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Playworkers will need some picnic ideas for the summer. Kids cookery expert Fiona Hamilton-Fairley lays a bet that these should please most children. at the Kids Cookery School in west London, which I run, we often find that some of the simplest recipes are the most endearing. At a summer park workshop a few years ago, we made some chicken and ham roll-ups for our picnic. A little lad, still smacking his lips, told me how much he'd liked the food - 'but don't tell mum how easy it was, otherwise she'll stop making me tea in the evening.' Of course I kept the secret, I took this as a compliment!

at the Kids Cookery School in west London, which I run, we often find that some of the simplest recipes are the most endearing. At a summer park workshop a few years ago, we made some chicken and ham roll-ups for our picnic. A little lad, still smacking his lips, told me how much he'd liked the food - 'but don't tell mum how easy it was, otherwise she'll stop making me tea in the evening.' Of course I kept the secret, I took this as a compliment!

The simple recipes below are all good for summer picnics and eating outdoors. I have presumed that most clubs will not have a hob or oven, just a kettle for boiling water for the much needed teas and coffees for the staff.

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