{"id":14907,"date":"2020-02-29T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?p=14907"},"modified":"2020-02-29T09:44:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T17:44:24","slug":"home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2020\/02\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\/","title":{"rendered":"Home D\u00e9cor Tips &#038; Recipes for Backyard Picnic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whether you want to celebrate a special occasion, spend some time with friends, or perhaps try a little team building, a picnic is the perfect idea. There\u2019s no better place to do this than in your own back yard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of course, you\u2019ll want the picnic to be perfect and that\u2019s easier to do than you think, you just need the right d\u00e9cor and recipes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Shelter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You need a good gazebo, such as one of these DIY gazebo kits. You\u2019re probably not expecting rain for your picnic but you will need somewhere to allow people to shelter from the sun. It\u2019s also a good spot for the food to be placed as you\u2019ll find it easier to protect it from bugs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You may even want to bring a table to put the food on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of course, while you can sit under the gazebo, if possible it\u2019s better to enjoy the sunshine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Seating<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The best seating is on the ground but don\u2019t bother with a picnic blanket, get your duvet with a removable cover, allowing it to be washed later. You\u2019ll also need a piece of tarpaulin to ensure the damp from the ground doesn\u2019t soak your duvet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lay the tarpaulin down first and then put the duvet on top. Chuck a few pillows down and you\u2019re guaranteed to be comfortable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Shopping Bags<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The easiest way to carry everything is to use re-useable shopping bags, they carry more than picnic hampers and are very strong.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Extras<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re hoping that that the picnic will extend into the evening then bring some battery-powered lanterns, these can be placed around the duvet, hung from trees, or hung from the gazebo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even a daytime picnic can be decorated, just use some paper lanterns or make your own bunting using scrap pieces of colorful paper.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Music<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A good picnic in your backyard needs music. The best option is portable speakers that can connect to your phone, allowing you to enjoy your favorite tunes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Food<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Along with friends you need some great food to make your picnic memorable for the right reasons. Here are some great menu suggestions :<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25fe Chicken sandwiches with your choice of flavoring<br \/>\n\u25fe Tuna salad<br \/>\n\u25fe Pasta salad<br \/>\n\u25fe Potato salad<br \/>\n\u25fe Chopped vegetables, tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, etc.<br \/>\n\u25fe Hummus<br \/>\n\u25fe Chicken salad<br \/>\n\u25fe Cold pizza slices<br \/>\n\u25fe Apple pie<br \/>\n\u25fe Small cakes<br \/>\n\u25fe Biscuits<br \/>\n\u25fe Lemon Meringue Tart<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Don\u2019t forget you\u2019ll need a good selection of drinks :<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25fe Iced tea \u2013 add your preferred flavor if you wish or have a selection of flavors<br \/>\n\u25fe Sangria \u2013 alcoholic or not, it\u2019s up to you<br \/>\n\u25fe Orange juice<br \/>\n\u25fe Wine<br \/>\n\u25fe Champagne<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Top Tip : Use Mason jars for the drinks, they look lovely and they\u2019ll reduce the likelihood of a spill.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Don\u2019t forget that the key to enjoying your backyard picnic is in keeping the food simple and focusing on having fun. If there are a lot of people that don\u2019t know each other you can always make a fun game of introducing them, or stick names on people\u2019s heads for them to guess before everyone sits down. An ice-breaker can make a huge difference to the success of your picnic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/realtybiznews.com\/host-a-picnic-in-your-own-backyard-decor-tips-and-recipes\/98757565\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Host A Picnic in Your Own Backyard Decor Tips and Recipes<\/a> by Al Twitty | Realty Biz News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you want to celebrate a special occasion, spend some time with friends, or perhaps try a little team building, a picnic is the perfect idea. There\u2019s no better place &hellip; [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2020\/02\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\/\">read more<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-lifestyle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Home D\u00e9cor Tips &amp; Recipes for Backyard Picnic &#8226; Rory C Real Estate | Oakwyn Realty<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2020\/02\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Home D\u00e9cor Tips &amp; Recipes for Backyard Picnic &#8226; Rory C Real Estate | Oakwyn Realty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Whether you want to celebrate a special occasion, spend some time with friends, or perhaps try a little team building, a picnic is the perfect idea. There\u2019s no better place &hellip; [read more]\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@RoryClipsham\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@RoryClipsham\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rory Clipsham\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rory Clipsham\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0672b9777e67473b9bd9247df49499c7\"},\"headline\":\"Home D\u00e9cor Tips &#038; Recipes for Backyard Picnic\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-29T23:15:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":555,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0672b9777e67473b9bd9247df49499c7\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Home | Lifestyle\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\\\/\",\"name\":\"Home D\u00e9cor Tips & Recipes for Backyard Picnic &#8226; Rory C Real Estate | Oakwyn Realty\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-29T23:15:00+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Home D\u00e9cor Tips &#038; Recipes for Backyard Picnic\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Rory C Real Estate | Oakwyn Realty\",\"description\":\"Rory C Real Estate Updates | Home Selling &amp; Buying\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0672b9777e67473b9bd9247df49499c7\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0672b9777e67473b9bd9247df49499c7\",\"name\":\"Rory Clipsham\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/RoryC-white-w-tagline.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/RoryC-white-w-tagline.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/RoryC-white-w-tagline.jpg\",\"width\":504,\"height\":504,\"caption\":\"Rory Clipsham\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/RoryC-white-w-tagline.jpg\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.roryc.ca\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pg\\\/BurnabyandCoquitlamHomes\\\/about\\\/?ref=page_internal\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/roryclipshamhomes\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/RoryClipsham\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Home D\u00e9cor Tips & Recipes for Backyard Picnic &#8226; Rory C Real Estate | Oakwyn Realty","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2020\/02\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Home D\u00e9cor Tips & Recipes for Backyard Picnic &#8226; Rory C Real Estate | Oakwyn Realty","twitter_description":"Whether you want to celebrate a special occasion, spend some time with friends, or perhaps try a little team building, a picnic is the perfect idea. There\u2019s no better place &hellip; [read more]","twitter_creator":"@RoryClipsham","twitter_site":"@RoryClipsham","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rory Clipsham","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2020\/02\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2020\/02\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\/"},"author":{"name":"Rory Clipsham","@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0672b9777e67473b9bd9247df49499c7"},"headline":"Home D\u00e9cor Tips &#038; Recipes for Backyard Picnic","datePublished":"2020-02-29T23:15:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2020\/02\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\/"},"wordCount":555,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0672b9777e67473b9bd9247df49499c7"},"articleSection":["Home | Lifestyle"],"inLanguage":"en-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2020\/02\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2020\/02\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\/","url":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2020\/02\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\/","name":"Home D\u00e9cor Tips & Recipes for Backyard Picnic &#8226; Rory C Real Estate | Oakwyn Realty","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-02-29T23:15:00+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2020\/02\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2020\/02\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2020\/02\/home-decor-tips-recipes-for-backyard-picnic\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Home D\u00e9cor Tips &#038; Recipes for Backyard Picnic"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/","name":"Rory C Real Estate | Oakwyn Realty","description":"Rory C Real Estate Updates | Home Selling &amp; Buying","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0672b9777e67473b9bd9247df49499c7"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-CA"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0672b9777e67473b9bd9247df49499c7","name":"Rory Clipsham","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RoryC-white-w-tagline.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RoryC-white-w-tagline.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RoryC-white-w-tagline.jpg","width":504,"height":504,"caption":"Rory Clipsham"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/RoryC-white-w-tagline.jpg"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/BurnabyandCoquitlamHomes\/about\/?ref=page_internal","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/roryclipshamhomes\/","https:\/\/x.com\/RoryClipsham"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14907"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14908,"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14907\/revisions\/14908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}