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Labor Day

Oh my. It’s that time again. Already.

You have to start thinking about the kids going back to school.

And it’s the last real holiday before the fall.

Last year, I suggested a Labor Day parade. This year, I suggest that you go the park and enjoy nature (It’s something you don’t get to do when you’re laboring away at your job).

Location:

Your local metro park. Find a nice grassy knoll, where picnic tables abound. Grills are there and ready, and there’s plenty of room for volleyball, badminton or a great game of tag.

Shopping list:

Use everything disposable. Red checkered paper tablecloths. Paper plates and napkins. Plastic cups and utensils.

Menu:

The main meal...hotdogs, hamburgers, buns for each, steaks (if your friends are worth it); snacks....potato chips, pretzels; drinks...lemonade, Kool-Aid™, pop, iced tea and, ice, of course. For dessert, make it easy on yourself: take ‘em to Dairy Queen after the picnic!

If you’re bringing a big cooler (too much labor for me, mind you), bring dips for the potato chips. Maybe even go all the way and serve hors d’oeuvres like spinach dip in a pumpernickel loaf and/or taco chips with sauce. Buy pre-made salad (found in bags at your local grocery--all you need is dressing) or potato salad and cole slaw.

For dessert, buy non-fat Jello™ pudding or that Swiss Miss™ Boston Cream pie pudding.

Activities:

You can do the usual I mentioned above. Or get creative. After all, this is what will make it fun. Here’s one game, as a suggestion:

Divide everyone into teams and come up with different competitions. Examples include tug-of-war; burlap sack race; and time card relay. (In this game, participants race to a point, write down the time and race back, handing the time card to the next person.) Add your own game ideas, too.

Give each team a different color arm band to wear. Keep score. And give out some great gag gifts--like the honor of hosting next year’s Labor Day picnic!).

Have fun.