{"id":4397,"date":"2013-06-27T09:31:45","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T16:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/?p=4397"},"modified":"2013-06-22T16:33:56","modified_gmt":"2013-06-22T23:33:56","slug":"picnic-day-27-of-30-days-of-keeping-kids-busy-during-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/picnic-day-27-of-30-days-of-keeping-kids-busy-during-the-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Picnic &#8211; Day 27 of 30 Days of Keeping Kids Busy During the Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4265\" alt=\"30 Days of Keeping Kids Busy During the Summer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/30busysummerdays.png\" width=\"550\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/30busysummerdays.png 550w, https:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/30busysummerdays-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lunchtime, dinner time or snack time, it doesn&#8217;t matter; kids love a picnic. Just spread out a blanket, choose appropriate dishes for outdoors and let the kids enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>My kids especially enjoy evening picnics as the sun gets lower on really hot days. It&#8217;s nice to get out of the house when it isn&#8217;t so hot outside anymore.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4398\" alt=\"Picnic - Day 27 of 30 Days of Keeping Kids Busy During the Summer\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/30dayspicnic.png\" width=\"550\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/30dayspicnic.png 550w, https:\/\/www.homewiththekids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/30dayspicnic-300x203.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lunchtime, dinner time or snack time, it doesn&#8217;t matter; kids love a picnic. 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