Stylish & Useful Picnic Accessories
Summer’s in full swing, and that means it’s time to channel your inner coastal chic and take the party outside. Whether you’re picnicking in the park, beach-bound with your girlfriends, or spreading out a blanket in your backyard with rosé in hand, the key to a successful summer picnic is this: effortless style meets practical comfort. And luckily, you don’t have to sacrifice one for the other.
Every year, we have a “picnic in a new park” on our summer bucket list. Our very first picnic several years ago was a half-hazard culmination of throwing a bunch of random things into plastic grocery store bags and dumping it all out on a random blanket that I brought home from Mexico about 20 years ago. Instagram-worthy picnic look? I think not! But over the years, I’ve started to collect some super cute, stylish, and chic items to make up the perfect photo-worthy picnic. We don’t picnic all that often as we have a private backyard with a deck and great dining table so a lot of our al fresco dining happens in our backyard. However, for those of you who live in a big city and parks provide that much-needed access to dining amidst nature, having the best picnic gear makes life a lot easier (and more organized) when you get ready to pack everything up.
Here’s everything I love and think you need to host (or attend) a picnic that looks as good as it feels and is Instagrammable, comfortable, and oh-so-pretty.
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Picnic Basket Backpack
This is so convenient for carrying as it’s an insulated backpack. It comes with supplies for two, a wine holder, a blanket, and insulated cooler compartments to store your cold items. This would also make a great wedding gift!
Picnic Basket for 4
Want something a little more traditional and romantic looking? This is a great option for four people going on a picnic. It includes cutlery, plates, wineglasses, and a waterproof mat. This, too, is insulated to keep everything at its proper temperature. The perfect vintage choice for a stylish picnic basket
Foldable Double Layer Waterproof Picnic Blanket
This picnic blanket boasts a fun, boho, and playful style unlike the typical and standard picnic blankets. The top layer is like a cozy blanket with the bottom layer serving as a waterproof mat to keep you nice and dry on any wetter grass/seating areas.
Waterproof Picnic Blanket
Want a picnic blanket with a little more coastal cool vibe? This stripe waterproof offering is so cute and yet very practical.
Portable Picnic Table
We attended our local “concert in the park” last night and brought a picnic with us. My husband said about 4x how he wished that we had a table to set our food. This portable picnic table is a good option if you’re particularly concerned about ants or prefer not to have food directly on the ground. Also good to set the food up a bit if you’ve brought chairs to sit in.
Leaf and Grain Charcuterie Board Set
This extra-large charcuterie board is great to make your favorite snack board. It’s a bamboo design with built-in accessories, it’s perfect to take all your favorite cheeses, fruits, crackers and other snacks to any picnic!
Zoku Pocket Utensil Set
This compact pocket utensil set is ideal for keeping each person’s utensils organized within your picnic basket
Snackle Box
I love these snackle boxes! I have two of them and use them for everything from school events to the beach to picnics. A perfect way to pack up a variety of snacks and the lid keeps it all bug-free.
Mesh Food Tent Covers (Pack of 6)
What’s worse than flies and other bugs landing on the food at your picnic? These mesh food cover tents are a genius way to keep any pesky pests off your delicious nibbles.
Corksicle x Rifle Paper Co. Stemless Insulated Wine Glass Tumbler
This will keep your wine cold up to 6 hours for all you long-haul picnic goers. What a pretty way to sip your wine.
Large Salad Bowl with Lid
The easiest (and cutest) way to transport your salad and the utensils needed for your picnic is with this portable salad bowl.
Vinglace Wine Bottle Chiller
Picnics are the perfect place to bring that crisp bottle of Rose and this wine bottle chiller is perfect for keeping that lovely wine chilled!
Corksicle Beverage Bucket Cooler Bag
Not going the wine route for your picnic and want to bring some sodas and water bottles? This bucket cooler bag is the chicest ice bucket you’ll ever see at a picnic!
Wicker Utensil & Condiment Caddy
A great way to organize your condiments and utensils while looking adorable on your picnic table.
Pimpernel Botanic Garden Sandwich Tray
A chic and stylish way to arrange your picnic sandwiches. This sturdy tray is made of melamine, which is excellent for any outdoor gathering or picnic.
Dosmix Retro Bluetooth Speaker
Pair this with the adorable vintage picnic basket and gingham picnic blanket, and you’ll have a whole retro look going with this Bluetooth speaker. What picnic is complete without music?
Floor Pillow
This large floor pillow will make sitting in the park so much more comfortable
Stackable 3-Layer Container
This stackable 3-Layer Container allows for three different dishes (or snacks) and is a portable and stylish way to transport your food.
Printed Floral Blue Napkins
Cloth napkins elevate any dining experience, not to mention they are so much better for the environment than paper napkins (plus they don’t blow away as easily as paper).
Melamine Plates
Again, having something more substantial than paper products can really make your picnic seem that much more luxe and chic. These melamine plates are really cute and playful. When I take them on my picnic, I bring along wet wipes and wipe them all down after people have eaten to make them easier to pack up.
Wicker Paper Plate Holders
If you don’t want to deal with hauling around actual plates and prefer to use paper, at least jazz it up a bit with these wicker paper plate holders.
If you’re into bbq’ing and cookouts as much as picnics, check out my latest blog post for the BBQ must-haves!
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