Tea Party Ideas For Adult Birthday

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To help you get into the tea party frame of mind, we've put together links to the best party supplies:

Tea For You Party Supplies
Solid Color Party Supplies
Tea Party Supplies
Tea Party Supplies - Alice In Wonderland Style


TEA PARTY IDEAS FOR INVITATIONS

POSTCARD INVITATIONS - Send postcards which depict teapots, teacups, or other tea-related pictures as your invitations. Include pertinent tea party info of date, time, location, RSVP, tea party attire required, etc.

TEAPOT & TEACUP INVITATIONS - Either purchase or cut out teapot and teacup-shaped cards and write party details on the back.

DOILY INVITATION - Write party details on a white paper doily, decorate with tea-related stickers, laminate, put in an envelope, and mail or hand-deliver.

TEA BAG INVITATIONS - Either use a die cut or cut the silhouette of a cup and saucer from card stock. Write party details on card stock, attach to a tea bag, and either mail or hand-deliver invitations.


TEA PARTY IDEAS FOR COSTUMES

Have guests come dressed for a proper tea. Ladies should wear wide-brim hat with flowers and tea-length dresses. Men should come in suits or could even sport an 1800's dress coat and pants.


TEA PARTY IDEAS FOR DECORATIONS

• Decorate room with vases of freshly cut flowers and/or rose topiary centerpieces.

• Play soft, classical music in the background.

• Scatter tablecloth with flower petals.

• Use china cups and saucers. If you don't have enough for all your guests, you can request they each bring a set.

• Be sure to have decorative serving pieces, e.g., sugar tongs, sugar bowl, creamer pitcher, and serving trays.

• Be sure to cover teapots in decorative cozies to keep the tea hot.

• Use tiered plates to serve some of the food in to give variety of height.

• Display live or silk plants and trees around party area with white Christmas lights.

• Hang nets of lighting on walls covered by sheer fabric to create ambiance.

• Set-up small, intimate seating areas with tables, pots of tea or hot water with bowl of tea bags, and specialty chocolates.

• Place lighted candles in party colors throughout the party room.

• Float lighted candles in shape of flowers in large bowls throughout party room.

  Floral Tea Party Ideas

• Cut floral fabric into long, wide strips and tie to the back of the chairs.

• If you decide to create a floral-related birthday tea party, select dark purple tablecloths, lavender overlays, and white dishes.

• Place vases of lavender throughout the room or select flowers in shades of lavender.

  Spring Birthday Tea Party

• Pink is always a great color for tea parties. Use dark pink tablecloths with light pink overlays, and dishes with pink roses.

• Decorate room with vases filled with various pink flowers.

  Fall Birthday Tea Party

• If you have a fireplace and weather permits, be sure to keep the fire burning for atmosphere.

• Contrast gold and red or burgundy dishes and linens.

• If you opt for a formal sit-down affair, write guest's name on paper leafs, laminate, and use as a place card.

  Summer Birthday Tea Party

• Contrast pale green and yellow linens and dishes.

• Decorate room with vases of multi-colored floral arrangements.

  Winter Birthday Tea Party

• Contrast navy and white linens and dishes with silver accents.

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TEA PARTY IDEAS FOR PARTY GAMES & ACTIVITIES

PRINTABLE GAMES - Here's a great site for some fun Print & Play Birthday Party Games that would be a perfect party game add-on!

PRINTABLE GAMES - Here's a great site for some fun Print & Play Birthday Party Games that would be a perfect party game add-on!

Here's an entire page with nothing but Tea Party Games and Activities, such as:

• Pip, Pip, Cheerio--what Did You Say?
• Name That Tea
• Board Games

PINWHEEL SANDWICHES - Cut crust from whole wheat and white bread. Spread chicken salad or cream cheese filling over each slice. Roll bread up tightly. Cut each slice into fourths and secure with a decorative toothpick. Cover and keep chilled until ready to serve.

FRUIT TRAY - Provide a tray of strawberries, sliced kiwi, grapes, balls of melons, blackberries, and raspberries. Serve with whipped cream.

FINGER SANDWICHES - Cut crusts from a variety of breads. Make sandwiches of ham and swiss cheese; turkey and colby-jack; etc. Add a little mayo, lettuce, etc. Cut each sandwich into fourths and insert decorative toothpick to hold together.

CRACKERS & CHEESE - Provide a tray of Pepperidge Farm crackers, along with a selection of various spreadable cheeses.

MINI CROISSANTS - Provide various cream cheese fillings, butter, jelly, and honey to be spread on mini croissants.

MINI QUICHE - Mini quiche with various fillings.

SCONES - Serve various scones with Devonshire clotted cream.

TRUFFLES - Sweet and elegant chocolate truffles placed on small doily-covered plates.

MINI TARTS - Mini cherry, peach, apple tarts.

VARIOUS TEAS - provide hot water and various tea bags and/or loose tea leaves. Provide slices of lemon, cream, honey, and sugars.

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TEA PARTY CAKE - Make or buy a sheet cake with the top frosted light pink. Pipe on a ruffle border in yellow. Pipe on dark pink flowers with green leaves in the 4 corners. Add the "Happy Birthday" message and decorate the top with a mini porcelain tea set.

TEAPOT CAKE - Bake 2 cakes in 2 bowls and 1 cupcake. Level out the top of the cakes and frost the 2 cakes together to create the teapot. Level out top of cupcake and frost. This is the teapot lid. Shape a handle and spout and a round lid from marzipan and tint to desired color with food coloring. Attach handle, spout, and lid to cake. Decorate teapot with edible candies.

For some more fun tea party cake ideas, check out our visitor-submitted TEA PARTY CAKES photos and how-to tips.


TEA PARTY IDEAS FOR FAVORS

Favors aren't necessary for an adult birthday party, but if you wish to give your guests a small parting gift, you might consider a floral teacup and saucer or a small potted plant with decorative foil and ribbon around bottom of plant.


TEA PARTY IDEAS FOR BIRTHDAY PARTY SUPPLIES

To help you get into the tea party frame of mind, we've put together links to the best party supplies:

If you're in the mood for a little color, Tea For You Party Supplies might be the right brew for you!

If you're lookin' for Solid Color Party Supplies, you might find just the right shade of tea party pink or seafoam green that will float your boat!

Although theseTea Party Supplies lend themselves towards a younger crowd, there are a few fun items that might be the perfect compliment for your tea party.

These Tea Party Supplies - Alice In Wonderland Style, are a fun bunch of options for a little out of the ordinary party.




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