As I mentioned earlier, my little girl turned 5 this week… I still can’t believe it!
To celebrate we had a tea party with all the grandparents, 2 uncles, and a few friends…
A couple weeks before the big day we made our invitations. To make them I folded cardstock and drew a tea-cup shape on one side, so that when it was opened you had 2 tea-cups. Then my birthday girl decorated each one. (She had a tractor on Papaw’s, flowers on another… Each was totally unique.)
Inside was written: A place has been set for you! That was followed by all the important party information.
The day before the party my little girl worked on some party decorations. Again, I had tea cups drawn on card stock. She used a paint brush to apply glue and then shook on plenty of purple glitter! We hung them with curled ribbon from each kitchen light and the curtain rod.
Simple, inexpensive, and it gave her something to do while I worked on making sandwiches!
Speaking of sandwiches…
We had plenty of finger sandwiches on hand!
For perfect tea party sandwiches, start by using a bread knife to cut all the crust off the bread. (You can do 6-8 slices of bread at a time if you stack them. This saves time when making over a 100 little sandwiches.) If making the sandwiches the night before (like I did), spread each slice of bread with a light layer of butter. This will prevent the bread from becoming soggy. Then add your filling, second piece of buttered bread (butter side down) and cut into 4 squares. For our tea party we had: egg salad, chicken salad, cucumber and P.B.&J. (as requested by the birthday girl). We also had 2 types of wraps made with roast beef and cheese and ham and cheese. I cut the wraps into 3 equal-sized pieces, stuck a toothpick in each and topped it with a mini tomato.
Along with finger sandwiches we had cheese cubes, a little veggie tray, and a collection of fruit. I have to say, out of all the birthday parties we’ve had, the kids really ate up all the tea party goodies!
To set the mood for out tea party, the tables were set with table cloths, fancy tea cups (I found plastic ones at the Disney Store for the kids to take home as their “goodie bag.”) and a toy tea-pot with dollar store flowers stuck in as a centerpiece.
Before lunch we played pin the handle on the tea-pot and did “I’m a Little Tea Pot.”
And you can’t forget cake time! Along with our tea-pot cake, we had a tray full of tea cups…
Click for the directions for our tea pot cake and cupcakes!
This was one birthday party I know she will remember!
Joleene Naylor says
This is so cute! Looks like a lot of fun 🙂
OneMommy says
Thanks! It was probably the best birthday party we’ve had so far around here.
Donna DM Yates says
This is just sooooooo cute. I love everything you’ve done here. I could certainly go for a party like this.
OneMommy says
Thank you! It was the best birthday party we’ve had so far! So fun!
Deb says
Wow….that looks like such a fun party for a little 5 year old lady = )
I LOVE your theme and decorations ~ very creative!
And all the food looks fabulous & delicious too!!
Way to go, One Mommy ~ well done!!!!!!
OneMommy says
Thank you.
We’ve already done the princess thing, and the mermaid princess… It was nice to get a little away from that. And, I have to say the kids ate better than any other party… something about finger food…
Hodgepodge of Styles says
This is an awesome theme for a girl’s birthday party. I really love the teapot cake!
OneMommy says
Thanks — she had lots of fun! Directions for the cake will be coming soon!
OneMommy says
I think she enjoyed making them, too!
Stephanie says
Aww, that’s so cute! I look forward to having parties like this when my daughter gets older. Stopping by from Sits for Saturday Sharefest, have a great weekend!
OneMommy says
I have to say, it was one of the funnest things I’ve done with or for my daughter.
Thanks for stopping by!
Shana Norris says
I LOVE doing birthday parties for my kiddos. They’re such fun to plan for. Exhausting, but fun. Those teacups are darling.
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OneMommy says
I’m gearing up for one with some of her kindergarten classmates…. You are right: fun to plan for, but exhausting, too!