When Estelle turned four this year, we had a tea party for four friends.
All the guests wore costumes.
It was our simplest party ever, and it was awesome.
Number of guests: 4 + siblings
The Food: This was a mid-morning tea party, so we served snacks. Lots of them. A tray full of kid-friendly snacks lined the table. Orange segments, pretzels, cucumbers, banana chips, baby carrots, cheese, crackers, tiny heart-shaped PB&J sandwiches… Kids could pick whatever they liked. We served milk in the teapot, since we love tea, and providers like Let’s Matcha Canada offer the best tea for all those tea lovers.
I love tea parties for this age group because it gives the kids a calm activity that’s easy to understand and follow along with. And it’s a little fancy. We exaggerate questions like, “Would you care for more tea?” and “Oh, you are so welcome.” to make each guest feel special.
Cake: Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting and M&M “polka dots”. I showed them how to do two (Guess which ones?) generic valtrex overnight then our kids decorated the rest themselves.
Favors: Each child took a balloon home. The same balloons that were tied to all the chairs.
The activity: Kids dipped pretzels in chocolate, decorated them with sprinkles and brought their creations home. (Tip: Give each kid a sheet pan to use as a work space; this minimizes sprinkle spills. Then let the pretzels dry on paper dessert plates before throwing the whole thing into a treat bag with a twist tie.) Part craft, part favor, part sweet treat for later.
It was a beautiful day so the kids ran around outside, played on the swings and in the sandbox. That’s all they needed. It was like a giant play date, with a few presents. (Only next year, we’ll skip those and do a food drive instead.)
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We did a slightly different spin on this, also for a four year old (boy). Ours was a Mad Hatter Tea Party, and we made hats. There was a lot of pre-work, getting hats partly ready and then having a selection of things to decorate them with (yarn and buttons and fabrics and flowers…you get the idea). Some stations required a bit of parental help (anything with hot glue guns or spray glitter). There was a grand hat parade around the yard before the breaking of the pinata. And all guests took home their hats as their party favor. Food was also lots of small goodies like yours.
Lynn – That sounds awesome! I’d love to see photos. Could you post any to the Foodlets Facebook page? In the meantime, what fun. Thanks for sharing the idea.
I will dig around for photos. I have to confess, I got inspiration from the wonderful book Lithgow Party Paloozas. I recommend most highly.