I was very excited to be interviewed on Nashville CBS Talk Of The Town about Unique Items for Family Patio Parties. This is the time of year we all get to enjoy outdoor gatherings and here are some fun, useful items that you may enjoy having for your next backyard entertaining event! I am posting about each unique patio party item that I mention in the CBS interview in case you want more details on the products and where you can purchase them. Also, if you are here for the first time, I hope you will like Family Focus Blog on Facebook to keep up with our great family articles and giveaways.
Unique Items for A Family Party On The Patio:
1). Drink-N-Plate (drinkandplate.com)
Drink-N-Plate is a durable reusable, dishwasher-safe combo plate and drink holder that is perfect for all outdoor settings. Held with one hand, the Drink N’ Plate is a combination of plate and drink holder, allowing the entire meal to be carried conveniently and easily. This is an especially nifty invention for families who are often trying to serve more than one person and the Drink N’ Plate is also easier for children to hold on. $24 per pack of 8.
2). Little Griddle (littlegriddle.com)
Little Griddle is a line of heavy duty grill-top griddles that shatter all the conventional limits on cooking outside on your grill, allowing virtually anything to be cooked on any grill. There is a Little Griddle to fit any shape or size grill, round or rectangular, large enough to cook meals like a breakfast of eggs, hash browns, bacon and pancakes, a lunch of philly cheesesteaks or a dinner of the day’s catch, stir fry, burgers with sautéed onions, and so forth. Griddle your salmon filets with your favorite seasonings; there is no need to wrap them in foil. You can even bake pizza on your grill. It cleans up easily right on the grill, no need to wash in kitchen sink. The Sizzle Q Griddle is $69.99
3). PlaceTiles (placetile.com)
PlaceTiles are stylish erasable ceramic accent labels, perfect as table place cards for guests or as a descriptive accessory for each dish being served. Great for outdoor use to avoid dish or seating labels from blowing over or away in the breeze. No more cheap paper or plastic tags, PlaceTiles are a nice, personalized finishing touch for a dinner party, reception or any gathering, giving the VIP treatment to guests and highlighting each dish. Retails for $35 – $43 for a set of 6
4). ThermaCELL Patio Lantern (thermacell.com)
The ThermaCELL Patio Lantern is the best option for keeping mosquitoes and other insects away. The Patio Lantern is both a powerful insect repellent device and a stylish outdoor lantern, with both functions being usable separately or together. Providing a 15×15 ft mosquito-free zone, it is 98% effective (tested and used by the Department of Defense and the United States Army), making it the most effective insect repellent device on the market. It is also non-toxic, safe and non-intrusive, being DEET-free, silent, portable and odor free. Retails for $29.99
5). Rolf Glass (rolfglass.com)
Rolf Glass is the only line of affordable cut and etched/engraved glass made in North America. Combining state of the art robotics with the traditional craft of glass cutting and engraving, Rolf Glass is able to produce pieces of even higher quality and workmanship than the custom work of glass artisans at the same price as low-quality overseas manufacturers. Set of 4 DOF for $39.99.
I hope you enjoy these unique items for a family party on the patio! Which is your favorite?
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My favorite item is the patio lantern.
I really liked the patio lantern
I want the Rolf glass because it is pretty.
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Would like to try this with grilled fish
The drink-n-plate would be my favorite for sure!!!
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I’m most excited about the ThermaCell Patio Lantern! Mosquitoes are a real problem here in the summer.
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The Little Griddle is my favorite
ThermaCELL Patio Lantern will help me keep our tons of bugs away
I can’t decide between the mini grill or the cup plate combo.
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i like the drink n plate!
I like the Little Griddle.
I like the plates.
I love the patio lantern!
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We’d like the Little Griddle the best. We’re vegans, but our extended family is not so it would be nice to bring this with us when we visit. That way we could grill our veggies and stuff on the grill too without getting the flavors and “juices” of the meats on them!!
My favorite item would be the ThermaCELL Patio Lantern
They all look like great products, but I think we’d get the most use out of the Drink-N-Plates or the Little Griddle.
I love the Little Griddle
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I really like the Drink N Plates. I think it’s a very clever idea & oh so handy!
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I like the DOF glasses.
my favorite would be the thermacell patio lantern!
I think my favorite would be the ThermaCELL Patio Lantern
The drink and plate would get a lot of use for us!
I love the Drink N Plate…great idea.
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the Thermacell will be my fave we have so many mosquito’s here they can carry you off if not careful:)
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Sizzle Q Grill, hands down!
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I like the Rolf Glass & the Thermocell Lantern, Hubby LOVES the Little Griddle!!!((1955nursehjc4me(at)myway(dot)com))
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The ThermaCell lantern!
The Little Griddle is my favorite
I really like the ThermaCELL Patio Lantern
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My favorite would be that mosquito lantern!!
i like the lantern and the griddle
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I love the little griddle.
the therma cell pation lantern would be great
i like the little griddle the best. They are all neat!
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I like the thermacell patio lantern.
I love the lantern!
I hate getting mosquito bites but I always do, by the dozen. It really spoils outdoor dining for me. So, I think the The ThermaCELL Patio Lantern would be my favorite from this prize package.
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Of it will defineitely be th3 Theracell Patio lantern. No bugs allows me to enjoy the other items.
I like the Little Griddle!
I think the ThermaCELL Patio Lantern would be my favorite since my son & I get bitten alive every Summer
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I think my favorite would be the ThermaCELL Patio Lantern.
I love the Little Griddle!
i need that thermacell lantern!! i live in a really marshy area in southeastern NC.. the mosquitoes are HORRIBLE!
Would love the Little Griddle Sizzle Q Griddle
The lantern, because I live in FL and the mosquitoes are huge and still manage to get onto my screened in porch
The little griddle would be great.
The Thermacell would be my favorite. sweepmorey at gmail dot com
I like the griddle top.
The griddle top! Thanks for the chance!
love the little griddle
I think the ThermaCELL Patio Lantern would be my favorite item.
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Why do I have to pick just one! I guess the Drink-N-Plate would have to be my favorite because it is so innovative – but all of these items would get plenty of use at my house.
The Rolf glass. They are beautiful
I love using the grill, even in the cold. I could see me using the Little Griddle all the time.
The patio lantern! We have swarms of mosquitoes that get in the way of any fun we want to have outdoors!
ThermaCELL Patio Lantern
I love the Drink N’ Plate! I’m from a large family (10+) and it would have made pool-side parties soo much easier!
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The ThermaCELL patio lantern is what I’m really excited about.
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I like the ThermaCELL Patio Lantern.
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The patio lantern for sure. I live in the country, and I really like the outdoors, but, so do the mosquitoes.
I think the Drink-N-Plates will be my favorite.
Love the Little Griddle.
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I am most excited about trying the Rolf Glass. repose4jr at gmail dot com
The ThermaCELL Patio Lantern will be my fave, hate mosquitos!
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Hello, how are you? Thank you for this opportunity. I like the ‘Little Griller.’
The glasses are gorgeous and the name plates are pretty. The grill is very useful!
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I love the Little Griddle, it would be great for cooking fish on the grill. Thanks for having this contest!
ThermaCell Patio Lantern is my fav. We have to many mosquitoes!
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the patio lantern
I like the ThermaCELL Patio Lantern.
ThermaCell Patio Lantern
the patio latern because i hate insects ruining my picnics.
The ThermaCELL Patio Lantern would likely be my favorite!
I think The ThermaCELL Patio Lantern would be my favorite! Mosquitoes LOVE us. =(
Rolf Glass.
The Little Griddle is my favorite
The Drink-N-Plate is pretty awesome for those parties without tables and chairs!
The Little Griddle Sizzle Q Griddle would be my favorite.
The lantern
I think the Little Griddle Sizzle Q Griddle would be my fave