Games for a Child at a High Tea Party
Although in England "high tea" is traditionally observed as a hearty, homey evening meal, in the United States it is often used interchangeably with "afternoon tea" as a term for a formal tea party. Children will enjoy participating in a high tea party, but they often require more entertainment than the tea, snacks and conversation at an all-adult tea party. Tea party games and crafts will help make the party a success for all ages. Does this Spark an idea?
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Snack Preparation and Decoration Competition
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Children will enjoy taking part in preparing traditional tea party snacks. Offer an area where they can add their own mix-ins, such as chocolate chips, dried fruit or nuts to scone batter before baking. You can also have prebaked cupcakes or cookies for them to decorate or tea sandwiches for them to prepare and cut using cookie cutters. Have a contest to see which scone is tastiest or which cupcake looks best, and award the winner with her own tea set or another tea-related prize.
Dress Up Games
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Little girls and boys alike will enjoy a tea party all the more if they can dress for the occasion. Set a large trunk of costumes by the door, including elaborate ladies' hats, necklaces and gloves as well as top hats and scarves. Use your own wardrobe, or pick up items at a costume or thrift shop. Have each child select her own outfit before entering. Make a game out of it by having the children give a fashion show before tea is served.
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Musical Tea Pots
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In lieu of musical chairs, play musical tea pots. Set one less chair than there are children, and decorate each chair with a picture of a tea pot. Play music while the children circle the chairs, and have them each grab a seat when the music stops. Remove one of the teapot chairs after each round, and have the child without a chair sit out the next round. Continue until there is one teapot chair left. The child who grabs it is the winner. The prize can be as simple as the honor of serving tea to his friends.
Tea Bingo
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Design a game board shaped like a tea pot, and, in the center, draw a grid. In each grid, place a picture of a tea-related item, such as cubes of sugar, a cup and saucer, honey or a slice of lemon. Make a game board for each child with the items in different spots on the grid, and hand the boards out along with a stamp or set of stickers. Have the name of each item written down on slips of paper, and draw the slips one at a time, having the children stamp or sticker the corresponding picture square when it is called. The first child to get either a vertical or horizontal line completely stamped or stickered wins by declaring "Bingo!"
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