'a picnic' or 'picnicking'

[Anonymous]

I want to say, "I'm looking forward to a picnic this weekend."
But, some other said, "I'm looking forward to picnicking this weekend."
The latter sounds quite strange to me, but in a dictionary, it might sound
good. Does it sound natural to you?

Always appreciate your help.

 

[Tdol]

We can use it as a verb, but not very often, so the first example sounds more natural to me. ;-)