Victorian Tea Parties for Girls
Victorian tea parties for girls are a fun afternoon social activity with a historical, educational twist. Whether you choose to research and replicate an exact Victorian tea party or throw your own spin on such occasions, Victorian tea parties all require a tea set and tea, finger foods, favors and crafts or games.
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Decorations
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Decorations for a Victorian tea party for girls can include black and white or otherwise old-looking photos, decorative mirrors, lace handkerchiefs, jewelry, old books and fresh flowers. Try creating an arrangement of yellow roses, the color of friendship. Use linen and lace napkins, as well as tablecloths or white lace trimmed cloth for the table. Go for a floral-themed tea set or a matching glass or ceramic set depending on what you have available. Arrange the tea set and food in the center of the table as your centerpiece.
Tea and Food
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Serve either loose tea or tea bags. Arrange tea bags on a pretty tray or in a tea box while loose tea can be presented in labeled glass containers. You may want to use separate small plates, containers and bowls for lemon wedges, honey, sugar cubes and sweetener packets. Food options can include trays of small, sweet finger foods such as small cakes, tarts, cupcakes, muffins, cookies and scones and platters of light sandwiches and cheeses such as cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches, pimento cheeses and crackers and olives and cheese.
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Crafts
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Have some Victorian craft projects available for the girls such as tussie mussies, or small bouquets made out of small silk flowers, lace dollies and silk ribbons. Instruct the girls to wrap the wire stems of the silk flowers around each other to tie them together, and then wrap the lace dollies around the wire and secure with the ribbon. Victorian headbands are another simple craft idea using craft headbands, silk ribbon and silk flowers. Have the girls wrap the ribbon around the headbands and add the flowers as decoration.
Favors
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Favor ideas for Victorian tea parties can include small books of poetry, Victorian-designed fans, picture frames or small gift baskets filled with gourmet nuts, tea and candies. Browse shopping sites for tea bag and golden spoon favors or painted tea cup favors. Cupcake-shaped bubble bath products are another option, either alone or inside a painted tea cup. Miniature tea pots in beaded favor bags and teacup or tea pot magnets are also options.
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