🧺 Going on a Picnic
- 6–9, 10+
- 15, 30 min
- 🌙 Works in the dark
To play Going on a Picnic, the first player says "I'm going on a picnic and I'm bringing…" and names something starting with A, like an apple. The next player says the same sentence, repeats the apple, and adds a B thing: "an apple and a balloon." Each player repeats the whole list and adds the next letter, all the way to Z. It's a memory game, and it works in the dark.
- The first player says "I'm going on a picnic and I'm bringing an apple": a thing that starts with A.
- The next says the whole list so far, then adds a B thing.
- Keep going to Z. Forgot one? The car helps.
🎮 Getting the game ready…
How to play Going on a Picnic, the long way
The screen shows the letter you're on, big, and Peabody says it. The player whose turn it is says "I'm going on a picnic and I'm bringing…", the whole list from A, and then a new thing for that letter.
When they've said it, tap Next letter. Anyone who forgets one gets a hint from the car: "it was something you can bounce". Nobody is out.
Hard letters like Q, X and Z can be skipped, or be anything that has the letter in it (a box for X).
You can play it without the screen too: the grown-up keeps the letters on their fingers. The screen just helps a car full of people remember where they got to after a stop for snacks.
By age
🧸 3–5: Threes and fours can play the "no letters" version: just bring anything, and the grown-up keeps the list.
🎒 6–9: Six to nine can manage to about M, which is plenty. Hints are allowed.
🎧 10+: Big kids can go to Z, or make the picnic silly: only things that would never fit in a basket.
When it goes wrong
- The list gets too long for a small child: they only have to say the last three things.
- Someone gets stuck on a letter: the car calls out ideas and they pick one.
- It gets too easy: play it backwards from Z.
Questions families ask
What age can play Going on a Picnic?
From about six with hints. Big kids and grown-ups find the late letters hard too.
Is it the same as I Packed My Grandmother's Suitcase?
It's the same memory game with a different first line. Use whichever your family knows.
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