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Garden Tea Party
Party
Ideas by Party Consultant Michelle Hylton
Updated: 08/31/2010
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Invitation
Ideas |
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Make
a Tea Cup/Tea Bag |
Print
at Home Kits |
Tea Party
Postcard |
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Craft
your own teacup w/teabag invitation.
Supplies
- Pink paper (card stock)
White paper
Kite string
Marker
Glue
Decorative bead
(optional)
Create
a teacup template (use mine below or make your own), between 4 and 5 inches big.
Fold pink card stock in half. Trace teacup pattern with bottom of cup on fold
onto pink cardstock. Cut out teacup. You can leave the handle uncut in the
middle and draw in the handle. Glue all open sides leaving a 2 inch opening
at the top of the tea cup. Now cut small 2x2" squares on white paper
which will be your teabag. Make sure the squares will fit in the opening you left on the top of the
tea cup. Write all party information on front
(use backside if
necessary). Cut a 4
inch piece of kite string, tape to the back of white square. Stick the square in the tea cup leaving the string hanging out.
You can add a decorative bead to the end of the bag. Your guest will pull the
teabag string to read all about your fun party.
Click
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This program kit includes:
10 Hand Made Paper Invitations
10 Matching Envelopes
10 Translucent Vellum Papers
10 7" Pink Ribbons
Test printing sheets & easy instructions included
Invitations measure 8.5" x 5.5", and are made of 80 lb acid and lignin
free card stock.
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Tea Party Postcard Invitations (8 count) |
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Decorating
Ideas |
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Table |
Decorations |
More
Ideas |
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Set your tea party table
with one of these themes:
"Tulips" Pattern
Make mini terra cotta
place cards. Use mini terra cotta pots with holes in the bottom. Turn
pots over and put a small dowel in hole. Create a flower shaped cutout
or find some die cuts at craft store and write the name of each guest on
it. Tape or glue the flower to the dowel for a flower place card.
Roll
utensils in napkins and slip through a flower bracelet. Use as a party
favor too! Or purchase pretty gardening gloves as
favors and set them at each place setting with utensils tucked into the
opening. Guest can wear them at tea or save them for home.
 Honeycomb
Floral Centerpiece
Daisy Serving Tray
Use these cute flower trays for snacks at
the party.
Don't forget a Tea Set! |
For an outdoor tea party set up your
tables on your deck, patio or even near a garden. Use lots of potted
flowers to brighten up the area and then add some
balloons.
To decorate around a deck or patio use
9'
Ivy Vine Garland w/silk roses
 on the railing and around the doorway.
For indoor garden tea parties, you have
to create a garden party room. Use artificial plants and flowers
you may already
and scatter around party room. Add this garden scene setter to one
wall of the party room to create an outdoor look. Don't forget the
sticky tack.
For
a dramatic and fun look try these oversized
tulips to hang down in the party room.
Tulips Red/white/yellow Set/3
This 7 1/2' pastel flower light set has
10 silk flowers to accent your party. Lights may be connected to add
more length. Each light is trimmed with green leaves.
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Don't forget a
Children's Luxury Full-Service Porcelain Tea Party Set or plastic
Tea Party Tea Set.
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Game
Ideas |
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Pass The
Hat/Trowel |
Miss
Manner Says |
Pin the
Lady Bug on the Flower |
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Pass a garden hat
or plastic trowel around in a circle to soft music. If your
holding the object when the music stops, you bow gracefully out.
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Play this game just like
"Simon Says", but ask children to do actions like:
Curtsey/Bow
Say "Yes Madam/Sir"
Cross their ankles
Walk straight and tall
Skip
Shake Hands with someone |
Pin
the Lady Bug on the Flower - Create a huge flower from construction paper and
then use lady bug stickers or make small lady bugs from construction paper.
On the flower draw a dotted line outline of a ladybug. This identifies the spot
they have to get the lady bug on. To identify which lady bug
belongs to which child, you could write a small number on each or if you
crafted your own bugs, then write each child's name on it or put different
number of spots on each lady bug.
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Pick A Flower |
Garden Hunt |
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Have a watering can or pot filled with artificial flowers. Mark
the bottom of one flower with a marker. Each girl gets to pick a flower (take home as favor), but the
one who gets the marked flower wins. Winner can get a special prize like garden gloves, a trowel, a special flower pot or
even their own special tea cup.
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Hide small packets of flower seeds around the yard and the young ladies
must search for them.
If they find one, it's theirs to keep and they stop. Of course, everyone
will find one!
If
your child is into
bugs,
you can also hide these Lady bugs in the yard for the kids to find.
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Activities |
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Opening
Party Craft
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Manners Session |
Sing Along |
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Start
your party with an opening Craft Activity:
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Decorate plain straw garden hats with silk flowers, ribbon, and beads.
- Decorate mini terra cotta flowerpots with glitter glue, paints, etc. If
using paints, ask girls to bring and old t-shirt or paint smock to the party to protect their pretty outfits.
- Decorate foam
craft tea pots magnets
(precut before party) with markers,
gems, glitter glue, etc.
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Decorate
Paper
Fans
- Make pretty Tea Time Necklaces with beads and these
Tea Time Gold Charms (10 pc).
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Manner
sessions - spend a few minutes with the girls at the tea table explaining how to
hold a tea cup, if using a
spoon for adding sugar, you only dip once into the sugar bowl, stir gently and
lay spoon on saucer. Also,
teach them how to ask for items and how to pass them around the table.
Don't forget to add the "Darling, please pass
the sugar" to the session.
Children's Tea and Etiquette: Brewing Good Manners in Young Minds
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I'm
A Little Teapot
(Music copyright 1939
Kelman Music)
I'm
a little teapot short and stout; (stick your tummy out and pretend you are very
short)
Here
is my handle (place your hand on your hip, so your arm is a handle)
And
here is my spout. (Bend your other arm and hand like a spout)
When
I get all steamed up, then I shout: Just tip me over and pour me out! (Bend over
and pretend you are pouring out your tea!)
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Story Time |
Paper Activities |
Butterfly & Dragon Fly
Craft |
Story
Time - Read a Tea Time Story Book or Garden Story Book.
My Very First Tea Party
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Tea Party Word Search
Tea Party Scramble |
Butterfly/Dragonfly Craft Kit
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Menu
Suggestions |
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Tea
Sandwiches - Use wheat,
rye, or white sandwich
bread and cut off the edges. Or opt for mini bagels or croissants.
Fill with peanut butter and jelly, jelly and cream cheese , or plain
or flavored cream cheese. You can either cut into triangles or
use a flower shaped cookie cutters for a fun shape.
Pinwheel Sandwiches - Using
flour tortillas, spread with cream cheese and turkey or other
filling, roll tight in cellophane, refrigerate for 2 hours, then
cut into 8 pieces and hold together with toothpicks. Click
here for an easy recipe.
Tiny
Fruit Muffins - Sprinkle
then with powdered sugar.
Assorted
Cookies - Shortbread, Jelly Jams, Sugar or Lemon are
favorites! Use flower shaped cookie cutters.
Scones - Simple
recipe for scones.
Petit
Fours
Small
Fruits - strawberries,
grapes, raspberries or blueberries. Even better
chocolate-dipped strawberries.
Fruit
Salad - Served with
cool-whip
Beverages
Tea
- mint tea mixed with lemonade, serve warm
Iced
tea
Cider
-serve warm
Any
fruit drink - preferably a lemonade blend like raspberry-lemonade
for a darker color.
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