Just in time for prime picnicking weather, Skip Hop, a brand associated with smart, modern and fun designs, has introduced the Central Park Outdoor Blanket + Cooler Bag. With their new blanket + cooler bag, the NYC-based company covered their bases by meeting parents’ need for portability, functionality and style.
As city dwellers, I find that we’re outside eating all the time, whether it’s for Movie Under the Stars, family concert night in the park or for a regular picnic while we play at the playground. Schlepping a big blanket stuffed in a big bag, in addition to a bag of food or toys can get cumbersome, so I appreciate that this blanket + cooler bag can be carried as a messenger bag or a backpack.
Unfolded, it’s 5×5, but folded up as a bag, it’s 11.5in x 11.5in x 3in, which is compact. It’s big enough for a small family to sit together, or even just mom or dad and a babe. It’s seems like it’s easy to wipe clean, but in case there are minor spills, it can be thrown into the washing machine. The cooler part, isn’t huge. It looks like it can hold several smaller containers, sandwiches and a few drinks, but not much else. Less is always more.
The Central Park Outdoor Blanket + Cooler Bag retails for about $45 and is available in the chocolate/uptown stripe or the black/wave dot. The kid and I plan on spending as much time as possible outdoors this spring and summer, so this would be a perfect addition to our picnicking aresenal.
Skip Hop products can be found at retailers such as BRU, Buy Buy Baby, giggle, Whole Foods and more.
