Crafting With Kids: Ideas For New Parents

If you have season tickets to your local college or professional football team and you enjoy tailgating before each game with friends, you may be always looking for new ways to augment the tailgating experience. Fortunately, there are many ways of doing so — including looking at the quality of the accessories that you pack up and take to the stadium with you. If you have some inexpensive accessories now, you may want to talk to a local woodworker to have him or her build you some wooden replacements. These additions can add style to your tailgating setup and make you the envy of the parking lot. Here are some options that may appeal to you.

Cornhole

Cornhole is one of the most popular tailgating games today, given its simplicity and the addictive and competitive nature of the game. If you have cheap, store-bought cornhole target boards now, it may be time to upgrade them. A woodworker can produce custom cornhole target boards to meet your specifications. For example, if you want certain sizes or perhaps even want the name of your favorite football team stenciled onto the boards, your woodworking professional can do this for you. You'll end up with boards that you'll use indefinitely in the seasons ahead.

Table

No tailgating setup is complete without a sturdy table that you and your guests can use for preparing food, sitting at to eat, and more. If you use a flimsy plastic table now, you may favor the idea of something that is sturdier and that looks better. Many woodworkers have experience with tables, and this can be a fun challenge for the person you hire. Unlike a standard table, your tailgating table will need to be one that folds so that it's easy to transport. You can talk with your woodworker about your size and design specifications and then let him or her work some magic in the wood shop.

Benches

At tailgating events, people often stand to eat or sit on the tailgate of their truck. These two options can certainly work, but they may not be as comfortable as you'd like. Another project to discuss with your woodworking professional is to build a couple of benches that you can use to accommodate people in your group. Benches can slide easily into the bed of a pickup truck, making them easy to transport. A pair of benches placed at the edges of your tailgating space can also help to delineate it from the space of those who are tailgating around you.

For more information, contact a professional in your area with experience with custom wood shapings.