The Best Picnic Ideas for Kids – Picnic Month

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Why imaginative play is Important for your child

Play is how children learn and experts agree that imaginative play is an important part of your child’s cognitive development. Make-believe play gives children different scenarios to practise a wide range of skills through play, including fine motor skills, communication, problem-solving, and empathy.

Because pretend play allows children’s imaginations to roam free, the opportunities for imaginative play are limitless. The New Sprouts® range from educational toys company Learning Resources® offers a wide range of pretend play toys ideal for a learning environment or playing home. Made from durable materials, they’re easy for little hands to hold and use, and easy to clean.

Looking for ideas to encourage imaginative play? Try a make-believe picnic. Setting up a pretend play picnic is quick and easy to do and can be done indoors or outdoors. Grab a rug, lay it on the ground, and you’re ready to start the make-believe picnic.

Incorporate pretend food like New Sprouts® Garden Fresh Salad Set from Learning Resources ® and encourage your child to serve up bowlfuls of pretend play fun! The Garden Fresh Salad Set is also a fun way to introduce learning about healthy food choices through play. Use the pieces to engage your child in learning about the different ingredients, and you’ll be boosting their vocabulary and communication skills along the way.

There are so many ways to play and learn with Learning Resources. Visit the Learning Resources blog for free ideas, activity sheets, and more.

Dr Zigs Bubbles – Picnic Ideas for Kids

At Dr Zigs, sustainability matters.  It is a way of life. Our products are made from non-toxic, cruelty free, vegan, and ethically sourced ingredients. We do our absolute best to package them in eco-friendly packaging that can be recycled, refilled, and or repurposed.

We would like to highlight three products which would be prefect for picnics, making three different types of Bubbles!

Firstly, the classic way to make Giant Bubbles – our Travel Kit. This Giant Bubble Kit is small enough to fit in your pocket but can still be used to make amazing Giant Bubbles! The Bubble wands are made from sustainably sourced FSC-approved wood, and the rope is 100% untreated cotton.

https://drzigs.com/products/mini-bubble-kit

Secondly, making Mini Bubbles is just as fun as Giant Bubbles! Our Mini Bubble Kit has a mini wand made out of not plastic, but sustainably sourced bamboo and cotton. This kit comes with scented Bubble Mix too!

https://drzigs.com/products/giant-bubble-travel-kit

Finally our NEW Bubble Pollinator Kit is all about combining play and learning! The educational toy gets kids out in the garden and interacting with nature. Learn all about pollination, and how you can support our natural pollinators, whilst giving a helping-hand with pollinating Bubbles!

https://drzigs.com/products/bubble-pollinator-kit

All three of these Bubble Kits are part of our flatpack range, fitting into a small form-factor box, making them easy to carry, and perfect for posting. They fit straight through your letterbox, so no need to stay at home to wait for post!

Use the exclusive discount code CLUBHUBBUBBLES to get 10% off your order from drzigs.com.

Lunchboxes with Elephant Box

Tough lightweight & versatile; Elephant Box lunchboxes are made for days spent outdoors.

Non Toxic | Durable | Plastic-free | Dishwasher Safe | Stainless Steel | Leakproof

Simple, reliable & built with premium grade steel, you can trust your Elephant Box kit to make picnics in the park or halfway up Snowden even better! Kids love our friendly Elephant logo and the shiny finish on our our lunchboxes and parents love that our products are non-toxic and at the end of the day can be thrown in the dishwasher!

Whatever you get up to this summer enjoy the adventure with Elephant Box.

Buy now: https://elephantbox.co.uk/collections/outdoor

gofindit with The Sensory Trust

gofindit is the original scavenger hunt card game that uses all your senses. It is a natural outdoor game that helps children to connect with and learn about nature through hands-on, sensory play. gofindit consists of 33 uniquely designed cards in a small drawstring bag. The cards represent different sensations and sensory characteristics you can find in nature, the words are supported by images so that everyone can play.

This travel game is a perfect companion to any outdoor trip, it fits easily and neatly into a pocket and can be taken anywhere. gofindit develops a curiosity about the natural world through hands-on sensory exploration. A game can last from 2 mins to the whole day. You set the pace, the level and the environment then ready set go!

Play collaboratively or go solo. gofindit is the perfect game for picnics, family walks and camping trips.

Created by the charity Sensory Trust, gofindit was born out of a desire to help children connect with nature and the outdoors, in a fun and multisensory way. All profits go straight back into the Trust’s charitable work helping people of all abilities get outdoors and benefit from nature.

Available from Amazon www.amazon.co.uk/gofindit  and our Sensory Trust shop https://www.sensorytrustshop.org.uk/products/gofindit

PACMAT^® Picnic Blankets

Inspired by family life and a love of the outdoors.

Lightweight | Compact | Waterproof | Washable | Durable | Made in Britain | Recycled

A light, easy to carry, comfortable to sit on, easy to wash waterproof PACMAT® picnic blanket. So compact you won’t think twice about popping it in your bag, ready for any day out. Ideal for picnic walks, beach days or just lounging in the local park.

Available in various sizes from a one person Patch to a supersized XXL big enough for the whole family..

Features:

• Waterproof Polyester base 10,000 mm Hydrostatic Head
• Soft feel Polyester fabric top
• Embroidered button holes for pegging down (pegs not included)
• Mesh stuff sack
• Recycled fabric
• Made in Britain

Here are our favourite designs to get the kids having fun out and about:

• Nature Trail
• Beachcomber
• Snakes & Ladders
• Animal Alphabet
• Maps

And to get your started with picnic games we’ve developed FREE Pocket Pals to download and print out to take out with you and your PACMAT on your outdoor adventures. 

Toast ‘N’ Dip Kits – Picnic Ideas for Kids

Toast’d Marshmallow Toast ’N’ Dip kits are perfect for Summer Picnics and a fab way to add some fun to any Picnic, whether it’s in the garden, the park on the beach or anywhere else your adventure takes you. Our kits come in 3 Sizes to suit every family size and shape.

The kids will love the excitement of being able to Toast their own Marshmallows, dip them in yummy Belgian Chocolate and then Coloured Sprinkles! Toasting Marshmallows together on a Picnic is a perfect way to enjoy the Summer, creating memories, having fun oh and entertaining the kids with something new and unique at the same time.

The range includes;

• Summer Kits – which include a Family Fun Activitiy sheet which includes a quiz, jokes, tongue Twisters and a Limited Edition Sticker set
• S’Mores Kits – What say’s summer more than S’mores – the classic American Camp Out Treat.
• All our Kits are 100% Plastic Free! Why? Because it Matters.  Why not celebrate Plastic Free July with a family treat that doesn’t cost the Earth!

Checkout the full range at www.toast-d.co.uk and @TOASTDKITS on Instagram & Facebook for inspiration