How to Select Party Favors for a Tea Party

Whether you make or buy the favors for your tea party, they should tie-in with the theme of your affair. A party favor is a little gift for your guests to take home. Select favors that have the same colors and patterns contained in the party's decorating scheme. Use bows and wrappings that go well with the dishes and napkins that fill the tables. A favor should compliment the affair, but not hog the spotlight.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Container: either a basket, tin or other type
• Cellophane wrap
• Tea bags, cookies or candy
• Ribbon
• Novelty items: either little book or tea caddy

Make Your own Party Favors

1. Create your own tea bag baskets. Buy an assortment of individually wrapped herbal and flavored tea bags. Fill a little basket with two to three tea bags and place a wrapped candy (or other little treat) along with them. Adorn the handle of the basket with a bow that compliments your theme.
2. Bake treats to give as party favors. Consider whipping up some shortbread cookies. The buttery treats are a good dessert to have with tea and very basic to make. Select little tins to place the cookies in, or simply wrap a few with clear or decorated cellophane paper. Secure the top with a ribbon or a wired silk flower.
3. Offer homemade chocolates in little boxes as party favors. Purchase plastic chocolate molds with shapes such as teacups, ladies' handbags or shoes. Chocolate is easy to make and can be stored in advance of the party.
4. Find supplies to make favors at Michaels.com. You'll find many stylish containers like baskets and favor tins, as well as ribbon and wrapping materials (see Resources below).

Buy Party Favors for the Event

5. Give out little books as tea party favors. Make your theme even more powerful by offering books that pay tribute to the theme. For instance, if your theme is about an English author or an era in history, select a book of quotes or poetry by that person or from that time-period.
6. Visit book stores or discount markets to find little books or bookmarks to give as the favor.
7. Consider buying favors at tea-specific stores like Gardenpartyteas.com (see Resources below). You'll find lace gloves and tea caddies (a decorative little dish in which you place a tea bag).

Tips & Warnings

• Buy party favor supplies in bulk to save time and money.

Who Can Help:

• Find Decorators & Designers Here. Compare Up to 4 Quotes, Free Service & No Obligation.