This tea party birthday guide with games, activites and fun ideas has been created for little girls who love nothing more than dressing up and spending time with their friends.
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Planning Your Tea Party Birthday
You don't need to wait for a birthday to host a special tea party,host a mother - daughter tea, any time of year! You can also add a theme to your party such as...Garden Tea, Teddy Bear Tea, Daisy Garden, Alice in Wonderland, roses and lace etc. The party guide below is intended for a basic tea party theme but can be adapted.
Expensive tea party items are not necessary. Begin with a few paper party items for easy clean-up and add inexpensive tea cups, saucers and a pot from your local thrift shop. Decorate using creativity, rather than cash. Then, use the tea party games, decorating tips and crafts provided below, for a memorable birthday celebration!
Kit's Party Tips:
Bear in mind the age group of your guests. If the children are very young, plastic tea ware is in order. And plan your party for no more than two hours.
TEA PARTY INVITATIONS TO YOUR BIRTHDAY
Send invitations 2-3 weeks before the party. Keep the number of guests to a minimum, 4-5 guests is a perfect number for a tea party. Ask the girls to bring a special guest (doll).
Tip: Have some extras at the party for girls/moms who may forget.
GIRL'S TEA PARTY DECORATIONS
When the season cooperates, host a garden birthday tea party outdoors. If not, bring the garden indoors with imitation, or real flowers, lace and ribbons.
Fill the party area with streamers and balloons. When hosting your tea party outdoors, consider enclosing the party table with a sheer, bed canopy hanging from a tree.
Create a feminine and easy centerpiece by placing a bouquet of dainty flowers in a tea pot. Place the tea pot bouquet on a doily in the in the center of the table.
Fashion a decorative place setting with individually wrapped fruit teas, candies, tulle fabric and a single flower. Cut squares of tulle. Place two teabags and a few wrapped candies in the center of the square. Gather up the corners and tie into a little package with a piece of ribbon. Tie a the single flower into the bow. Add a fancy name tag, if you choose.
A Special Welcome to Your Tea Party
Upon a arrival escort the girls to a "dress-up" room.
Where they'll find dresses, shoes, hats and of course white tea gloves to wear during the party. Add hint of blush and lipstick and the girls will be ready for their special party.
TIP:
Begin collecting the dress-up items during the weeks before the party. Thrift stores, friends and relatives are the best source.
TEA PARTY GAMES & ACTIVITIES
Don't expect young children to keep themselves entertained.
Plan a few games and a craft to keep kids happy. You may even want to have a few no-prep parlor games or word games ready to play. It's better to have too many activities, rather than too few.
Sugar Cube Stacks
Provide a smooth surface and a large pile of sugar cubes to each player. Set a timer. The object of the game is to build the tallest tower before when the timer goes off.
Set the Table Please
Although tea parties are generally calm ands little girls are on their best behavior. We suggest a little physical activity to let loose those little girl sillies. This game will do the trick!
Place an X on the ground/floor to establish a starting line.
Proved a Kid-sized table a reasonable distance away from the "X". If you don't have a table, a cloth covered box will work just as well. Gather a proper tea setting; plastic tea cup, saucer, tea pot, spoon, sugar bowl, creamer, dessert fork etc. Place all of the items into a box or basket and place at the starting line marked "X". All of the girls will begin at the starting line. When you say "Go!", one player at a time will quickly bring a piece of the place setting to the table and return to the starting line.
Then the next player takes turn and so on ,until the table is set. You may want to establish a time limit to add to the excitement. It's important that no breakable or sharp objects be used.
Kit's Tip: Consider drawing a setting guide on a paper placemat. Place it
on the table for the girls to follow.
More Fun Tea Party Games...
Musical Chairs
"Pin theTop on the Tea Pot
Play as you would pin the tail on the donkey only using your own homemade tea pot and tops with poster board and markers.
Coin toss into tea cups ( not your fine china!)
Pass a sugar cube around the table using only a spoon.
Word games such as 20 questions or "telephone".
The Internet has many web sites with parlor games and rules.
Birthday Tea Party Crafts
Many crafts are appropriate for this theme. Here are a few of our best suggestions. Craft kits are the easiest when hosting a party, as the supplies are usually all prepared ahead of time:
Decorate doorknob hanger.
Bead a necklace or bracelet.
Decorate a picture frame.
Decorate a foam or plastic visor.
Make tissue flowers.
Make paper fans.
Use scrapbook supplies to decorate page with
a digital photo from the party.
Tea Party Birthday Treats
A traditional tea party menu is not always considered tasty to young children. Adapt it a bit to better suit young taste buds.
Serve pink lemonade or flavored iced tea. Kid- friendly sandwiches cut with cookie cutters; flower, heart and star.
Chucks of fruit placed on popsicle sticks (safer than skewers).
Sweet Tea Treats:
Chocolate covered strawberries
Mini-cupcakes
Vanilla wafer cookies dipped in white chocolate and decorating sprinkles.
Lemon bars
Cut pink and vanilla wafer cookies into squares to make
faux petit fours cakes.
After tea, treats, gifts and games, allow some free time for playing
with the dolls they brought as guests.
Tea Party Favors
Say "Thank you.", in a unique way. Fill an inexpensive tea cup (thrift store)with small items; lip gloss, nail polish, lemon drops, stickers and a tasty herbal fruit tea....
Send the little ladies home with this special favor set from Birthday in a Box...
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