The Fourth of July is the biggest picnic day in the U.S. It’s the day we get together with our families, honor the founding of the country with celebratory fireworks, eat delicious food and enjoy the great outdoors. While the Fourth is when the country celebrates its independence, it’s also a time you can show […]

Today is the beginning of National Picnic Week over in the UK, and to celebrate, they are encouraging people to grab their baskets and head outside. Fewer things can be more encouraging than the chance to sit at and eat a full-sized chocolate picnic table that’s completely edible. The chocolate picnic table, which appeared at […]

All your picnic gear sitting by the door. You’ve packed the remaining picnic jars into your basket. You check the thermometer and it says a nice 80 degrees Fahrenheit, but when you open the door and step outside, it feels like you just put on a soaking wet Snuggie that someone put in the microwave. […]

We’ve all had picnics go awry at some point in our lives. One of my picnics was overcome by a gust of wind that turned every plate upside down and caused a comical chase of napkins down a hill. Another time, ants overran the picnic before I deployed some useful anti-ant techniques. But when four […]

The stereotypical picnic meal is packed away in Tupperware, but not everyone wants to conform to the standard perception of the picnic. Enter Mason jars. The Mason jar is a glass jar with a screw-on lid that was commonly used in canning preserved food like jam. They date back to the mid-19th century, but they’ve […]

When you think of picnics, you probably have the classic image of a red and white checkered blanket, a willow basket and a delicious sandwich with a salad on the side. Needless to say, this isn’t what the upper class citizens of the United Kingdom have in mind. Pippa Middleton, the famous sister of the […]

Picnic season is here in full force. The weather is warming, the landscape is growing greener and the need to get outside is at its peak. If you’re a picnicker at heart, we don’t have to tell you that part of the spirit of picnicking is reconnecting with the outdoors and embracing nature. And nothing […]