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I am looking into buying a picnic set so I can use it for car camping. I am trying to decide if it is worth it or should I just pack a bunch of my own and put it in a sack. I like the idea of having a carrier, of keeping all the cutlery and stuff in one place, and I like having all that set aside just for camping.
Anyone have any thoughts?
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Looks nice at Henley with a straw boater....Luton Boater I should say....and a nice tartan or gingham cloth on the ground.
Otherwise just pack you own stuff. It's a lot more convenient, a lot cheaper, and you pack what you want instead of taking everything with you every time.
There's good kit around for outdoor eating. Far removed from the days of enamel mugs and plates, and good enough to use at home.
Lovely stuff around now.
Nice designs and lots of choice, so just get what you need or want.
I've been camping, walking and cycling, most of my life but for visiting my family we go on differently.
Luxury stuff. In a car....hehe.
We do a lot of long car trips all over UK, and to be quite honest a decent cardboard box or a couple of carrier bags does a better job than a wicker basket. You can use large sandwich bags or white bin liners for wrapping and keeping things seperate, and take a square or oblong bowl for washing up even and put the box in it. We do.
And you can chuck the boxes and bags if they get spoiled or worn.
More free ones available anytime.
Have a good time.
Eating al fresco is OK...well Al didn't think so till we told him what it meant...
....have fun.
Looks nice at Henley with a straw boater....Luton Boater I should say....and a nice tartan or gingham cloth on the ground.
Otherwise just pack you own stuff. It's a lot more convenient, a lot cheaper, and you pack what you want instead of taking everything with you every time.
There's good kit around for outdoor eating. Far removed from the days of enamel mugs and plates, and good enough to use at home.
Lovely stuff around now.
Nice designs and lots of choice, so just get what you need or want.
I've been camping, walking and cycling, most of my life but for visiting my family we go on differently.
Luxury stuff. In a car....hehe.
We do a lot of long car trips all over UK, and to be quite honest a decent cardboard box or a couple of carrier bags does a better job than a wicker basket. You can use large sandwich bags or white bin liners for wrapping and keeping things seperate, and take a square or oblong bowl for washing up even and put the box in it. We do.
And you can chuck the boxes and bags if they get spoiled or worn.
More free ones available anytime.
Have a good time.
Eating al fresco is OK...well Al didn't think so till we told him what it meant...
....have fun.
How do you introduce silver ware and plates?
~Lil' MaMA
My daughter is 1 years old and I gave her a bowl today and she did exactly what I thought she would do. She took the bowl and dumped it in her lap. she thought it was funny.
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Suction bowls!! And suction cutlery. I got this set:
http://www.bloomingmarvellous.co.uk/product.aspx?CategoryID=practicalproducts&ProductID=81711&language=en-GB
It was well worth it as it really clings on. Some of the cheaper ones you can buy in the supermarket aren't so great so I recommend getting this one despite the price as it worked for us for months. I started her on it at a year or so and I don't think I gave her a bowl without suction till she was well over 2 years. It's not just the mess that's a problem, it's the food wastage I couldn't stand. To have an entire dinner wasted in one go just broke my heart. You still need a plastic mat on the floor as they will still reach in the bowl and grab a handful and throw it, but at least that isn't the whole lot just like that!
Or you could put only a small bit at a time in the bowl till they are ready. I also switched to whole foods rather than soggy foods till she got the idea, like toast or fish fingers in their bowl and reserve the messy stuff for spoon feeding still. Work up in small stages till they are used to the transition.
This set comes with a spoon and a fork, but the fork is so like a spoon that it is good to use both as you never know which hand the child will want to use so it is good to have one on each side. My daughter is 2 1/2 now and has started requesting a knife as they use them in nursery, so it will be quite a while till you need to get on to those.
Good luck with it!
Suction bowls!! And suction cutlery. I got this set:
http://www.bloomingmarvellous.co.uk/product.aspx?CategoryID=practicalproducts&ProductID=81711&language=en-GB
It was well worth it as it really clings on. Some of the cheaper ones you can buy in the supermarket aren't so great so I recommend getting this one despite the price as it worked for us for months. I started her on it at a year or so and I don't think I gave her a bowl without suction till she was well over 2 years. It's not just the mess that's a problem, it's the food wastage I couldn't stand. To have an entire dinner wasted in one go just broke my heart. You still need a plastic mat on the floor as they will still reach in the bowl and grab a handful and throw it, but at least that isn't the whole lot just like that!
Or you could put only a small bit at a time in the bowl till they are ready. I also switched to whole foods rather than soggy foods till she got the idea, like toast or fish fingers in their bowl and reserve the messy stuff for spoon feeding still. Work up in small stages till they are used to the transition.
This set comes with a spoon and a fork, but the fork is so like a spoon that it is good to use both as you never know which hand the child will want to use so it is good to have one on each side. My daughter is 2 1/2 now and has started requesting a knife as they use them in nursery, so it will be quite a while till you need to get on to those.
Good luck with it!
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