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Want to savour the summer? A picnic is the perfect way to embrace the season! From the carefully curated summer playlist to the copious amounts of yummy finger food and drinks you’ll have for the family. Here are some helpful tips so you can have a stress free, fun, and fresh picnic to enjoy on a sunny day!
1. Hack 1: We aren’t BLUFFIN’, bring along a MUFFIN tin
A muffin tin will become you next essential picnic item! Use them for serving snacks on your next picnic party. These pans are the perfect size for serving finger foods such as veggies and dip to dried fruit and nuts! Also, if you are having trouble setting your drinks down on the bumpy grass a muffin tin is the perfect cup holder. Pop it into the middle of the blanket so everyone can use it.
2. Hack 2: Stop insects taking a dip in your drink!
Keep the bugs away! Trust us when we say this is a picnic hack you can’t live without. Flip your cupcake liner upside down, pop a hole in the middle for your straw and these make the perfect drink lids. No more creepy crawlers buzzing around your drinks trying to get a taste. At your picnic you’ll be the only one sipping from your drink.
3. Don’t forget your shower curtain?!
If you live in Britain this will be your favourite picnic hack! British Summer as we are all aware is unpredictable! Buy a cheap plastic shower curtain to lay down before you place your blanket on top. This stops those unfortunate moments when you throw down your blanket thinking you have the perfect spot to realise the grass is wet, and you have a damp blanket and shorts.
4. Get amped!
Want to pump up the picnic party but forget your speaker? Don’t worry before you run off to the nearest store to grab a speaker try this hack. Place your phone in a glass cup (it acts as an echo chamber). Just press play on your summer party playlist and listen to your favourite tunes!
5. Calling the Shots!
Tired of the countless Tupperware boxes you need when you go out for a picnic? Easy to grab snacks are a perfect item for your picnic party. Our SHOTS are the perfect snack that is handy in size and takes up minimal space in your bag. They will also help you avoid those sticky fingers that you get from fresh fruit and ice lollies whilst still being an indulgent snack for you to eat.
Picnic Ideas This Summer
In the month of June, Whitworths are celebrating a #SummerOfGoodness now that we are all free to be outdoors – and what better way to do this than to have a picnic! Whatever you get up to this summer, you always want to have some delicious snacks to hand, and to get yours look no further than our online shop.