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Your ultimate summer checklist for picnics, BBQs and pool days

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The summer months are fun for so many reasons, particularly because they bring families and friends together for long days and warm nights.

Pool parties, cookouts, picnics and family get-togethers are a few ways to have fun during the warmer months, and they're also a great way to celebrate summer birthdays and holidays.

From picnic accessories to games for the backyard, "Good Morning America" has rounded up all the things you need to shop now so you can prepare for any summer bash.

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Our picks include FUNBOY pool floats, YETI coolers, outdoor fire pits and nostalgic lawn games.

Continue below to shop!

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Baskets and coolers

45 Hard Cooler

Price: $350 · From YETI

St. Tropez Premium Cooler

Price: $99 · From Pottery Barn

Igloo 11 Qt Tag Along Too Strapped Picnic Style Cooler

Price: $47.22 · From Amazon

Picnic Cooler Basket

Price: $200 · From Mark & Graham

Sunnylife La Palma Light Cooler Tote

Price: $40 · From Tuckernuck

Market Basket Picnic Cooler

Price: $79.04 · 32% Savings
From Macy's

Original: $117

Picnic Backpack for 4 Person with Large Insulated Cooler Bag

Price: $52.99 · From Amazon

Picnic Time Country Vintage Picnic Basket with Lid

Price: $47.99 · 37% Savings
From Amazon

Original: $76.95

Outdoor dining

Monique Lhuillier Summer Blossom Outdoor Melamine Salad Plates - Set of 4

Price: $28.97 · 51% Savings
From Pottery Barn

Original: $59.50

Chambray Tile Outdoor Melamine Dinner Plates - Set of 4

Price: $44.50 · 20% Savings
From Pottery Barn

Original: $56

Lemon Outdoor Melamine Dinner Plates, Set of 4

Price: $59.95 · From Williams Sonoma

Dakota Melamine Dinner Plates, Set of 4

Price: $24.95 · 37% Savings
From Anthropologie

Original: $40

Raquel Scallop Acrylic Goblets, Set of 4

Price: $24.95 · 37% Savings
From Anthropologie

Original: $40

One Hundred 80 Degrees Botanical Melamine Plates (Set of 4)

Price: $32 · From Tuckernuck

Sur La Table Seaside Melamine Appetizer Plates, Set of 4

Price: $17.46 · 30% Savings
From Sur La Table

Original: $24.95

Outdoor upgrades

Folding Picnic Table

Price: $229 · From Pottery Barn

Youeon Portable Wine Picnic Table

Price: $26.99 · 22% Savings
From Amazon

Original: $34.99

Sunnylife Le Weekend Portable Picnic Table

Price: $35 · From Tuckernuck

Marciano Adirondack Set (Set of 2)

Price: $285 · 47% Savings
From Wayfair

Original: $548

Harrogate Steel Wood Burning Fire Pit

Price: $829.99 · From Wayfair

DAYBETTER 100ft Outdoor String Lights for Outside

Price: $27.39 · 54% Savings
From Walmart

Original: $59.99

Blankets and towels

G GOOD GAIN Picnic Blanket

Price: $24.89 · From Amazon

ZAZE Extra Large Picnic Outdoor Blanket

Price: $29.99 · 23% Savings
From Amazon

Original: $38.99

Lowlands Blanket

Price: $200 · From YETI

Classic Awning Striped Towel

Price: $22.99 · 41% Savings
From Pottery Barn

Original: $39.50

Riviera Beach Towel

Price: $89 · From Parachute

ChappyWrap Mixed Stripes Americana Blanket

Price: $150 · From Tuckernuck

West Elm Business & Pleasure Co. The Beach Blanket

Price: $119 · From West Elm

Etsy PCBHome Picnic Throw Blanket

Price: $44.25 · 25% Savings
From Etsy

Original: $59

Scuddles Picnic Blanket with Pocket Extra Large Beach Blanket

Price: $30.64 · From Amazon

Outdoor games

3-in-1 Vintage Giant Checkers

Price: $19.99 · 16% Savings
From Amazon

Original: $23.99

GoSports 90 mm Bocce Ball Sets - Outdoor Lawn Game

Price: $39.99 · From Amazon

GoSports Slammo Game Set

Price: $39.99 · From Amazon

Maine Coast Croquet

Price: $239 · From L.L.Bean

GoSports Ladder Toss Indoor & Outdoor Game Set with 6 Soft Rubber Bolo Balls and Travel Carrying Case

Price: $34.49 · From Amazon

Ayeboovi Toss and Catch Ball Game Outdoor Toys for Kids

Price: $28.99 · From Amazon

Reusable Water Bomb balloons

Price: $23.99 · 27% Savings
From Amazon

Original: $32.99

Giant Jenga

Price: $36 · 40% Savings
From Kohl's

Original: $60

Portable grills and grilling tools

Charbroil Grill2Go X200

Price: $195 · 21% Savings
From Amazon

Original: $249.99

Coleman Gas Grill Portable Propane Grill RoadTrip

Price: $314.99 · 25% Savings
From Amazon

Original: $424.99

3-in-1 Grill, Griddle, and Pizza Oven

Price: $249.99 · From Cuisinart

West Elm Schmidt Brothers 4-Piece Grill Tool Set - Ash

Price: $100 · From West Elm

Water toys and floats

Inflatable Adult Pool Lounger Float

Price: $24.99 · 37% Savings
From Amazon

Original: $39.99

FUNBOY Giant Vintage Stripe Inflatable Tube Pool Float

Price: $26.80 · 7% Savings
From Amazon

Original: $29

FUNBOY Giant Floating Cabana Stripe Drink Station

Price: $67.05 · 15% Savings
From Amazon

Original: $79

JOYIN 22.5ft Water Slides and 2 Bodyboards

Price: $33.99 · 15% Savings
From Amazon

Original: $39.99

Costway Canopy Inflatable Pool Float Lounge Swimming Raft

Price: $79.59 · From Walmart

Aqua Original 4-in-1 Monterey Hammock Pool Float

Price: $14.21 · 21% Savings
From Amazon

Original: $17.99