Picnic Blanket Station Ideas for Food, Drink, and Activities

Encourage guests to bring their creative best to this party with unique picnic blanket spreads that include Cold Soups, Patriotic Desserts, Red and Blue Sodas, and some fun Labor Day crafts. 

Food Station Ideas

Kid's Favorites - Keep the kids happy with PB&J sandwiches cut into star shapes using a cookie cutter. Have a nice variety of snacks of hand such as goldfish crackers, chips, and pretzels that the kids can munch on throughout the day.

Cold Soups - Serve cold soups in small disposable cups such as this delicious Cucumber Soup recipe or a Cold Tomato Soup.

Sensational Salads - Give store-bought pasta salad a patriotic touch by using a mini star cookie cutter to make red pepper stars. Include picnic favorites such as a potato salad and green salad, or go gourmet with a Cold Risotto Primavera Salad.

Build Your Own Sandwich - Set up platters of deli meats, cheese, breads, and spreads for all to make their own sandwiches.

Watermelon Stand - Fill a patriotic themed tub with ice and watermelon wedges.

Drink Station Ideas

Watering Hole - A big tub of individual bottled waters is a must at any outdoor event.

Lemonade Stand - In keeping with the theme, this would be more of a lemonade spread than a stand. Provide a cooler of lemonade and dress up drinks with frozen strawberries to keep them cool.

Red and Blue Soda - Fill a large zinc tub with ice and red and blue sodas for a holiday thirst quencher.

Activity Station Ideas

Design a Kite - Provide blank kites for the kids to decorate with red, white, and blue markers. If the wind kicks up, fly them!

Sand Box - Create a beach scene at the picnic with a couple of bags of sand on a large blanket along with pails, shovels, and sand toys.

Outdoor Games - Bring favorite outdoor games and sports items such as a Frisbee and soccer ball.