4th of July | Picnic Essentials

There is no better day for a picnic than on the 4th of July! Picnics can be grand affairs or simple outdoor fun. Most Americans spend the fourth of July in their backyards or at a nearby park for outdoor fun with simple, traditional picnic foods. We've put together a list of picnic essentials to help your picnic be a success.

Picnic Foods

Fried chicken
Potato salad
Tossed salad
Hot dogs
Hamburgers
Hot dog and hamburger buns
Chips
Soft drinks
Watermelon
Fourth of July Red White and Blue Cake (see recipe below)

Non-edible Picnic Items

blankets
picnic basket with plastic tableware
ice chest
portable barbecue pit and charcoal
talcum powder to keep ants away (ants won't cross a line of powder, sprinkle it around your picnic blanket)
paper towels
garbage bag for cleanup
frisbee
camera

How to Make Red, White and Blue Cake

This one is easy. Simply create a white cake using your favorite box cake mix, and frost with either white frosting or Cool Whip. (If you use Cool Whip, be sure to keep the cake cool). Then, in the top left corner of the cake, place a few rows of blueberries (so they look like the stars in the flag), and create several red stripes using halved strawberries to fill in the rest of the flag. A simple, festive Fourth of July patriotic cake!