minutes so they crisp up. Serve with a creamy yoghurt and chive dipMore perfect picnic ideas...  Rainbow slaw, Banoffee Plant Pots, Good Old Sausage Rolls

of the orange, the lemon juice and the dill. Add the grated carrot and beetroot, sliced apple and fennel and mix together well. Season the slaw with salt and pepper and, finally, sprinkle over the poppy seeds to garnish.More perfect picnic ideas...  Cheese

Kissing Rabbits BlanketMakes a seat of any surface, £36 by Anorak

by hiding the pots around the picnic area and get the children to hunt them out, rather like an Easter egg hunt, but with flower pots. The ultimate test: to distinguish between the real and the edible! You can also make them in glasses, if you prefer

Diamond Jubilee Hamper, £185 by Little Luxuries

-air session of high-energy dance craze Zumba, suitable for all ages and abilities.Picnic In The Park30 JulyDine al fresco with your family at Stanley Park, Anfield, this summer where you can either bring along your own picnic basket or order one pre-made from

Teddy Bears' PicnicJune 24, July 8, 22Your child can choose her favourite furry friend, pack up a picnic and head to Hanbury Hall in Worcestershire for one of these merry activity afternoons with organised al-fresco lunching and more fun and games

Midsummer LabyrinthMay 5–July 12Pack a picnic and wind your way to Nostell Priory and Parkland, West Yorkshire, for the summer opening of their enormous labyrinth. Those who make it into the centre of this mysterious trail will be rewarded

Hazelborough Wood, Northamptonshire These are tranquil ancient woodlands where deer and even badgers live. So roll out your blanket and enjoy a picnic while you watch and wait. Thetford Forest, Norfolk This tall pine forest is home to a wide variety

and a blanket for a perfect picnic on the stunning south Cornwall coastline.Special Events Scrabble for clues on the beach and then mark your territory with a suitably themed abode at the annual Porthcurno sandcastle competition on August 21.Porthcurno