10 Great Picnic Tips & Hacks

****UPDATED 8/5/23/****

Picnic season is a favorite of our family. Whether it be a quick lunch in the park or a family gathering, it's always fun. You can have a picnic just about anywhere, at the beach, the park, in the back of your car with the trunk open, or in your very own backyard. We all can use some help on how to have a picnic go smoothly. Follow these helpful tips and enjoy the great outdoors!

1. Grab 'n Go - Push the bottom of a large chip bag upwards inside itself to turn it instantly into the perfect snack bowl.

2. Easy Sippin’ - Worry no more about losing your straw to the wind or into your drink. Instead, stick your straw securely through the cap of your soda or drink can.

3. Keep Your Blanket Dry - Stick a shower curtain under your picnic blanket to ensure that no one has a damp seat from the grass!

4. Make Your Own Speakers - Place your phone into a glass to stream music. The cup will amplify the music like a speaker!

5. Cupcake Liners Aren’t Just for Cupcakes - Place a cupcake liner over your glass to keep the bugs at bay!

6. Prevent Apples from Turning Brown - If you’re a fan of sliced apples and looking to prep them ahead of time, keep them from turning brown by holding the slices together with a hair tie or rubber band.

7. Keep Your Salads Fresh - Store your salad in a glass canning jar, keeping the dressing at the bottom to prevent your salad from getting soggy. Stir when it’s time to enjoy!

8. Easy Salt & Pepper Shakers - Don't throw those mint containers away. Store salt and pepper in empty mint containers for easy pouring.

9. Prevent Sticky Hands - another use for those cupcake wrappers. Place a cupcake liner at the base of your popsicle to prevent dripping, keeping your hands free of a sticky mess!

10. Frozen Water Bottles - Freeze water bottles ahead of time, using them as the “ice packs” for your picnic lunch!

What do you think about these tips? Have you any tips or hints to share? We would love to hear from you!

Keep it Sassy, 

Kelly

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July 4th 2017 - Let's Party!!! Drinkie Drinkie!!

***UPDATED 6/25/23***

It’s time for fireworks, hot dogs, flags and fun facts about our country and Independence Day. We girls also think it's time for some fun drinks!! Watch the video below and you'll understand what we're talking about.

The Fourth of July marks our country’s birthday. On this day in 1776, the members of the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, adopting the final draft of the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming our sovereignty from Great Britain.
There are many ways Americans commonly choose to celebrate this holiday – from family-friendly festivals, fireworks and parades to feasting on traditional foods like hot dogs and barbecue.

Here are 10 interesting things you may or may not already know about the 4th of July:

1. Initially adopted by Congress on July 2, 1776, the revised version of the Declaration of Independence was not adopted until two days later.
2. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence on a "laptop," a kind of writing desk that could fit on one's lap.
3. One of the United States patriotic songs, “Yankee Doodle” was originally sung by British military officers prior to the Revolution as a means to mock the disorganized American colonists who fought alongside them during the French and Indian Wars.
4. To avoid cracking it, the Liberty Bell has not been rung since 1846. To mark the quintessential day, every fourth of July it is symbolically tapped 13 times.
5. Americans consume about 155 million hot dogs on Independence Day alone; it is the biggest hot dog holiday of the year.
6. The country’s 30th president, Calvin Coolidge, was born on Independence Day in 1872.
7. In July 1776, the estimated number of people living in the newly independent nation was 2.5 million.  According to the U.S. and World Population Clock, the nation’s estimated population in July 2017 will be 325.3 million.
8. Three U.S. Presidents, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe, died on July 4th; Adams and Jefferson died within hours of each other in 1826 while Monroe died in 1831.
9. The “Star Spangled Banner” was written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 and was not decreed as the official national anthem of the United States until 1931.
10. In 1954, the words ‘under God’ were added to the Pledge of Allegiance.

Enjoy us talking about celebrating the 4th of July...

How do you and your family celebrate the 4th of July? Have any additional fun historical facts to add?

Keep it sassy,

Kelly

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Sassy Silver Sisters Cocktails

***updated 1/27/24***

Typically, we share a cocktail recipe with you on our Facebook LIVE videos every month. Recently we were asked to share the recipes with all our readers.

We are not what you'd call savvy drinkers but we like a cocktail now and then.

Here are the last three cocktails we made since January 2017.

Let us know what you think and maybe even share your cocktail recipes with us.

Here is January's cocktail:

SOS (Save Our Sanity) we made this up and thought it was funny LOL

• shot of Absolut Vodka
• 1/2 shot of Chambord Raspberry Liqueur
• Splash of Cranberry Juice
• Splash of Pineapple Juice

Shake with ice and strain into a highball glass.

February's Cocktail:

Love Martini

• 1/2 shot Malibu Rum
• 1/2 shot Peach Schnapps
• 1/2 shot Citron or Plain Vodka (we used plain)
• 3 shots of Cranberry Juice
• 2 Strawberries for garnish
• Wedge of lime
• Sugar to rim the glass

Mix the Rum, Schnapps, Vodka, and Cranberry juice together in a shaker over ice and pour into the sugar-rimmed glass. Garnish with a strawberry.

Thank you to the Picture the Recipe, this drink was delicious!!

March Cocktail:

Irish Doe

• 1 oz. Irish Whiskey
• 1 oz. PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur
• 3 oz. Ginger Ale
• Splash of Lime Juice
• Lime Wedge
• Ice

Fill the glass with ice, add whiskey, PAMA, ginger ale, and lime juice, and stir. Top with a lime wedge.

We hope you try these delicious cocktails and let us know what you think. Send some cocktail recipes to us and we might try them on our LIVE stream.

Keep it sassy,

Kelly

from the Sassy Silver Sisters

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