Guest Picks: A Late Summer Picnic
These picnic boxes are perfect if you decide to head out last minute and want your picnic to be a bit more stylish and fun than traditional. I would love it if a guy arrived on my doorstep with one of these.
Obviously, not everything will fit in the picnic basket. These bags would be wonderful for some larger items, like warm baguettes.
If I'm lucky, I'm picnicking in a field full of wild flowers. I'd use this basket to bring some home with me — or maybe I'd truly get lucky and find some apples to pick.
This is one of the easiest ways I've ever seen to transport coffee and tea for two. And really, coffee and tea are necessities for an early morning breakfast picnic.
If my outdoor on-the-move soiree grew larger than my picnic basket could handle, I would definitely employ this bamboo utensil set. It's lightweight, compostable, and biodegradable.
I think this would be my ideal picnic blanket with its muted colors and beautiful floral patterns. I can just see myself lounging on this with a good book in hand.
No picnic is complete without some cute decorations, and I think this bunting captures the picnic vibe quite well. Not to mention, it'd be adorable dancing in the breeze.
This is a brilliant way to organize utensils and napkins to keep them from getting lost at the bottom of a picnic basket or bag. (And it's available in so many different colors and patterns too!)
On any sunny day, I need to find a good spot of shade. This umbrella would be sure to provide it as I enjoy my picnic lunch.
Sometimes a picnic calls for champagne or wine... or both. I hate discovering I've left the corkscrew at home, so I'd grab one (even if it's a cheap one) and toss it in the picnic basket to stay. This one is so beautiful and traditional.
I will admit that I've been to more than one picnic that made me wish I had a table — especially when local wildlife won't leave you alone. This table would be a perfect place to store food and give you more room on the blanket.
This container is a great way to get your pie to the picnic without a disaster. (I've been there before.) And once you're there, that lid will help keep pests away.
If there are kids at the picnic, this Bento Buddy will be such a treat for them. You can package the adult food separately and bring one of these for each child with kid-appropriate food.
Whether it's cheese or fruit, it's so handy to have a paring knife nearby on any picnic. And in so many colors, you could get one that matches your picnic blanket.
If you're bringing a paring knife, you'll need a cutting board. It's a safety thing — and I would use it as an impromptu plate to serve the fruit on once you finish with it.
This one might seem a bit out of left-field, but yes, bring a telescope on your picnic. There are some great dark sky locations around the world, and what could be better than a late afternoon picnic that leads into an evening of stargazing?
I would use this lovely, very traditional basket for apple picking (who wouldn't want to picnic in a grove of fruit trees?), or for just transporting a few extra items.
This solar-powered radio would be a wonderful way to add some music to your afternoon picnic party, and I really love that it would blend right into the green scenery. Next: More guest blogger product picks
Traditional red and white checkered inside, plus all the utensils you need for a picnic for two. I would definitely take this to the park and have an afternoon snack with a friend.
Q