One of my best friends and I love getting our kids together for play dates and we decided it was time to add some fancy and fun parties into the mix. Last week we had the sweetest and most delightful little tea party in our new backyard with the best friends! We got the girls all dressed up in their favorite fancy dresses and decorated the yard with all of the tulle, flowers, garland, and porcelain tea cups.
How sweet are her babes?!?
She even made delicious cut out cookies in the shape of tea pots! They were the most buttery. delicious, and tastiest cookies and they were a huge hit, especially with Shannon.
I brought over a tiny porcelain tea set for the littler kids to play with. Little miss Vera oh so carefully set the whole thing up on that little blue table. She was in the zone putting the tiny tea cups on the tiny plates and then the tiny spoons in the tea cups.
She even learned how to poor tea (pink lemonade) from a real tea pot! She is a pro!
I set up the outdoor table with a silk tablecloth, tea cups, tea pots, paper doilies, cake stands, vases, and a tulle runner. I was going for a shabby garden party look. I got the runner, and fake flowers at the dollar tree. The teacups are all heirlooms. Yes I know what you're thinking....how and why did I let the kids use my precious teacups? For or a couple of reasons. I am a firm believer that the best way for kids to learn to be careful with things is by practicing to actually be careful with things. Also, I knew two adults would be right there supervising making sure everyone was being gentle. Also, how many china cabinets have you seen where everything or most of the things in them have never been touched or used? What is the point of having nice things if you don't ever get the chance to enjoy them, use them, or see them being used? Seeing the girls have their first tea party with my heirloom teacups just makes them that much more special!
Earlier in the day I went to Wegman's to buy things for our finger sandwiches. I made turkey and swiss with tomato; ham and cheese; and cucumber with dill dip. I could have ten of the cucumber ones myself, but the girls weren't too big a fan of them. They will forever be ham and cheese lovers. At least they tried something new? I also got grapes they could nibble on as a side with their sandwiches.
Look at how cute those tea pot cookies are!
Lastly, at the local Italian market I love picking up packs of these Buaducco wafer cookers. I got strawberry and vanilla flavored, dipped them in melted white chocolate and sprinkled them with girlie sprinkles! The girls loved licking all of the chocolate off....
Overall it was a marvelous and fantastique (as Fancy Nancy would say) tea party. The girls felt extra fancy, fun was had, and we are already planning our next outdoor party!
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