HERE’S WHAT TO PACK

SAVOURY SNACKS

Sugar snap peas, baby carrots and baby mealies to dip in guacamole

Dip made with cottage cheese and a tablespoon of chutney Dip made by blending peas and feta Tiny pizzas with ham and pineapple Mini quiches with egg, onion and spinach Little bags of popcorn Mini meatballs Hard boiled eggs Nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios) Toothpicks with cherry tomatoes, basil leaves and mozzarella balls threaded on them Paté and crackers Olives Chicken drumsticks Biltong

SWEET SNACKS

Mini bran muffins with apple and raisins Banana bread Fruit sticks: thread strawberries and melon balls on a sosatie stick Homemade ice cream made with fruit purée Small bowls of fruit salad with plain yogurt Slices of watermelon Jelly made with fruit juice and fresh fruit or purée

Date balls

DRINKS

Diluted fruit juice with ice blocks containing frozen herbs or bits of fruit Homemade iced tea with rooibos and apple juice Slushies made with crushed ice and fruit Sparkling water with cucumber and lemon slices

GAMES TO PLAY

✓ Take balls of various sizes for throwing and kicking, and also a Frisbee ✓ Take extra blankets and cushions for building houses ✓ If you have a quick and easy tent it is sure to be a hit ✓ Take a strip of material for blind man’s bluff ✓ Balancing games, like who can stand or hop on one leg for the longest ✓ Sack races are great fun ✓ Egg and spoon races are hilarious, so don’t peel the hard boiled eggs before the picnic ✓ Blow bubbles ✓ Play “Follow the Leader” ✓ “Leapfrog” is great for building an appetite ✓ If there is a breeze, take a kite