Mary Pope Osborne

When I was growing up, kids would go outside and play all day and invent things. And my brothers and I pretended our picnic table was a ship one summer. Our bikes were horses, and our trees were forts. We turned everything in the world into make-believe.

American Writer

Beth Phoenix

A beach date would be awesome, with like a little picnic basket, some fruit and bread - just something really, really relaxed and laid-back. I like just relaxing all day, maybe playing in the water a little bit. It's just totally a day to chill.

American Wrestler

Kate Winslet

The things that make me happiest in the whole world are going on the occasional picnic, either with my children or with my partner; big family gatherings; and being able to go to the grocery store - if I can get those things in, I'm doing good.

Actress

Kim Kardashian

The perfect date for me would be staying at home, making a big picnic in bed, eating Wotsits and cookies while watching cable TV.

American Celebrity

Bill Vaughan

We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics.

American Journalist

Katie Lee

There's something so intimate about a picnic with your guy.

American Chef

Georg Brandes

Among the delights of Summer were picnics to the woods.

Danish Critic

W. H. Auden

Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic.

English Poet

Alice Walker

Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors.

American Author

Robert Fulghum

A picnic usually takes place in a natural or scenic outdoor area like parks or beaches.

Outdoor Setting

It's a social event so consider it for family outings or gathering with friends.

Shared Experience

Picnics are informal. They're perfect for relaxed and leisurely meals outdoors.

Casual Occasions

Use 'picnic' as a verb to suggest an outing where participants enjoy a meal outside.

Activity Invitation

Include details like location, company, or food when describing the act of picnicking.

Action Description

When used metaphorically, 'picnic' signifies something isn't easy, despite the word's pleasant associations.

Metaphorical Use

Remember this usage of 'picnic' isn't about the outdoor meal but highlights difficulty or hardship.

Not Literal

 I remember, for example, sitting up one night on guard outside my parents' room to protect them from what I thought was a genuine threat from the voices. Because I'd had such a bad problem with self-injury that most of the cutlery in the house had been hidden, so I ended up arming myself with a plastic fork, kind of like picnic ware, and sort of sat outside the room

The voices in my head PIPE...

 It doesn't look good, and you have to clean up the mess before you can even start. Let's try another way. To start, use a placemat or tablecloth, but not both, so the dishes aren't directly on the table. This is more about looks than etiquette, but it's rare to see nothing under a plate unless you're eating at a picnic table.

How to set the table -...

 or would we support them as they put into practice the principles of social justice that we had taught them about since the ninth-grade year? So the next morning, the kids left school en masse and they gathered on the lawn. And one of the seniors jumped up on a picnic table and went over safety expectations.

How teachers can help...

 can resonate so deeply. The artist collected blankets from all different people in her community, and she had the owners of the blankets write, on a tag, the significance of the blanket to the family. Some of the blankets had been used for baby blankets, some of them had been used as picnic blankets,

A lesson on looking PIPE...

 or emailed a colleague while on a picnic with your family. We’ve convinced ourselves that these behaviors are no big deal. It's just one email. But there's a real cost to these interruptions, and there are smart strategies we can all take to better protect our time.

3 rules for better...

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Flight Of The Conchords...

 so we began filming him as part of our educational mission here he stars in a picnic parade seen in a public service video as you can see we're on a movie set here demonstrating why it's so important to keep a clean camp in

800-pound Best Friend PIPE...

 going to love it it's it's like a picnic that goes on forever with your friends and loved ones a backyard barbecue that goes on forever and and that that image didn't appeal to me much how long would

What would it be like if...

 Right, the famous Chinese character for picnic area. I've spent the last five years of my life thinking about situations exactly like this --

On being wrong PIPE Kathryn...

 To consider kayaking over this, he must either be a few sandwiches short of a picnic, or a world record breaker. We hope.