Tea Party Themes for Children

 

Children love tea parties, and there are many themes that kids will enjoy adding to their game. Tea parties make great birthday party ideas, and your children will enjoy them. This article will discuss tea party themes for children.

Dolls and Teddy Bears

Kids love dolls, teddy bears, and their other stuffed companions, and they are an excellent item to integrate to your theme parties for children. For this tea party make sure to gather many of your children's favorite dolls and toys. Dress them up with ribbon and bows, and remember to find chairs and dishes that will suit their sizes. This personal touch will add a special meaning to your children's tea party.

Picnic

Another great tea party theme is a picnic. Children love being outdoors, and a picnic is an excellent way to take tea parties outside. For picnic tea parties make sure to bring edible treats that hold up well outdoors. Umbrellas can be decorated with frilly lace to look like parasols for this tea party theme, and fans are always appropriate.

Seaside

A seaside tea party is a fun theme, and shells, pearls, and lace should be incorporated into the decorations of this type of tea party. Seaside tea parties can be held on the beach, or the feeling of the ocean can be brought inside with seaside inspired music. Citrus is a lovely flavor to add to teas during a seaside party theme, and children will enjoy mixing lemon and lime into their favorite teas.

Garden

A garden tea party is a great event. This theme requires bright colors such as pink, orange, green, and yellow. A garden themed tea party should also inspire fruit flavored teas that can be poured over ice. Mint and other herbs are also a nice addition to this type of tea party. Garden themed parties should have plenty of fauna and foliage.

Winter Wonderland

The cold of winter can inspire wonderful tea party ideas. Spiced and sweet teas are excellent for this type of party. A winter wonderland also suggests sweetly glazed baked goods. Apples and pumpkin are good flavors for this theme as well. For a winter tea party children should wear gloves, scarves, and to stay toasty.

These fun tea party themes will provide children with hours of preparation and fun. Tea parties do not have to be the same old thing; try adding some excitement with themes.

May Day Party Ideas on a Budget

 

May Day is a great holiday for celebrating the coming of spring, and you can share this excitement with your friends and family by throwing a May Day party on a budget. This article describes several ideas for throwing a party for May Day party without going off budget.

Invitations

Invitations are fun and easy to make by hand. For this invitation you will need index cards, spring patterned scrapbook paper, markers, glue, scissors, and some May Day inspired stickers such as flowers or butterflies.

Start by writing out the information that is important about your party on the blank side of an index card. Then measure the card against the scrapbook paper. Cut a piece slightly larger than the index card so the patterned paper creates a border. Then glue the cards together, add the stickers, and mail them to your party guests.

Games

Some fun May Day games should include spring ideas such as an outdoor scavenger hunt. Provide guests with lists and bags to place their items in. For adults you can add riddles to make the game more exciting. You can also play blindfolded game of guessing smells and tastes of spring. Try fresh fruit, scented oils, and other things that remind you of spring. Everyone who guesses right can get points or prizes. These games are great for your budget because they use things found around the home.

Food

May Day food should include fresh vegetables and fruits that become available in spring. For this May Day party it is also nice to add herbal teas and fruit punches to bring the bounty of spring to the party. Light fare is appropriate and budget friendly for your party, and inexpensive appetizers of crackers and nuts complement the fruit and vegetables of spring.

Decorations

Decorations are also easy and inexpensive for a May Day party. Gather fresh or flake flowers, pine cones, acorns, and other nature items. Make garlands, wreaths, and centerpieces using this spring treats. Fresh fruits and vegetables and herbs also add to the May Day decorations and they can also feed your guests.

Throwing a May Day party is perhaps the best way to get everyone excited about the new season. It is also a great way to have fun with the people you care about without spending a fortune.