The LookSet the atmosphere for your tea party by adorning your home with delicate, pastel décor. Drape a pink tablecloth over a kitchen or folding table before laying out a teapot, doily-lined plates, teacups, and saucers (they don’t have to be anything fancy!). Embellish your table even more by adding a simple, floral centerpiece, and brighten up chairs with big, ribbon bows. Round out the rest of the room with balloons and streamers in pale shades of pink, purple, yellow, blue, and green. |
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The EatsA tea party is nothing without tasty treats! Fill your teapot with caffeine-free hot tea, and give partygoers the option of sweetening things up with milk, sugar, or vanilla extract. Be sure to have a back-up beverage on hand for those tots who have yet to acquire a taste for tea. Hot chocolate is always a viable option, as is lemonade for a summertime tea. Cover those doily-lined plates with PBJ or jelly and cream cheese finger sandwiches, and let kids choose from a variety of cookie-cutters to customize their teatime snack. And don’t forget the ultimate compliment to a cup of tea: dessert. Serve up mini cupcakes and sugar cookies, and let the kids decorate their sweets with icing and sprinkles. |
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The FunOnce the tea has run out, turn the dining table into a craft area. Gather a colorful assortment of construction paper, buttons, feathers, glitter, plastic flowers, ribbon, and elastic. Then, invite everyone to create floral headbands or polka dot bow ties and watch your guests transform into little ladies and gentlemen. |
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The FavorsIn addition to having their headbands and bow ties to remember the day by, send off your tea partiers with blue or pink parasols and strands of fake pearls. With these elegant accessories in hand, they’ll be all ready for their next tea! |
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