PACK A PICNIC and ROLL IN THE grass

eat outside to change things up

The challenge for the day is to take advantage of a warm afternoon and feed your family outside; it’s time for a real live picnic. It is so much easier to clean up Cheerio crumbs when I can just shake my blanket into the grass and leave the rest to the bugs.

I like to keep it simple by splitting planning duties with friends or just hitting the great outdoors with my lunch and my baby:

Pack up the requisite baby gear during a naptime.

Pick up your lunch at a favorite deli or take-out joint. In other words, don’t hurt yourself by cooking if you don’t have to. (Another variation is have the pizza come to you)

Head to your local park or favorite grassy patch with a blanket.

Enjoy the first-rate free entertainment of light dancing through the leaves and cold, prickly grass. viewing other kids and dogs rounds out the fun. baby Holden could just sit there and watch a caterpillar (like for 30 whole seconds).

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