It’s not nice to be bored during the festive season, so why not plan a picnic with friends. 

Here are a few ideas on how to prepare for the picnic:

• Consider packing two containers – a picnic basket for tableware and non-perishable items, and a cooler for cold food and beverages.
• Pack your basket in reverse order to make it easy to get at the items you need when you arrive at your picnic site. Place non-perishable food on the bottom, then serving items and tableware, and finally the tablecloth on top.
• No basket? No worries! Load your goodies into a sturdy cardboard box, plastic bin or even a backpack.
• If you’re feeding a lot of people, bring two coolers. Since frequent opening of a cooler allows the cool air to escape, use one for frequently-used items such as beverages. Use the second cooler for perishable foods like meats and salads.
• Closely estimate how much food your group will eat to avoid leftovers. Unless they can be kept very cold or very hot, leftovers of perishable items should be thrown away.
• Save extra condiment packets from fast-food restaurants to bring along on your picnic – the packs are ideal for easy outdoor meals.
• Bring along plastic bags to cart home dirty dishes and silverware, and for garbage in case there are no rubbish bins at the picnic site.

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