Innovative Ideas on How to Use a Picnic Blanket

Gone are the days when picnic blankets are but anything that you can get from your fabric closet. They were usually the plain old sheets that you are ready to throw away. If upon reaching home you found out that the blanket will give you a hard time washing it, it will surely find itself inside the bin the next day.

With the picnic blankets nowadays, that may not be the case. They are waterproof and readily machine-washable. When you choose the right blanket, it may be used in many other ways other than sitting on it and displaying our wares during a picnic.

With a waterproof and easy-to-wash picnic blanket, a lot of innovative ways to use it can spring out. Here are some ways on how to use your picnic blanket other than during a picnic.

As a Floor Mat

Do you have children at home? Having a picnic blanket will surely help in keeping your floor dry and clean from liquid spills. This can be extra helpful when you have a carpet flooring. Because picnic blankets are waterproof, liquid will be prevented from getting the floor wet. Your children will also be protected from slips because of a wet floor.

Using your picnic blanket as a floor mat at times when your children are playing can also mean you are avoiding a heavy workload the next day of cleaning your floor from smudges and stains. Picnic blankets are easy to machine wash. You can just air dry it and it is ready for use again.

As a Shade from the Rain

If you have an extra picnic blanket, you should tag it along when you are going to a picnic. In case there is a downpour, you can just tie a string and make a shade. It is also a good idea to put your picnic blanket at the back of your pickup car. Extra passengers at the open portion of your car can use it when rain comes.

As Additional Pad in a Sleeping Tent

Even if your sleeping tent has a pad, the ground can become so cold especially if it rained during the night. It may be very uncomfortable sleeping even if you are using a sleeping bag. So that you will not feel the damp and cold ground, spread your picnic blanket on top of the pad and you will surely sleep tight.…