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Theme: Develop your theme and activities around your audience. What are their interests? What will keep them engaged?
• Dress up
• Cookie decorating
• Princess
• Dolly and Me
• Legos
• Pirates
• Dinosaurs
• Etiquette
• Teddy Bear
• Favorite Book
• Sing-Along
• Craft a Gift
The Guest List: I’m focusing on family groups for now, due to the pandemic. Be sure to allow space for social distancing if you broaden your guest list. I love the idea of a multi-generational family tea!
Decorations: Keep your décor related to your theme. Children love colorful balloons. Place some Teddy Bears or Lego creations along a table runner or stand up some books. Your tea tray may be your centerpiece. Or you may choose to display a pretty cake for a centerpiece, then serve it. If you fear that you’ll run short of space on your table top, place your centerpiece items on a decorative tray that you can remove before service.
Menu: Tailor your menus to suit your guests. At my last Children’s Tea, we served tea, chocolate milk, water and a soft drink in their fancy tea cups. I chose very colorful sweets and asked for their tea sandwich preferences in advance. Some were served open-faced.
Sweets: Sandwiches:
• Petite Fours
• Meringue Kisses
• Lemon Tarts
• Strawberries
• Macarons
• Grapes
• Scones
• Brownie Balls
• Nutella with Banana Slices • Peanut Butter & Jelly
• Strawberry Preserves
• Egg Salad
• Chicken Salad
• Cucumber and Cream Cheese
• Cream Cheese with Strawberries • Ham Salad