How to make a picnic table for your Backyard

With the summer season here this picnic table will be perfect for children’s activities.

Here is a you tube video with instructions on how to build it. It is very detailed. I plan to make one for out backyard patio area.

Picnics add to family memories. I remember when my father built one for a large picnic we were going to have when our cousins visited from Florida. He made it from old barn board for the barn that used to stand on the property across the road. We had that table for many years.

It was so heavy from using old barn wood that you had to move it using a tractor. At least it never flipped over.

Hopefully this how to video will help you make a picnic table that will add to your backyard activities.

Picnic table tips:

1. Make sure the table is level.
2. If your picnic table tends to want to tip over place weights on the legs to hold it in place.
3. Check to see if the wood is smooth and that there are no slivers that will hurt people.
4. Seat covers are helpful when using the table of several hours.Cover the picnic table in the winter or during bad storms.
5. Add a weather protection seal to the picnic table every few year to help preserve the wood.
6. Those plastic table cloth covers you can buy for a few dollars work great for children’s activities and picnic where you don’t want to spend a lot of time cleaning up after the party is done.

With care, a picnic table will last for years.