Planning the Perfect Picnic

Planning your next picnic date for this summer? Make it memorable with friends, family or afternoon relaxing all to yourself! Whether you are hitting the beach, park or your backyard here are a few essentials to pack for your outdoor picnic.

1. OUTDOOR BLANKET

Lightweight, silky, and made to last in our South Dakota outdoors, these blankets are perfect to pack!

2. CORKCICLE TUMBLERS

Tumblers, canteens or stemless wine drinkware corkcicles are insulated, sliding and shatter-proof. Corkcicle wine tumblers keep up to 6 hours cold and 3 hours hot!

3. BOTTLE OF WINE

Our sister store, Plums Cooking Company, just a block off the Sioux Falls Bike Trails, sells wine. Tagua is an employee favorite! You cannot have a picnic without a bottle of wine, especially if friends are along!

4. NAPKINS

Packing linen napkins keeps the environment healthy and are very lightweight in your basket. How cute are those scalloped edge napkins?

5. OUTDOOR PILLOW

Many picnickers forget about a comfy seat on your blanket! If you are going to sit for a while, you might as well get comfortable with a small pillow.

6. SUNGLASSES

Protect your beautiful eyes with a new pair of UV-protective sunnies! Threads by Simply Perfect has a wide selection to look through.

7. LIGHT READING

Picnicking by yourself? Don’t forget some entertainment and pack a light read. Simply Perfect carries coffee table books that are cute and tell real stories worth reading!

8. LANTERN

Watch the sunset during your picnic and grab a lantern with battery-operated candles. You are set to stay under the stars! Dreamy right?

9. TABLE TOPICS

If your family is into game nights, then you should try our table topics! Easy to pack anywhere, they are the perfect essential for a family picnic. You will be surprised at how much you learn about each other.

10. CANDLE

A romantic night out? A candle will set the mood for a memorable picnic your partner will not forget. Our wildflower candle gives off the most wonderful scent of freshly picked flowers!

11. FLOWERS

Simply Perfect is known for the best silk flowers in town, so stop by and plop some in your basket for your picnic and reuse them in a beautiful spot in your house that will last forever!

12. PICNIC BASKET!

Multipurpose is the goal of finding a picnic basket. Does it check all the boxes? Big enough for all your essentials, easy to carry, but most important of all is it cute? Everyone must have a cute picnic basket!