What clever tricks do you have for packing for a day out with the kids?

[PirateWeasel]

Has anyone got any tried and tested techniques for making a day out with the kids as stress-free as possible in all winds and weathers? I'd love to not have to pack the kitchen sink into the car/rucksack/pushchair but at the moment it feels like that's just what has to happen

I'm a first-time mum so I need all the tips I can get, but my friend recommended

1. disposable bibs so you don't have to take your usual one home all covered in gunk
2. those waterproof all-in-one suits to protect against inevitable puddle splashing and falling over!

Any more...?

Oh lord, no advice here, just feeling relieved my days of carting stuff around for children is over! I took my youngest to a theme park last week and looked around me as I was getting out of the car. Lots of buggies all loaded up to the hilt, rucksacks, handbags, picnic bags, the works.
We stuck our coats on, I put my purse, keys and phone in my pockets and off we went to the entrance - a revelation after years of hefting around ‘stuff’!
But really, keep everything to an absolute minimum - there’s very little you couldn’t just buy if you were in an absolute pinch and it saves you carrying unnecessary amounts of things everywhere.