With Summer here and beautiful weather finally in London, Kensington Mums shares top tips to plan a picnic with your friends and family. Its all about eating yummy food, and enjoying a beach or some lovely green space with great company.
So how can you create a perfect picnic this summer?
The first thing is to find the perfect spot, have you scouted the area you want to visit to find your perfect picnic plot? Some of our favourite parks are here.Â
Once the location is sorted the two essential things you will need is a picnic blanket, and something to store your food and drink in.
The rest of purely up to your desire! Will you bring your own chairs, toys for the children maybe a pop up tent or parasol..this will depend on your own preference.
Essential items to bring for a picnicÂ
- Picnic hamper, backpack or cool bag
- Picnic blanket
- Reusable cutlery sets
- Ice packs
- Reusable containers
- Suncream and hats
Ideas for a family picnic
Do you go for the classic sandwich, and fill different ones for all the members of the family, favourites in our house are turkey & coleslaw combos and the classic Tuna Sandwich. Or do you find cucumber sandwiches a favourite? We always like to make a fresh salad filled with delicious vegetables and maybe a pasta salad too.
Check our some lovely recipes here for a bit of inspiration. Some other delicious portable snacks are chicken drumsticks, scotch eggs, mini sausages, sausage rolls and pies. This granola ball recipe is also a great one to try for your picnic basket. In case you have no time to plan for the picnic, we also love a good sushi, easy and you can buy it from the high street on the way to the park.
We always bring some toys with for the children so we can use the time to relax, our favourite outdoor games are football, frisbee, and some outdoor speakers to add to the atmosphere!
The English weather is always unpredictable so make sure you check the weather if it’s a great day weather wise, cover bases with a parasol, sun cream and sun hats and with the little ones in tow wet wipes and bin bags are always needed. Whenever possible try to being re-usable plates and cutlery its a great way to reduce plastic usage. You can read our top tips here on 25 ways to reduce plastic.
We hope you head out with a picnic soon and make some lovely memories with your children.
