Kitchen Tea Invitation Ideas
While any grocery store, specialty tea house, restaurant or coffee shop may have an entire menu with pages of different teas, the tiny bits of leaves and herbs fall into one of five categories: white, oolong, black, green or herbal. With so many different types of teas, five isn't limiting, it's inspirational. Use the options as themes for your next kitchen tea party invitations and start lifting a cup to your guests. Does this Spark an idea?
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Not-So-Mad-Hatters
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The "Alice in Wonderland" story, from live-action movies to cartoon books, has focused on the maddest, most unbelievable tea party ever imagined. Instead of driving invitees "mad," make them happy hatters with kooky hat-themed invitations. Cut each invitation out of paper in a hat shape, such as the Mad Hatter's black top hat, a striped Dr. Seuss "Cat in the Hat" head topper or a floppy sun hat. Challenge guests to come up with the silliest, happiest hats and wear them to the tea party, of course, with gifts of tea as prizes.
The Tea Speaks
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Invite guests to a kitchen tea party with the promise of giving them a special tea reading -- no fortune tellers required. Tempt them with the invitation information detailing how a specific kind of tea can speak volumes about its drinker. For example, tea drinkers who enjoy their brew medium strength with milk but no sugar are thought of as taking life a bit too seriously and having trouble saying no. See if your guests ring true as matches for their tea choices. As a variation on this theme, choose a type of tea for the kind of party you wish to have, then see if the tea truly provides the atmosphere. For example, theme a party around the "peace" tea of weak strength, milk and one sugar, said to be loved by people who avoid chaos and are incredibly tolerant.
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Suited to a "T"
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For your next kitchen tea party, think outside the box (of invitations) and design a custom tea bag party invite. Any square- or rectangle-shaped piece of cardboard, card stock or sturdy paper works well. Decorate it with the party's colors and include the who, what, where, when and how on the back. Use a glitter pen or sequins to dress up the invitation. Punch a hole in the top middle and use sticker reinforcements, of the kind used on loose leaf paper, on either side of the hole. Run a thin string through the hole and tie it off to complete the tea bag look.
Taste Temptations
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Give guests a compelling reason to R.S.V.P. "Yes" by including information on the invitation about what you will serve at your kitchen tea party. Make it like an agenda, such as "Scones served from 11am to 12pm, clotted cream biscuits to follow" or simply include bits of details about champagne, fruit, cheese, mini sandwiches and other tea-related munchies that make an appearance at the party.
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