
- Square-shaped sponge (optional)
- Polyurethane

Directions:

1. Using a pencil and ruler, draw a design on the tabletop. We’ve included a checkerboard, a backgammon board, a sun, letters of the alphabet and numbers from zero to 20.

2. Once you are happy with the design, paint it on.

3. Paint the benches as you wish. We sponge-painted squares around geometric shapes.

4. Protect the table and benches with five coats of polyurethane (a parent’s job).