Picnic Season | Really Snazzy Picnic Gear | Blog

Meet Alysha: country girl, mother, dreamer, artist.

From her studio set amongst the rolling hills of South Australia’s mid-north region, with small children at her feet, Alysha creates beautiful, bright pieces that will make your heart sing.

Whether it’s your first date or your 1,000^th, there’s nothing better than taking the time to stop sitting side-by-side staring at your phones, slow down and connect with someone who makes you see heart eyes.

Whip out the really big picnic rug and transform your backyard, local park or secluded beach spot into a cosy picnic date for two. We've got all the date ideas you need to plan the perfect picnic date.

No matter how many there are in your family, life with littlies can be nuts, and it always seems like there just aren’t enough hours in the day, right?

The results of our research are in and it's official: you're not alone. Three in four parents admit they're too busy to spend quality time together as a family due to the pressures of modern day life.

So, it’s time to grab a picnic rug and head to the great outdoors for a conscious effort at some quality, screen-free time together.

Our friends over at Sunset Screens have come up with some ripper tips for planning your own backyard movie night. By guest Blogger Erica Carew, Sunset Screens.

The Greater Geelong area is absolutely terrible for picnic opportunities. You can’t walk 100 metres without stumbling across a perfectly lush patch of grass or a secluded beach overlooking some crystal blue water.

Spread out the really big picnic rug and grab some fish and chips at one of our top ten picnic spots in this world class corner of Victoria.

We have this thing with pink. Specifically, strawberry ice creamy, musk lifesavery, fairy floss pink. With a dusting of blush and a hybrid of salmon and peach for good measure.

Some might call it millennial pink, and we think it’s the perfect accessory to absolutely EVERYTHING.

A monochrome celebration of sunny picnics in the great outdoors, this Really Big Picnic Rug will have the kids playing “eye spy” in style.

A cray-cray mash up of plants on pink with a splash of animal print. 

Meet the Really Big Picnic Rug that will have you humming along to Tash Sultana (or Guns ‘ N ‘ Roses, depending on your generation). 

Featuring corrugated neon pink cardboard cut outs and bright pops of acrylic on canvas, this 2.9m x 2.9m Really Big Picnic Rug is fun! Fun! Fun!

Believe it or not, there’s a fine art to packing an insulated picnic basket or Esky.

Keep your picnic food safe all day long with our fail-safe guide to up your picnic packing game.

After a long winter, who doesn’t live for the smell of freshly cut grass and warm sunshine on balmy, breezy Spring afternoons?

The first hint of Spring is in the air and it’s officially t-shirt weather.

We chat to Deb McNaughton, the artist behind the brush, for all the goss on what inspired this colourful Really Big Picnic Rug.