Are you and your family going on a big family outing? You may be going on a picnic or a day at an amusement park or swimming or even spending a day watching your child play in a sport tournament. Bringing your own sandwiches is a great way to save a little money on your big family outing.

Here are some great tips for making sandwiches to take with you.

Always try to use a sliced bread to make sandwiches for a family outing. This is important for many reasons. Most coolers don't have a lot of space in them once you get your drinks and ice organized. Therefore, 4 or 5 sandwiches made on hoagie rolls just don't fit well. Plus, a lot of kids don't like hoagie buns. Lastly, you can re-use the bread wrapper as a baggie to store the sandwiches in.

As silly as it sounds, I recommend you make all the sandwiches the same. You may make all ham and cheese sandwiches on white bread or all turkey breast and cheese on wheat bread. Why? Having one basic sandwich will stop Uncle Joe from eating Mack's special sandwich. Preventing any unnecessary problems on a family outing.

Make the sandwiches as basic as possible. A good core sandwich is just meat, cheese, and bread. Putting mayo, mustard, or even lettuce and tomato on a sandwich can make the bread soggy. No one likes a sandwich with soggy bread. Get some little restaurant packets of mayo or mustard and fill baggies with fixings like lettuce and tomato. All these can be put on a sandwich right before it is eaten.

Butter all the pieces of bread, even if you're making peanut butter sandwiches. This is even more important if you are making your sandwiches the night before your family outing. Having a small layer of butter or margarine will help prevent your bread from becoming soggy. This small layer works good if you must put mustard on your sandwiches.

Cut the sandwiches in half diagonally. This way kids can bite into the best part of the sandwich. Once your done making your core sandwiches, wrap them in a paper towel. This creates an instant napkin when you hand out your sandwiches. Then, layer them one at a time in the bread wrapper. Put your condiments packets and bags of fixings on top before you close the bread wrapper.

Now, if you must make different sandwiches use different colored napkins to identify each type of sandwich. You can even slice the turkey breast with cheese in half going up and down and the ham and cheese in half diagonally. This way you know exactly what you have without much trouble.

Do you want hot dogs on this family outing? Boil some hot dogs and place them in a wide-brimmed thermos with the boiling water. This will help keep them warm until you're ready to eat them. Just make sure you have hot dog buns and tongs to pull the hot dogs out of the thermos. Hot dogs are great for sporting events or when it is a little chilly outside.

That's all you need to do to create perfect sandwiches for your next family outing. Of course, don't forget to bring extra napkins, a couple of side items like chips or potato salad, and drinks.