Thinking Outside the Picnic Table

 If you don’t have a picnic table or a patio set for your Pioneer weekend party, don’t worry. You can serve food outdoors in a variety of other, more creative ways.
    One of my favorite things to do is to look at an everyday item, such as an ironing board, and think of new uses for that item. The ironing board buffet is something I came up with when I didn’t have a picnic table and was looking at my options to improvise.- Ironing Board Buffet

The Ironing Board Buffet: A Creative Solution

    Your ironing board has probably been restricted to just the task of ironing in the past, but you don’t need to limit its uses. It can also serve as a portable buffet or a table for equipment when you’re barbecuing. Place the ironing board on a level, solid surface and check to make sure it’s secure. To make the board more stable, place bricks or bags of sand on its legs. Then drape a tablecloth or oil cloth over the board, and it’s ready for any outdoor serving ideas you can think of. For those of you who are a bit more ambitious, you can make a table drape with pockets to hold all of the utensils. This can be simply sewn and puts all of the utensils at your guests’ fingertips. Whether you need more table room, a serving table, or a fun way to spice up your Pioneer weekend party, the ironing board buffet will work for you. It is easy and takes about two minutes to set up.