You can also place your cold food in the kiddie pool. Buy a plastic kiddie pool and fill it with ice to serve beverages.Be sure to pack the ice around each serving vessels. Then nestle bowls and serving trays in the ice. Wrap a large table cloth around the container and fill it with ice. Buy a large rectangular, plastic storage container.Freeze your serving trays and bowls in the freezer before filling with food.Nylon coolers and Syrofoam won’t last quite as long, but they will work for a few hours.
Plastic coolers are your best bet to keep beverages, sandwiches, and other chilled food at an enjoyable temperature for the entire day.