50+ Picnic Ideas for Kids

Why on earth would you have regular hotdogs or sausages in bread when you can make these adorable bunny sausage buns. Aside from resting and coking time, you only have to invest 30 mins to make these cute as a button hotdogs every kid is going to love.

Wraps are perfect picnic sandwiches for kids because they are so easy to manage. Veggie wraps with avocado are a delicious and healthy option that you can tailor to suit even the pickiest eaters.

When it comes to picnic sandwiches for kids, you don't have to be a square. Put those cookie cutters to good use with this easy sandwich makeover. You can even make entire bento box themes with shaped fruit & cheese slices to match.

It's like a Caesar Salad in a wrap. Tasty grilled chicken with creamy dressing, cheese and lettuce in a picnic portable wrap. It's like a Caesar Salad in a wrap. Easy to make ahead of time and easy to manage al fresco.

There is no better way to keep your salads simple and portable than to put them on a stick. This recipe is just the beginning of ways you can experiment with salad on a stick. It's a super kid-friendly and no mess, no fuss way to serve salads at a kids picnic. It also makes eating salad a little more interesting for kids.

This Pig in a Blanket recipe is a hands-down winner, especially for kids, whether you are vegan or not. After all, who doesn't love anything wrapped in pastry and dunked in a creamy sauce. Mix and match your fillings however you please—a deliciously fun picnic dish for kids who need a little encouragement to eat their veggies.

Kids love Mexican food, so these Mushroom Quesadillas make great handheld picnic food for kids. Make them in advance at home and wrap them in foil or build them and cook them fresh on a BBQ plate at the picnic.

In a nod to the traditional English tea sandwich, these Cucumber and Cream Cheese Sandwich Rolls are excellent picnic food for kids. They are healthy and so easy to manage; little ones barely have to sit still to enjoy them.

Another recipe that wins points on the cute stakes and is also delicious and nutritious. While this recipe uses cucumber and cream cheese as the main filler, mix and match fillings as you please.

Everybody loves a good sausage roll, and they make deliciously portable picnic food, especially for a winter picnic. This sausage roll recipe gives you the know-how to whip these tasty pastry morsels up with ease. Eat the cold from the fridge or serve them piping hot. We give you all the tips for keeping food warm for a picnic here.

Mini quiches are fabulous kid-friendly picnic food. They are easy to make, easy to eat, and there is no end of ways you can mix and match fillings and flavours. These mini quiches also have deliciously flaky filo pastry for extra points. Kids will love helping to make these.

Up there with mini quiches, Zucchini Slice is a delicious and healthy picnic companion. Whip these up in under an hour and watch them disappear in a flash. Serve them snack size at a kids picnic for easy handling, and feel free to experiment with different flavours or additions.

Another creative way to prepare sandwiches when having a picnic for kids is to put them on a stick. So easy to make, these lollipop sandwiches will be the hit of the picnic spread. Imagine the colour and flavour variations you can come up with.

Did you know that adding some natural food colouring to your pasta water could result in a colourful pasta salad kids will go crazy for? Cue unicorns. It is such an easy trick that won't change the flavour of your salad and will brighten any kids day.

Keep your picnic set up simple and environmentally friendly. These gorgeous reusable kids cutlery sets are made entirely from natural and sustainable products and can be engraved for a personal touch—a perfectly portable solution for picnics.

Take a deliciously creamy macaroni salad and mix it with chicken salad, and you have a winning picnic combination—a great addition to a bento lunch box. Or, for a kid-friendly, easy to manage salad that is picnic portable, serve this in individual portion food containers.

You can't go past a traditional creamy potato salad for another winning kid-friendly picnic salad. This potato salad is perfect for bento boxes or individual serve containers like the macaroni salad. You can even serve it in paper cups with a bamboo fork or spoon– a very kid-friendly way to serve salad at a picnic.

Up there with sausage rolls, Scotch Eggs are a classic British picnic staple. They are a hearty snack that is easy to make and super portable. Scotch Eggs are a fabulous picnic lunch idea for kids that can be made well in advance and eaten hot or cold. This is also a great recipe for kids to help make.

There is no need to resort to store-bought salty snacks when you can make delicious sweet potato chips.

These are so easy to make and are a healthier way to satisfy that salty snack craving.

Everyone loves a good chicken salad, so why not make it even more portable? Kids will love these snack-size Cranberry Chicken Salad Apple Slices.

This is one of those super easy recipes kids love, and you can whip up in no time. Make a batch and pop them in the freezer for picnic pizza rolls anytime.

Another recipe you can make in advance and have on hand in the freezer. These Chicken Cheese Balls can be baked rather than fried, making them healthy and hassle-free: a tasty snack anytime and great picnic finger food for kids.

Who says only grown-ups can enjoy grazing on a Charcuterie Board? It is such a great idea for kids picnics because you can bundle up all their favourite foods and simply lay it all out at the picnic for a snacking feast.

These gorgeous little Carrot Star Bites make delightful picnic food for toddlers. Although, I think kids of any age are going to love these bite-size cheesy snacks.

Muffins are such a great picnic food because they are so portable and so versatile. These savoury vegetable muffins remind us, muffins don't always have to be sweet to be great. Feel free to experiment with variations.

Dips are the best picnic food, even for kids picnics. Serve them with vegetable sticks, pita triangles or corn chips. Add them to sandwiches and wraps instead of cheese; there are many great ways to incorporate healthy and tasty dips into a kids picnic menu.

Create a personalised protein-packed smorgasbord. Fill individual containers with assorted tasty ingredients and sauces for a deliciously healthy picnic lunch.

These are the perfect kid's picnic all-rounder. They are super tasty, easy to make and incredibly versatile. Eat them straight as a snack, or turn them into little sandwiches. Kids love them.

Bring your picnic sandwiches to life with this Pizza Grilled Cheese Monster Sandwich Idea. Another easy picnic idea that has so many possible variations.

Cream cheese, pineapple and ham bundled into tidy, easy to eat Hawaiian pinwheel snacks. Cut them into halves for a larger serve wrap or slice into pinwheels for easy to eat snacks.

Super light and moist, these pumpkin muffins are a deliciously sweet addition to a kids picnic menu, especially a seasonal fall picnic. This recipe is low carb, so grown-ups can sneak one or two guilt-free.

Give your baking a picnic vibe with these delightful gingham cupcake/muffin liners. They also make great containers for single-serve snacks or candy containers for a kids picnic party.

You don't get much prettier than these Mini Pink Lemonade Pies. There are only four ingredients, no mixer required, and in 5 minutes, these delightful pies are in the fridge setting.

Cupcakes are a fantastic idea for picnics – especially kids picnics where sitting still to eat isn't always a high priority. A single-serve portable alternative to carrot cake, these moist carrot cake cupcakes are slathered in delicious cream cheese icing and lightly spiced with cinnamon and all things nice.

These no-bake Chocolate Granola Bars are healthy, delicious, and easy to eat, perfect for a kid's picnic. Naturally sweet and chewy, kids will love the chocolate and coconut flavours, and they take less than half an hour to make.

Everyone loves fudge, and it doesn't get much simpler than this recipe. This four-ingredient fudge recipe requires very little prep time– whip it up and pop it in the fridge; it's that simple. With or without nut, switch additions to what suits your picnic.

It doesn't have to be Christmas to enjoy the flavours of gingerbread. This moist gingerbread loaf is topped with lashings of lush cream cheese frosting - a combination all kids will love any time of year.

Extra-chocolatey and healthy, these sweet but sugar-free avocado truffles are a perfect make-ahead sweet treat for kids. Creamy and smooth with a strong chocolate flavour, you won't even know they're made with avocado. Coat them in anything from melted chocolate to fun colourful candy sprinkles for a party.

Delicious soft and buttery fork biscuits with a chocolate twist is bound to be a picnic winner. Whip these up in under half an hour with only four ingredients. These buttery morsels also have endless easy variations – chocolate, lemon, fruit, vanilla.

Create a fun picnic scene with these giant picnic ant cake toppers—a fun addition to cupcakes or a birthday cake for a kids picnic party.

This delicious chocolate fudge recipe is creamy and soft with sweet potato puree, giving it a gorgeous texture and extra sweetness. It's also a little healthier without sacrificing sweetness or taste. Kids will love it.

Try these dipped in white chocolate with colourful sprinkles for a fun spin on the classic Rice Krispie.

Mini no-bake cheesecakes make great picnic desserts. Serve them up in individual containers that are easy to transport and easy to eat.

A decadent chocolate cake both kids and adults will love. Smothered in chocolate cream cheese frosting, this super moist low carb chocolate cake satisfies any sweet tooth with all-natural sweeteners without guilty carbs.

A delicious shortbread style cookie filled with raspberry, you can make these cookies well in advance as they keep well. You can also play with different shapes and fillings.

Coconut Balls are a winner for both grown-ups and kids. Naturally sweet and creamy, these tasty truffles only require four ingredients and are vegan, Keto and allergen friendly. Make this portable sweet treat in under 20 minutes.

What better way to get in a Teddy Bear picnic kind of mood than with teddy bear embossed cookies. It is so easy to do with this gorgeous teddy bear engraved junior rolling pin. Kids will love making cookies with this.

Energy balls are wonderfully easy and a great sweet snack without all the sugar. These no-bake choc-chip tahini energy balls are a deliciously healthy picnic sweet treat that only takes 15 minutes to make.

Brownies are always a winner, no matter the occasion. We've rounded up an assortment of brownie recipes catering to every kind of brownie lover - gooey, crunchy, cakey, crackly and even crispy; they're all there.

Another easy sweet treat without all the extra sugar. Kids will love these Cocoa Peanut Butter Fat bombs as much as grown-ups.

Take grapes and jello crystals, and you have a colourful and fun addition to a kids picnic menu. These Frosted Grapes are so easy to make the kids could do it by themselves.

A great way to incorporate fruit into your picnic menu. Kids will love this take on fruit salad with the addition of easy to make home made cinnamon tortilla chips.

For a different take on chocolate chip cookies, try cookie sticks. These are so easy, you don't even have to portion your cookie dough, just press it into a pan and cook.

There is a lot of delicious things happening with these easy no-bake Chocolate Popcorn Bars. Creamy, crunchy, fluffy, salty & sweet. Whip these up in around 15 minutes and leave to set. It's that easy.

Cookies are always a picnic go-to, especially homemade cookies. We've rounded up a bunch of great cookie recipes in case you run out of inspiration.