Breakfast Picnic

When I thought about a breakfast picnic, sunny yellow just seemed like the perfect colour scheme for the summer time. I shopped my house and found a couple pretty yellow table cloths and the beautiful yellow vintage sheet bunting. The bunting was made last summer for a friend of a friend’s wedding. 

To make the bunting I shopped second hand stores and found some vintage sheets with lots of yellow. I ripped the sheets into strips and combined them with some lace and ribbons tied to some twine for a pretty yellow bunting. It was perfect for our picnic tied between some tree branches beside the lake.  It’s such an easy idea to add a little fun decor to your picnic spot, and make things feel extra special.

The mini lightbox that says “Picnic Party” was a fun detail to add to our picnic area.

Wood Crates That Double As Tables

A traditional wicker picnic basket is fun by for our picnic we used some vintage crates to carry everything, and they doubled as the perfect little picnic tables. Look out for them at antique shops, they’re so handy. We didn’t have any distant to walk with these, so the weight wasn’t an issue. If you were carrying things further than light weight plastic containers might be a better way to pack up your food, and a backpack might be better than crates for hauling your picnic supplies.  But for a location like a  nearby beach or local park where you can park the car nearby these kind of pretty decor pieces and extras really elevate the experience and help create a fabulous picnic.

Breakfast Picnic Menu

Our menu for breakfast was sooooo good. What could be better than a morning on the beach with good food? There so many great easy picnic food ideas for breakfast. We kept things pretty simple but very delicious with some of our favorite picnic food ideas for breakfast.

• coffee
• orange juice
• make-your-own yogurt granola parfaits
• breakfast pastries

Breakfast Picnic Drinks

We had some mango orange juice in little reusable glass bottles, and some coffee because -breakfast. The coffee was in the prettiest to-go cups, perfect for a picnic. Bring a thermos of coffee, and refill as needed on the beach. I wanted there to be options for the whole family, so juice and coffee were great choices.

Make Your Own Yogurt Parfaits

Then we had some great little yogurt parfaits. I set up a little make-your-own yogurt parfait bar with lots of fresh simple  ingredients like our homemade granola -find our easy recipe here, along with some fresh fruit including strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, toasted coconut, and chocolate all in little individual mason jars for guests to help themselves too. Another great option would be to combine all the fruit together in a larger fruit salad all in one large mason jar.

I put the greek yogurt into individual mason jars that were about 1/2 full so everyone could take one and add their own toppings. Instead of honey, which we usually have on top of greek yogurt, I brought some maple syrup. OMGoodness. I didn’t know how great it was with yogurt and now I can never go back, haha.  This was such a great healthy breakfast option.

Pastries

And the star attraction of the picnic was, by far, the homemade croissants.

If you follow me on instagram you might have seen that my youngest daughter loves to bake and had it on her summer bucket list to make chocolate croissants from scratch. Let’s face it, as parents we do a lot of investing in and supporting our kids, and we really don’t expect much in return except their happiness and a little gratitude, right?

Well boy did we hit the jackpot here -on the first attempt the croissants were AMAZING! This is the recipe she used, if you want to give them a try -your taste buds will thank you. She made half chocolate and half almond -with almond paste inside and sprinkled with slivered almonds. 

If you aren’t blessed with a 10 year old baker at your house, or have less time, you could also pick some up at with a quick run to your favourite bakery or grocery store on picnic day. Any puff pastry danishes or croissants would be delicious and satisfy your sweet tooth.

This picnic was so delicious and so much fun, and such a great way to start off the day, with our best picnic food ideas. I hope you’re taking advantage of the summer weather and making a point to get out with friends for some yummy food and at least one picnic this summer -especially if your house is one of the reasons you don’t entertain more.  Picnics are the perfect easy way to not worry about entertaining at home.

More Breakfast Picnic Food Ideas

We loved our simple menu, but our next picnic might include some of these breakfast food ideas.  Muffins or quick breads are always a hit and easy to transport for an outdoor picnics.   How about some cinnamon rolls?  Any classic quiches would be a really great addition, and the perfect way to enjoy eggs one of the breakfast essentials, on a picnic. Or take a cue from continental breakfast and enjoy a savory breakfast with different kinds of cheese like cheddar cheese, creamy brie, smoked gouda, mozzarella cheese, or swiss cheese, with fresh bread like a rosemary focaccia bread or a whole grain baguette. Bagels would be a great option too with toppings like cream cheese or peanut butter, or even fresh veggies like red onion and salmon and little bit of fresh herbs.  There are so many delicious recipe options for our favorite meal of the day.

Shop The Party

And if you’re feeling inspired to host your own yellow picnic I’ve gathered up some sources from Amazon, so you can shop the party.

1. Yellow Polka Dot Paper Napkins, 2. Mason Jars, 3. Paper Striped Straws, 4. Wooden Disposable Spoons, 5. Yellow Paper Coffee Cups, 6. Glass Flip Top Bottles, 7. Yellow Turkish Towel Picnic Blanket, 8. Mini Lightbox, 9. Wooden Crates

Clean Up

One important thing to remember is to not forget to think about clean up after your picnic.  If you’re in a local park take advantage of trash cans, if not be sure to bring something you put any garbage in.  It’s a good thing to think about bringing an extra  bag to pack up dirty dishes so that they don’t make a mess on the way home.  Paper towels are helpful for cleaning up, and it’s a good idea to bring some aluminum foil, ziplock bags, plastic wrap or food containers may be useful for any leftover food items.  You want the leave the area you have picniked in 

I hope these fun picnic ideas have inspired you.  With an early morning picnic for breakfast to start the day, life really is a party!

More Picnic Inspiration

You might also enjoy our Swedish Inspired Midsummer Picnic here.

Also check out our French Inspired Picnic here.

You might also like our Yellow and Pink Picnic here.