Hi, guys. Welcome back to my channel. In today's video, I'm going to be sharing with you some
amazing picnic hacks. Now some of you will know that I have an obsession with finding little
life hacks that make things a bit easier. And in today's video, some of the hacks are going to blow
your mind. This is also a really funny one as well that I think you're going to love. If you like it,
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But with all that said, let's get into the picnic hacks.
The first hack that I wanted to share with you is a way of making any blanket a picnic blanket.
Of course, you can buy proper ones with plastic attached to them, but if you don't have that,
you could just use something like a shower curtain or a little plastic tablecloth from a kid's party.
I always tend to hang on to stuff like that, and it would work perfect for this.
Let's just lay it down, and then put your favorite blanket on top,
and then you know that it's not going to get wet and it's also not going to get as dirty.
Next up, this hack is just such a cool one. If you have a Thermos like this, you can actually
put hot dogs into it with boiling water, and then you can have a hot lunch on your picnic. My kids
think this is the coolest thing ever. They love hotdogs anyway. But when you actually cook them,
you just need to put them into boiling water for about five minutes to warm them up. You can do
that in a Thermos and seal it, and then when you get to your lunch and you're ready to have it, you
can just get them out, and it's actually nice and warm and like a really nice hot lunch, especially
if you're going to have a picnic at like a cooler time of the year. It's just such a nice idea. Then
all you have to pack is some buns. And I actually found these mini condiments in Sainsbury's,
which were really cute. And then you can just pull your hot dog out and put it all together.
And as I said, like the boys just think that this is really cool. And I don't know, you feel like a
super organized mom for bringing this. And yeah, there's actually so many hacks that you can use
the Thermos for. Just think of like what you could put in it, like hot pasta or hot soup.
It also obviously works for cold things, so you could put ice into your Thermos on a very hot day,
and then when you get to wherever you're going, you'll have nice ice for your drinks.
Yeah, I just love this thing. And the next hack is a product
that I had to show you guys. I found this online while I was researching this video,
and it's these little stakes that you drive into the ground, and they hold a bottle of wine
and two wine glasses as well. When I saw this, I thought it was quite funny or gimmicky,
but they actually genuinely work, and it makes total sense because when you go on a picnic and
the ground is uneven, drinks are falling over all of the time, and these are so secure. They really
do work. And I thought this would actually be great if you were having like a date picnic,
just the two of you. You could bring a bottle of wine, and it's actually just a really lovely idea.
I actually quite like it. I'll link it down below. But another hack for holding drinks upright is to
bring a muffin tin. Obviously check the cups fit into them before you go. But this is also
a great idea for holding drinks upright. Of course, you could bring bottles with lids.
Then I also wanted to show you this really cool idea for packing a sandwich on your picnic because
what's easier than making loads of sandwiches for a picnic? Making one big, long sandwich. I
bought a French baguette, and I'm just going to make it up like I would normally make a sandwich
with all of our favorite fillings. And you can pack this entire thing into your picnic basket
and actually cut it up when you get there. Just remember to bring a chopping board and a knife.
And then I also saw this really cute idea to actually wrap it in greaseproof paper or baking
paper, and then use string as well. This not only looks really cute, like it looks really fancy,
but also when you're on a picnic and you're playing Frisbee or the kids are
doing cartwheels and stuff like that, it's quite good that they don't actually have to touch the
sandwich. They can actually just hold on to the greaseproof paper. And as I said, it looks really
cute. Almost looks like a bit professional, like someone's done your catering for you.
Yeah, but you can either bring the pieces like that, as I say, or pack the whole big long thing
if it will fit into your picnic basket. And when it comes to picnics, try not to
forget plates. The picnic basket that we have actually came with plates, but they're so heavy.
I'd much prefer to bring the kids' plastic plates from home or the little party plates that we have
left over from kids' parties. They're perfect. Next up, I wanted to show you how to make a
really cool salad for a picnic, and it's a way of layering it so that the leaves actually don't get
wilted. First off, you'll want to make a bit of a dressing at the bottom of a jar, like a Mason jar.
I've added in some olive oil, some lemon, some spring onions, and some salt and pepper.
And then you'll just want to start layering your salad with the most dense vegetables first.
First off, I've got in with sweet corn. Then I'm going with cherry tomatoes and bits of cucumber.
You'll also want to add like grated carrots. And then finally, at the top, you add in
the leaves that you want for your salad. And then when you get onto your picnic,
you can actually just put this out onto a plate, and because the salad has been at the top,
away from the dressing, it just works, and it all tastes like very fresh and very nice. And
then as you pour it out, the dressing kind of gets everywhere, and you can give it a
little mix around. Just a really cool hack for a salad that you can take on a picnic with you.
And I also wanted to show you a hack for covering up food while you're out and about on a picnic
so that bugs don't eat it, and it is to use a shower cap. But this is so cool, and I've always
taken shower caps from hotels because I used to love to use them on my pram wheels in the car,
so there's so many hacks for them. But covering food is a really good one.
I also wanted to show you a hack for storing small food in an egg carton. This will not only help to
protect it, but it also looks really cute. Here I'm just making up some chocolate strawberries.
I'm using my strawberry huller to take the green part off, and then I'm actually going
to fill it with melted milk chocolate that I've just literally melted in the microwave. And then
I'm going to repeat that a few times. And then we can take it on our picnic. It looks really sweet,
and then it got me thinking of all the other things you could put in an egg carton,
and it's actually just been Easter here, so I was thinking you could actually pack some
chocolate eggs or some Kinder eggs to take on your picnic to have as dessert if it's not like
too hot outside. But yeah, how cute is that? And then I also wanted to show you another
idea for packing fruit would be to make up some fruit skewers. This is great because,
again, it makes it finger food when you're out and about, so you might not have to bring a fork. You
can just bring some fruit skewers, and obviously, finger food in general is great for a picnic.
And another hack, which I have shown before, but it's definitely worth saying again,
it's how to make a bowl out of a crisp packet. Let's just open it up and folds down the top,
and then kind of push up the food from the bottom. And as you do, make it like a flat space that will
stand up. This is actually so easy to do. It also looks great. It's really good for parties as well.
And as the food gets eaten, you can just keep pushing it up and you have yourself a little bowl,
so you don't need to bring one on your picnic. Then I also wanted to show you a simple hack
that you probably already know or do. If you don't have an ice pack, you can, of course,
just freeze some bottles of water, and then they'll melt and also keep everything cold.
And then you'll have a drink when you get to your picnic. But as I said, it also works as a cooler.
And when it comes to packing things, I always bring things like wipes. Obviously,
hand sanitizer, so before they eat, so that you can wash their hands before
they eat. And I also wanted to say, don't forget a little bag for all of the rubbish.
And this is a hack on how I fold a plastic bag to make it really compact. If you flatten out the bag
and then fold it in half twice, then in little triangles, you can kind of fold it upwards.
And then when you get to the end, you can actually tuck in any plastic bag that is
left. And it's really simple to do, and it's just a really compact little triangle
that you can chuck into your handbag if you're going out or into your picnic basket like this.
And while I was researching picnic hacks, I really wanted to find an effective way of fending off
bugs from your delicious picnic food, and this seems to be the number one recommended tip for
that. It's to get a little spray bottle and fill it up with water, and then add some peppermint
essential oil so that when you get onto your picnic, you can spray this around your picnic
blanket because apparently bugs really don't like the smell of mint or peppermint, so this should
fend off things like flies or ants as well. But I'd actually love to know in the comments if you
have any tips for fending off bugs on a picnic. And then the last hack that I wanted to show you
is to keep a little checklist in your picnic basket. Every year,
when it comes back to like picnic season, I kind of forget all the things that we should pack,
so I actually printed this off, there's loads on Pinterest, and taped it into my picnic basket.
Right, so that's it for this video. I really hope you enjoyed it. Let me know in the comments below
which one was your favorite, and I'll see you in my next one. Bye, guys.