Picnics are a simple way to encourage children to take an active role in preparing food, as well as offering them an opportunity to try different foods in an outdoor setting. I think even the most faddy eater can be tempted by something from a picnic.
Here's what our sporty picnic contained, but I'm sure you can think of 101 other ideas that your kids will love too.
First up, the Triple Jumper Sandwich.
First up, the Triple Jumper Sandwich.
Using a round cookie cutter we cut out 3 circles of bread (2 multigrain for the outside & 1 brown for the middle) to create our triple layered sandwich. We then added our favourite fillings.
Next we added our mini Olympic Pizzas.
Next we added our mini Olympic Pizzas.
These were simple cheese & tomato pizzas cut into small rounds, decorated with Olympic rings using slices of courgette, red & yellow pepper & olives.
To keep us refreshed us in the heat we added these tasty Pole Vault Fruit Skewers.
To give our picnic a healthy crunch we added:
To keep us refreshed us in the heat we added these tasty Pole Vault Fruit Skewers.
To give our picnic a healthy crunch we added:
Relay Batons - Carrot stick
Javelins - Breadsticks
Shot Puts - Cherry tomatoes
Winners Fruit Salad - Pineapple & mango for gold, honeydew melon for silver, & cantaloupe melon for bronze.
We had to include our Edible Medals, these are great to share with kids if you're having outdoor games or races alongside your picnic.
As an extra treat we added some jelly sweet athletes & Olympic rings.
Then our fun sport-themed Olympic picnic was ready to share with friends.
Why not hold your own mini Olympics after you've enjoyed your picnic. Here are few fun ideas sure to bring a smile.