Like all mothers, I want to have the best parties for my kids. Not only do I want them to enjoy themselves, but I want them to have bragging rights at school as well. I want all of the kids to know that they have the best mother in the world. So when my daughter had her birthday party, I knew I was going to make it something special. Like all little girls, she loves to pretend to have tea parties. I decided to use tea party ideas to plan out the perfect birthday for her.
Tea party birthday ideas are fun, but they are a little bit more difficult to plan out that other parties. You see, so few people actually have tea parties, so you have to plan from scratch. You can not borrow any of your ideas from parties that other parents have thrown. Tea party ideas are especially difficult when you are dealing with a little kid. After all, kids love to play tea but they cannot be trusted around hot beverages by themselves. They might hurt themselves!
My tea party idea for her was to have all the trappings of afternoon tea except for the actual hot tea. We had small cakes and cookies, tea cups and pitchers, and bread and jam. I planned the whole party from a book of children’s tea party ideas. They suggested having juice instead of tea. I thought this was a fine idea, but also included iced tea for the kids who wanted to try. Many of them did!
The tea party ideas for my daughter worked out so well that I decided to have a party for my own friends. Of course, planning out a grown-up tea party is much easier than planning one for kids. I bought some of the best, most delicious tea that I have ever tried. In addition, I had small tea themed gifts to give each of my guests.
From there, all of the tea party ideas were pretty standard. I had all of my friends over, served them cakes and muffins, and poured out some delicious tea. We sat there sipping tea and talking about this and that. It really was a fairly standard social engagement, but the fact that we called it a tea party lent it an air of elegance. Lets face it, whether you are a child or an adult, tea party ideas are mostly about playing make believe. Kids are great at that, but grown-ups are good at it too!
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