Birthday Tea Party Ideas for Girls

A tea party can be held for various reasons, not necessarily just for a birthday. The reasons may be to teach your child etiquette and manners or to discuss any important subject. 'Little beauties' love wearing beautiful dresses and getting all the attention. What they also love is acting 'grown up'. They are delighted at the sight of cakes, fancy cookies, sandwiches, games, etc.

Party Planning

If you want to be at peace on the day of the birthday tea party, plan it 6 - 8 weeks in advance. It'll give you enough time to purchase and mail the party invitations and to make travel plans, if needed. If you have less time, don't panic. Just a little careful planning and everything will be set. Of course, if you want to increase the number of guests attending the party, it is advisable to plan everything in advance.

Party Invitations

Send the invitations as early as possible. This will give the guests ample time to organize their trip, if they live far away and make sure that they are able to attend the tea party. Also don't exceed the number of guests above 5 or 6 people. A good way to send invitations is to send an inexpensive tea mug or a real tea bag with a tea label invitation attached. The invitations should be creative, short and simple.

Party Decorations

Hosting the tea party outdoors is a good idea. However, if you're hosting a birthday party indoors, you will need to make special arrangements, like, bringing a few garden flowers indoors for decoration. The area where the party is to be held should be filled with balloons, streamers, confetti, etc. All the decorations should be done keeping your little girl's preferences in mind, like, if she loves the color purple, add a purple touch and a feminine look in your decorations. Decorate with lots of candles and colorful tablecloths. A few things that you could use for the decorations and overall ambiance are:

• Paper dollies
• Pink and white streamers
• Silver foil balloons
• Fresh flower bucket
• Dolls and stuffed animals
• Playing the girl's favorite music

When the children reach, take them to a 'dress room', where they can find many dresses, hats, shoes, tea gloves, etc that they will wear in the party. A little makeup and the girls will be ready. To collect these dresses and make-up items, start weeks before the party. Ask relatives and friends for dresses.

Party Activities and Games

Little girls expect a lot of fun and frolic, else they won't be able to keep themselves entertained for long. Therefore, it is necessary to plan a few interesting games to keep them cheerful. It's better if you have lots of games and activities ready than just a few games. Here is a list of a few interesting games.

• Hat making competition, where everyone tries to make the best hat out of paper and straw
• Musical chairs
• Making stylish bookmarks
• Scratch art
• Paper dolls

Birthday Tea Party Snacks

The menu should be according to children's tastes. Ice-creams, juices, flavored tea, sandwiches, etc are a few items that children like. Some more ideas are:

• Chocolate covered strawberries
• Cupcakes
• Finger chips
• Pizzas
• Candies

At the end of the party, don't forget to thank every child with a smile on your face. Give the girls gifts and dolls as a return favor. Things like stickers, homemade lip gloss, nail polishes, etc will be cherished by them. Remember that it is your little daughter's day. Make it big, and keep her happy.