any ideas for a glamourous childrens tea party?

Question

every year, i organize a teaparty for my daughter who is now 4. i want to do something glamourous and fun for her, but something we havent exactly done before. i usually invite her friends over (and her friends moms, so we can chat), and let them dress up in our dressup bin, before going out into our large garden to eat and drink. there, i serve tea with sugar, "crumpets", and mini sandwiches. however, i am starting to worry that it is getting old. any ideas for what i can do to make the parties more exciting?

regardless of what some of you think "that it is not a good idea for a 4 year old and you just care about what the other moms think," i only do these because my daughter wants to. and yes, the clothing is appropriate. i truly do care about my daughter and what she wants, and so i do these parties so she has a chance to express herself with her friends. alos, she is very smart, not because we push her, but because she pushes herself. i am a very laid back mother ,and honestly, i am a little bit annoyed that some people think i am not doing this for her. my daughter is my life, and you need to know that i would do nothing to hurt her.

Answer 1

Just ignore the haters. :) I think a tea party is a really cute idea, and making it a tradition means your daughter and her friends will look forward to it every year.

My suggestion is to allow the girls a chance to create their own recipes this year. They'll have fun playing "kitchen" before getting all dressed up, and they'll also have a sense of accomplishment. Provide them with ingredients that couldn't possibly taste bad when combined and allow them to create the recipe (I'm thinking about ingredients that can just be poured into a bowl and mixed together, but you can certainly venture out more if you're brave). You could even encourage them to make up names for the ingredients (pretzel sticks could be magic wands, marshmallows could be princess pillows).

Another idea is to let them "bring" their favorite book character to the party. They can bring the book and have an invisible book character friend with a place set for them at the table. After the tea and crumpets, the moms could take turns reading the books to all the girls.

Have fun, and let us know how it turned out!

Answer 2

Well, I dont know about for now , but when she is slightly older you can take them all out for manicure and get their hair done, etc.They have something here in my town for children where you an go for a party and do manicures, pedicures, and dress up too. It sound fun. I have 3 boys though so I cant do that. I do have a girl on the way though....and I would definitley like to do that for her.
After the make overs then come back for the tea party.

Answer 3

In addition to letting the children dress up, you sould style there hair & put lipstick on them & make them feel older and sophisticated! Little children think it is so much fun to be older, and if you are wanting to do something really different, you should let the kids do there own/eachothers make up. This may get messy, so this may be something that you don't want to do. But I can assure you they would have fun. Because when i was 4 years old i always wanted to be just like mom.

Answer 4

I don't if you have a big age group, but, my son and daughter have attended a tea party that had a woman teach etiquette. This woman actually does a full dress up with the kids and teaches them basic etiquette. I am sure that there must someone in your area that does something similar. It was actually a lot of fun for the kids, they learned how to greet people, receive and give compliments and gratitude and much more.

Answer 5

It is important that you look at your daughter and what she likes. Maybe you could let her have a one day makeover deal. You could allow her to feel like a runway model. Have your daughter play dress up with barbies maybe. Like mentioned before, a few lawn games won't hurt. If you'd like, you could put a few cute banners up. Take pictures and after everything is over, you and your daughter could make a scrapbook of the entire day.

One thing you must remember though, your daughter is 4 years old. Also as previously mentioned, most of the time anything is fun to children. She probably won't remember this 2 or 3 years from now because after 5, her brain starts to keep track of memories. Any time before that, she could most likely forget.

Answer 6

Oh, that is such a cool idea, hon. However your daughter might be out growing it. First, ask her if she still wants to do the tea parties. If she feels she has outgrown them, you and she choose another theme for a get together. Maybe a hike, fishing, stuff like that.

Answer 7

add some yard games, or charades. Sounds a bit over the top for a bunch of 4 year olds-How in the world would you keep them in their seats?

Answer 8

Discuss this with your daughter, maybe she has an idea.
I have discovered that as my children get older, they have ideas of their own.
Maybe she has another theme for the party, craft's or games.
Hope this helps.

Answer 9

my first idea is to remove the word glamorous.
your child is four years old!!!
she is not a mini woman, she is a child.
at this age, all kids want is to have fun.

i hope your dress up bin's appropriate.

also, i think you aren't worried about your child having fun, you're worried about what the other mums will think of you.

this is your kid's party. start thinking about her.

Answer 10

How about some lawn games?