Top tips
- Have a handy cool bag at the ready and a couple of ice blocks in the freezer - you never know when you might wake up to the perfect picnic day.
- Take a sun umbrella - you can use it to protect yourself from the sun or rain!
- Make sure you pack a picnic rug - there is nothing worse than grass stains on your bottom.
- Don't forget your rubbish bag - you don't want to leave a mess behind.
The food
Keep it simple, finger food, dips, grains, salads and skewers are the easiest things, here is a list of some of our favourite picnic recipes:
Crunchy Nori Bundles with Peanut Dressing [1]
Stuffed Nori Cones (Temaki) [2]
Sushi Nori Rolls [3]
Creamy Dill Dip [4] 
Hummus [5]
Watercress Arame Salad with Sweet & Sour Dressing [6]
Barley and Sweet Corn Salad [7]
Tunisian Grilled Vegetables [8]
Summer Fruit Shakes [10]
Chilled tea [11]
Picnic games
Here are some of our favourites:
Rounders [12], a great British institution.
Pétanque or boules [13], all you need is a nice even piece of ground and you're away!
Kusazumo [14] or ‘grass sumo', take two opponents and two long pieces of grass, loop the grass together and pull. The competitor whose grass snaps first is the loser.
Daisy chains [15], a childhood classic.
Frisbee [16], a great excuse for lots of running around.
Tree climbing, you're never too old.
Picnic places
Famous picnic spots around the world [17]
London's best picnic spots [18]