How to organize a picnic with a small child

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Warm days delight us with gentle sun and good weather. Everything in nature blossoms, grows, smells sweet …

Urgently take your family and friends and get out for a picnic! Together with them, you can relax, gain strength and positive emotions. And a small child is not at all a reason to stay at home and deprive yourself of the pleasure of communicating with nature. Well, we will show you how to make your stay with your baby in the fresh air as comfortable as possible.

Making plans

Often, young mothers cannot make up their mind to go out into nature - after all, you can disrupt the daily routine, not feed a child normally, which, in addition, is also necessarily bitten by mosquitoes with ticks! In addition, the baby can fall, get hurt, become capricious … In general, solid "but"!

In fact, all this can be avoided if plan your vacation in advance and how you should prepare for it … You just need to choose a place to relax, agree on a picnic date with all the participants, sketch out an approximate list of necessary things and collect everything the day before.

So do not deny yourself and your child on a small trip: you will be distracted from daily parental responsibilities, relax and chat with friends, and the child will work up a great appetite in the fresh air and get a lot of new impressions.

Choosing a place to stay

In order to have a good rest, it is not necessary to go to distant lands - you can organize a picnic and not far from home. So plan your vacation in a nearby park, forest, river or lake.

Choose a place hidden from the sun's rays - during the day, in clear weather, there can be real sunshine.

Choose a place hidden from the sun's rays - during the day, in clear weather, there can be real sunshine. It would be better, if you wish, to go out for a short while into an open clearing.

Well, if there is such an opportunity, then get out for a weekend to the sea or to the mountains - then you will have a whole journey with a little adventurer!

What do you need to take with you to the picnic?

Baby food

As you know, the appetite in the fresh air is simply great! Therefore, it is necessary to prepare not only the main meal for the baby, but also a snack.

For regular meals, use foods that are tested and familiar to your child. To prevent spoilage, place food in special containers, and pour liquid food into a thermos. This will ensure that food is stored at a normal temperature.

For a snack, you can take cookies, dried fruits, cheese, water and juices. It is also helpful to prepare slices of fruits and vegetables such as banana, apple, pear, cucumber, celery, grapes, and carrots.

First aid kit and other necessary things

It is better to collect all the necessary things in the evening, otherwise at the last minute you can forget something important for the crumbs.

First of all, take a first aid kit, which should contain: a plaster, cotton wool, bandage, hydrogen peroxide, antiseptic cream and wipes, motion sickness medicine, antihistamine (for allergic reactions).

Here's what else you might need:

• Change of clothes
• Warmer things, in case of a cold snap
• Bibs
• Diapers and bedding for changing them
• Children's protective cream for face and body (from sun and wind)
• Diaper cream
• Children's remedy against ticks and mosquitoes
• Wet wipes
• Garbage bags

Everything for a comfortable stay

Half an hour before leaving the house, apply a protective cream on the face of the crumbs. To prevent harmful insects from bothering the little traveler, try to cover his arms and legs with clothes, and be sure to put a panama hat on his head.

If your baby is breastfed, you will need a feeding pillow and a blanket to cover up.

Do not forget to take the ball and your favorite toys, although without them the baby will have fun in nature.

Do not forget to take the ball and your favorite toys, although without them the baby will have fun in nature. There are so many interesting and unexplored things around: leaves, sticks, bugs, butterflies, birds, water in the nearest reservoir … The little one will definitely not get bored!

But now the little legs are tired of running - it's time to rest. To do this, bring along a thick blanket, a rubberized rest mat, or a camping mat. Here the child can have a snack, play with toys or just lie down.

So, the preparation is over - it's time to go on vacation! Fresh air, velvet grass under your feet and birdsong will energize you for the coming week. And the kid will make a lot of amazing discoveries during such a walk …