Tea Parties for Children
These delightful
titles would be excellent additions to your reference library for Tea Parties
and fun to read and share
with your children.
They have Recipes, Theme
Ideas, Etiquette rules & more.
Some are just for the
children themselves.
There are also several
other book suggestions listed on this page.
Dressup Teas & More!
Children's Tea Celebrations
are a tea-riffic way
to introduce kids to
the ways of: Etiquette, Entertaining, and Even Cooking
Have Fun - Enjoy the
Sharing of Tea with Children.
Visit Coffee Tea &
Thee for wonderful ideas, planning, recipes and themes
http://www.he-and-she.com/TeaParty/Cteaparty.html
Commitment - A Tea Party
for little girls
http://www.committment.com/yates.html
A Whimsical Tea Party
for Children
By Brenda Hyde
http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/whimsy.html
From Nestle's VeryBestKids.com
: Tea Party
Ideas
Momentous Occasions -
Garden Tea Party theme
you can even buy all
your party needs from this site
www.momentousoccasion.com/generic19.html
Because Every Day is a
Reason To Party....Tea Party!
http://www.reasontoparty.com/teaparty.htm
The Little Hatter's Tea
Party
By Kathryn Lamb
http://www.canadianliving.com/crafts/features/tea-party/index.asp
From Disney's Family.Go.com
TEA
PARTY
by Deanna F. Cook
Tea Party Games &
Recipes (and tea party themed paper products)
http://www.partysuppliesbyvicki.com/themeparties/tea_party.html
Miss Spider's Tea Party
Word Search - Print out
warrensburg.k12.mo.us/webquest/missspider/puzzle.html
More Party Ideas and
Themes
Teddy Bear Tea Party
A Teddy Bear Tea Party
is one of the easiest to organise – just bring along your favourite teddy!
http://www.teatrail.co.uk/tt/parties/bears.html
A Child's Dream Teddy
Bear Tea Party
http://tinyurl.com/i5zc
Excerpt quoted from website:
http://www.birthdaypartyideas.com/html/teddy_bear_party.html
Whether you are going
to have a Teddy Bear Tea Party or a Teddy Bear Picnic
in the backyard, inviting
the stuffed friends along to the party can provide for some very imaginative
play!
Check
out these great Teddy Bear birthday party ideas!
From Kids Turn Central.com
Everything you need to
plan a very special Teddy Bear Picnic
www.kidsturncentral.com/topics/teddybears/tbpicnic.htm
Tea Time With Winnie the
Pooh
http://members.aol.com/kanga1/hunnypot.htm
See other tea
party ideas on the site
Winnie the Pooh’s Teatime
Cookbook
By A. A. Milne
Young bakers and seasoned
cooks will find a special recipe in this little book.
$10.99
*If you are teaching
etiquette along with your Teddy Bear tea
and looking for suggestions
and ideas for inspiration to teach
see these Winnie the
Pooh items
Winnie
The Pooh's Book Of Manners
AUTHOR: Hogan, Mary
ILLUSTRATOR: Kurtz,
John
Hardcover | 176 pages
| ISBN: 0786832061
Disney Press c. 2000
Pooh knows that good
manners are important to have, but exactly which ones go where, and when?
Christopher Robin
is happy to help Pooh and his Hundred-Acre Wood friends sort them all out.
Video from Disney -
Fun
with manners
More book suggestions
re: Manners & Etiquette
From Childfun.com
A Teddy Bears
Tea
Party, Arts & Crafts, Games & Activities
Related:
See the wonderful Teddy
Bears of Annette Funicello for tea
parties
(I have been been giving
my granddaughter Annette's bears from her
"Angel
Bear" collection as gifts each Christmas)
And you can find several
Boyd's
Plush Bears & Figurines with teaparty themes as well
Check out the TeaBearies.
*they would make nice prizes for your childrens Teddy Bear birthday teas!*
Emagein
Tea's - Lady Tea's Boutique
has Teacup
Teddy Bear Garden Nursery Kits for sale -
very cute for the young
gardener
Check out the new line
of Teddy Bears from country singer
Barbara Mandrell
on HSN.com
- see Misty & Wisty - Fairy Bears
or Victoria - the Victorian
Bear.
Many home decor /or/ gift
catalogs -sell Tea Themed items
These cherished teddy
teacup bears are very cute,
[*search: - teacup bears - in search box]
and these, tea sets for
one - would make nice favors for a childs tea party
[search: tea set for one]
Find at The
Lakeside Collection
Visit CountryTeddyBear.com
and see
The cute TeddyBear
Tea Time Giftbox they offer for sale
It's A Perfect time for
a Teddy Bear Tea Party!
National Teddy Bear Day!
September 9
http://familyscreenscene.allinfoabout.com/features/teddy.html
Related - Did you know
that in the year 2003 - the
Teddy
Bear is celebrating his 100th Birthday!
Read all about it in
the Teddy
Bear Times! and the:
History
of American Bears
Victorian Doll Tea Party
Or Teddy Bear Tea Party
**Note this is a PDF
File!
From: http://www.whimzzz.com
*Click on above image
for info about this
Teddy Bear poster
and see also more
posters by this artist: Guy Talbott-Boassy
or search at AllPosters.com
for teddy bear and/or tea
themed posters
Such as
Tea Time
Molly
Brett
Buy
This Art Print At AllPosters.com
Mother
& Daughter Ideas for Celebrating
Little girls will love
to bring their dolls to your Mommy
& Me Party!
*Related*: see pictures
of a Girlscout / Brownie "Spring"
Tea
where the girls learned
about etiquette
and see this online article
with pictures
DOLL DAY TEA PARTY
Mothers, Daughters, Dolls
& Delights
http://www.levins.com/dolldays4.shtml
Epinions
Ideas for A Childs Garden
Tea Party
http://www.epinions.com/kifm-review-75CA-119434F-39079F65-prod2
Teas4Tots
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/6804/tea4tots.html
OR give a Dainty
Tea Party!
http://www.themepartiesnmore.com/generic.html?pid=74
Miss Spiders Birthday
or Tea Party Planner
http://www.scholastic.com/titles/missspider/birthday.htm
How
to Host a Victorian "Children's" Tea
Children's
Dress up Party Ideas
Directions for making
a Teapot cake
www.creativecookskitchen.com/teacake2.html
Be Sure to print out
- and keep for future reference!!
Planning a Tea Party for
Children
http://pa.essortment.com/teapartyfor_rgnj.htm
Children's Tea Party
http://inin.essortment.com/childrenteapar_rfqn.htm
Tea
Party Planning Guide for Children
From: Celebrate
Express.Com
Order an entire Tea
Party Pak
And order some of the
FUN Extras
Such as a Tea Pot Pinata
or Lace Fans & Gloves,
or Feather Boas.
Nice site that has beautiful
Party Dresses for sale for your little girl
It's In The Box
http://www.itsnthebox.com
Alice in Wonderland sites
Alice In Wonderland Tea
Party
http://www.thepartyworks.com/party-planning/kids/aliceinwonderland.htm
Wonderland Tea Party
http://www.birthdaypartyideas.com/html/tea_parties_11.html
Madcap Wonderland Tea
Party
http://www.partypoopers.com/entertainment/Madcap_Wonderland.htm
Porcelain Alice In Wonderland
Tea Set
http://www.allisonwonderland.com/alice.html
Rubber Stamps - use to
decorate invitations and other decor
http://goreydetails.net/search.php?category=11
Read Online - Chapter
7 of the Story
with classic illustrations
Mad
Hatter Tea Party
Why not have a Mad Party
of your own
Mad Hatter Party - theme
party with games, and menu ideas
www.boardmanweb.com/party/mad_hat.htm
Emagein Tea - Mad Hatter
Tea Party ideas
www.emagein.com/teathemes/madhatter.htm
*Mad Hatter's Tea Party*
- Recipes included
From Diabetic Lifestyle
www.diabetic-lifestyle.com/articles/mar02_enter_1.htm
From the Tea Councils
- Tea Trail
Mad Hatter's Tea Party
www.teatrail.co.uk/tt/leaves/hatter.html
Links to the story part
(Chapter VII) and then has a
quiz for the kids to take.
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
- Multimedia kit (purchase CD rom or Download)
www.megabrands.com/teaparty/
Games with a purpose -
GirlScout site
MadHatter's
Tea Party Game
Book Suggestions:
Taking
Tea With Alice
Dawn Gottlieb, Diane
Sedo
From the Publisher
This delightful party
planner combines the magic of Alice in Wonderland
with the timeless charm
of tea, showing readers how to create
six of their own magical
tea parties with "Alice" themes,
and featuring recipes
for a wide variety of scrumptious treats.
Walt
Disney's Alice's Tea Party
by Lyn Calder, Jesse
Clay (Illustrator), David Pacheco (Illustrator)
Purchase for your party
table a : Mad Hatter
Candy Dish
from Wicked Cool Stuff
and their Alice in Wonderland
Teapot
From the MouseShoppe.com
complete the set with the
Alice
in Wonderland - Treat Jar
For Cardew Collectors
see:
Cardew's Classic Alice
in Wonderland teapots
& teaware online.
Sadler also has a Alice
tea pot : this one sold by TheTeaTable.com online
Collectible Memories.net
has some cute Alice in Wonderland collectibles
stationary, ceramics,
and more.
And see the variety of
items linked to, at the Alice
in Wonderland Shop
and at the White Rabbit
Shop - click on Tea Sets
http://www.thewhiterabbit.com/index.html
And for a true collector
see this artist's: Lisa Orr
Alice
in Wonderland Tea Cup & Saucer
from the Wild
Lily Tea Room | online
shopping
From Tea Muse - Video
clips of Mad Hatter's Tea Parties
Alice in Wonderland Interactive
- fun things to do online
http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/wonderland/index.htm
There are many "Dolls"
that have been produced over the years with
Tea Themes
Examples currently available:
**PLEASE
NOTE** these dolls may be available at stores near you, or at other online
shopping sites,
the
following links are to sites that I found during the summer of 2003. Some
may be available
in
limited quantities or editions, and may no longer be available when you
link to the sites below.
From The Matilda Company
http://www.matildabear.com/index.html
Eloise Tea Party Trunk
Set
Item
# 31670 8" tall doll
Eloise Tea for Three
Figurine
Eloise Tea Party Dress
Figurine
Teddy Bear Tea Party
Item # 33745
8" tall doll
Limited Edition of 750
sets
Doll Description: 8"
blue eyed Wendy with blonde hair comes with a tea set and
a group of teddy bears
who are celebrating the 100th anniversary of "Teddy" bear.
http://www.matildadolls.com/limited_old_33745.htm
Mary Engelbreit Pink Flower
Tea Set
Item # 33850
For 8" & 10" dolls
http://www.matildadolls.com/accessories_old_33850.htm
Barbie - Mint Tea
Excerpt quoted from website:
http://www.dazzlingdolls.com/barbie/dazzling.html?125
Mint Memories
Mint Memories™ Barbie®
doll, inspired by her namesake - mint tea, is the premiere doll in the
Victorian Tea Porcelain Collection and the first porcelain Barbie with
a poseable head
Design a Victorian
Mini Tea Room Setting for your Barbie Dolls
buy the doll furniture
at:
http://victorianwoodshop.com/dolls9.html
For one inch scale Tea
sets for 1inch scale doll houses and tea room settings
visit:
http://www.miniaturez.com/
See other resources
for Miniatures and Miniature
Printables
Michelle 15" Afternoon
Tea Doll by artist Linda Mason
Excerpt quoted from website:
Michelle is the perfect
little hostess, for afternoon tea. She will capture your heart with her
playful voice speaking
four different phrases. She is truly a delight -
for both your eyes and
ears. Listen to her say: Would you like some tea?
Please pass the cookies.Thank
you so much. One lump or two? Careful, it's hot!.
Michelle is clearly a
Linda Mason original, crafted by master dollmakers in fine bisque porcelain.
http://usavem.zoovy.com/product/BRL3010
Marie Osmond Doll:
Excerpt quoted from website:
TEA FOR TWO Retail exclusive,
this set is the sweetist thing. A lovey young girl has tea with her doll
with her own precious
tea set for two. 16" seated comes with her picnic set for tea for
two.
http://www.dollsanddarlings.com/teafortwonew.html
Ginny Dolls by Vogue
Tea for Two
http://www.dollsanddaffodils.com/ginnydolls_tea.htm
Lee Middleton Doll
http://www.samanthasdolls.com/leemiddleton/jul2001/teatime.htm
See this beautiful doll
with a mini Blue Willow tea set
Willow - from Delton
Dolls
http://www.myvictoriantreasures.com/delton_details.asp?ProductID=21
**See
My Victorian Treasures.com's wonderful selection of "Fairy
Dolls" too**
Have a Fairy
& Doll themed party -
find nice items at
this online store to complete the theme
The
Magic Cabin
Nice idea for favors
for a Doll Tea party
The
Dolls' Tea Party (Sticker Stories) $4.99
by Laurie Struck Long
(Illustrator)
See pictures of Cloth
Doll groups - Tea Parties
http://dollhugs.com/focd/members/michtea.html
http://thedollnet.com/dollpatterns/teaparty02/
http://thedollnet.com/dollpatterns/teaparty03/
Learn how to make
your own Cloth Dolls at Crafty
College
Print this PDF file (you'll
need Adobe acrobat reader to open)
Whimzzz Victorian
Doll Tea Party Or Teddy Bear Tea Party
Use this "Stamp" to create
your own invitations
purchase this stamp online
at:
http://www.myheartstamps4u.com/catalog/images/tea/tea.html
Puchase this Poster
for
Decoration in a Childs Room
Click on the "link" :
Rag Doll Tea Party/recipe
to find the recipe and
picture
of a cute doll - made
up of a peach & lettuce
on this page
http://lillywonka.com/archives/projects/000676.html
Visit these sites for
photos of Doll Teas
Lasalle County Museum
http://www.lasallecountymuseum.org/tripsandevents/dolltea.htm
Historic Trinity
Follow the links
below and be our virtual guest for Tea with "Me and My Doll."
http://www.historictrinity.org/dolltea.html
Make a reservation for
the Kansas City Doll Fair
(March 17-21, 2004)
Tea Party - Sunday March
21, 2004.
http://www.kcdollfair.com/SocialTea_O.htm
Let your children take
part in the planning, have them make
simple invitations, decorated
with tea stickers, or cutouts
from magazines, little
girls love "glitter" so, put some of that
on your invitations.
see the many Stamping
Places to purchase rubber stamps options available on the crafts
page
Invitations are also available
online to purchase
You can purchase Online
from these sites
Invitation
to Tea from Davenport House
*Click on Tea catergory,
and accessories*.
Tea party items - Garden
Tea Party theme
Tea
Party Invitation
Excerpt quoted from website
Inspire each guest to
come into your garden and enjoy some tea. Use the Special Instructions
area to draw attention to your meal plan and whether or not you want kids
to dress in "tea time" attire. Printed and ready for shipment within 24-hours.
We offer FREE personalization.
95cents each.
www.momentousoccasion.com/item.html?PRID=950407
See other
invitations by Momentous Occasions.
Related:
Check out this cute Teddy
Bear Tea gift set
Find more Children's themed
tea gifts
on my shopping links
pages
Tea
Gifts & Teapot Collector sites &
info
Let's
Have a Tea Party from Take Time to Play.
Wonderful product line
Visit "Teapot Designs"
Desktop
Publishing Products by Darlene
Stationary, Notepads
and More!
Find several sites for
PRINTABLES, make your own invitations,
print cards, and much
more on the Free or Inexpensive
Printables resources page.
Stop by Canon's
Print Planet - and see the "Party in a Box" printables, *click on:
throw a party*
For more general ideas
on Childrens "Parties & Activities"
see the links on www.essortment.com/in/Children.Parties.Activities/
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People who are in the "Tea Party" Business
these are website links to some wonderful
folks
who advertise their services and party
ideas on the net
and who also may sell mailorder items.
Please NOTE: This information
is posted here as Informational only!
I am not affilated with
any of these businesses, nor have I used their services
I have chosen to feature
businesses, that may offer mail order packages
for parties, or give
examples of menus & party themes
and/or photos of their
tea parties.
They are meant to give
you ideas and inspiration.
I am NOT a party consultant
and I cannot advise you on party planners in your area.
Please Consult your local
phone books for such services.
A
Victorian Tea Party
Enchanting Tea Party
Themes To Make Your Dream Party Come True!
Mission Viejo, CA
See the *VICTORIAN
GARDEN TEA PARTY IN A BOX*
you can purchase to host
your own party.
http://avgteaparty.com
Lil' Princess Tea Parties®
Serving tea in southern
Utah.
http://www.lilprincessteaparties.com
Little Royal Teas (Derry,
NH, area)
http://www.littleroyalteas.com/index.htm
See their page of links
to other Party Professionals
http://www.littleroyalteas.com/links.htm
Have some - Tea Time Fun
( Osceola, MI, area)
teatimefun.com
Or have a Sweet
Little Tea Party (Lansing, Michigan, area)
The TeaParty Lady - Lisa
has wonderful tea
party time tips
and items for sale via
mailorder (from New Jersey)
**See info
about starting your own Tea Party Business**
http://www.teapartylady.com
See pictures of the various
Themes for parties held at:
Teddy Bears & Teacups
(Balboa Island, California)
http://www.teddybearsandteacups.com/childrens.html
**they also have an
Etiquette school
http://www.teddybearsandteacups.com/etiquette.html
Visit FancyThat
Parties (Vicksburg,MS, area ) and view their ideas & decorations
photos
and cakes and more
Visit "The
Make Believe Party Company"
serving the Tampa Bay
area of Florida
See the wonderful photos
of their tea party celebrations.
http://makebelieveparties.com
The Make Believe Party
Company is now offering:
Host
Your Own Party Rental Packages.
See "A Touch of Elegance"
(Germantown, Maryland, area)
teapartiesforkids.com
View the Photo Gallery,
Shop at the Gift Shop, order a Party in A Box.
Visit the Precious Angel
Tea Cottage ( Greenwell Springs, Louisiana, area)
http://www.preciousangelteacottage.com
Jewel's Affairs - Dress
Up Teas (Collin County, Texas area)
http://www.jewelsaffair.com/dressup.htm
The English Tea Pot (Martinez,
Califoria, area)
http://www.theenglishteapot.com/
http://www.wwwdesignservicesonline.com/theenglishteapot/home.html
Once Upon A Time
Central Point, Oregon
See the items for sale
at *The Cinderella Company*
http://www.princessparty.com/party_packages.htm
Visit *Kimberlla Parties*
- West Bloomfield. MI
www.kimberellaparties.com
See the beautiful items
for sale, tea-liteful fairy dresses, shoes & more
www.kimberellaparties.com/gifts.htm
Visit and see ideas from
Fancy
That Parties - see the cute "add
-ons" for a party
La Petite Fleur Garden
Party Ideas (*No idea where this Party Service resides in US)
http://members.aol.com/Teaparty12345/gardenparty.html
3 Wishes & A Wardrobe
Party advice
Print out articles for
your personal use such as:
Quick Party Timetable
Shopping List ~ print
and go!
Party To-Do-List ~ print
and go!
http://www.3wishesandawardrobe.com/advice.htm
Mrs. Burton's Tea Room
(San Diego, CA, area) - take a look at the beautiful table settings
www.mrsburtonstearoom.com/childrens_tea.htm
LaTeaDa (Brenham, Texas)
www.lateada.homestead.com/lateada.html
Little Women Tea Parties
Serving the Lower Rio
Grande Valley, Texas and Round Rock, Texas
http://www.fulldesign.com/teaparty/
See the wonderful photos
and see their menu suggestions
for inspiration for your
own tea parties.
Tea Parties to Go
www.teapartiestogo.com/Index.html
Print out the free -
party idea handout
Tea Party maze
www.teapartiestogo.com/maze.html
Tiny Tea Parties - (Toronto,
Ontario - Canada)
http://www.geocities.com/tiny_tea_parties/
In Fayetteville, Georgia,
your daughter
can be transported back
in time & attend a Petite Par-tea.
Excerpt quoted from website:
Every girl dreams of
being a Southern Belle
wearing a beautiful satin
gown with a hoop-skirt underneath,
taking tea in the Victorian
style, dancing a minuet....
Just take a look and
see:
www.victorianadventures.com/teaparties.html
Little
Royalteas - offers a mail order package for your own Royal Celebrations
http://www.littleroyalteas.com/celebrationbox.htm
Little Royalteas serves
the New Hampshire and Northern Massachusetts area.
Start your own Little
Girl Tea Party Business [EBook - $9.99]
www.mymommybiz.com/ebooks/teaparty.html
The Little Party Company
Shop for party items.
http://www.thelittlepartycompany.com/
Teaparty Company
http://www.teapartycompany.com/
Elegant Teas4Friends
Tampa Bay area - Florida
http://www.tea4friends.com/index.html
See their ideas for a
Create-a-Bear Party & Design-a-Dolly Party
www.tea4friends.com/bearanddoll.html
They also offer mail
order Tea Parties
and
a Booklet for sale: How
To Host a Tea Party
Party Supplies by Vicki.com
Tea Party Games and Recipes
http://www.partysuppliesbyvicki.com/themeparties/tea_party.html
Japanese Tea Parties
Unique children's parties
based on Asian cultures.
http://www.japaneseteaparties.com/
The Etiquette School Childrens
Parties
http://www.theetiquetteschool.com/fine_tea_parties.htm
If you own or are considering
opening a Tea Party business
Related -
Theme Party Costumes
Designed for the Tea
Party Business And at Home Parties
http://www.capedcrusaders.com/theme__party_costumes__designed_.htm
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Etiquette Books
and Website resources for ideas on
teaching the fine art of "manners"
A top ten list of etiquette
blunders that you and/or your kids should avoid.
1. Not placing your napkin
in
your lap.
2. Talking with your
mouth full.
3. Reaching across others
for any table item.
4. Slurping or smacking
your lips.
5. Asking for seconds
before being offered.
6. Not passing the salt
and pepper together.
7. Doing all the talking.
8. Doing none of the
talking.
9. Pushing food onto
your fork with your finger.
10. Moving your plate
away when you're finished.
Lets Have a Party - Party
Planning Tips
http://myhome.prodigy.net/help/learn/tips/tips0311.html
10 tips for Tea Party
etiquette
http://www.drdaveanddee.com/tea.html
A
Little Book of Manners: Courtesy & Kindness for Young Ladies
Emilie Barnes Anne Christian
Buchanan Michal Sparks (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1565076788
Publisher: Harvest House
Publishers, Inc.
Pub. Date: February 1998
Recommend Age Range:
5 to 8
Elbows
off the Table, Napkin in the Lap, No Video Games During Dinner:
The Modern Guide to Teaching
Children Good Manners
Carol McD Wallace
ISBN: 031214122X
Publisher: St. Martin's
Press, Inc.
Pub. Date: February 1996
Oops!:
The Manners Guide for Girls (American Girl Library Series)
Nancy Holyoke Debbie
Tilley (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1562475304
Publisher: Pleasant Company
Publications
Pub. Date: September
1997
What
Do You Know about Manners: A Funny Manners Quiz
ISBN: 0689832923
Publisher: Simon &
Schuster Children's
Pub. Date: January 2000
Recommend Age Range:
6 to 12
Manners,
Please!: Poems and Activities That Teach Responsible Behavior
Greta B. Lipson Judy
Mitchell (Editor) Teresa Mathis (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1573100145
Publisher: Teaching &
Learning Company
Pub. Date: December 1995
A
Little Book of Manners for Boys
Bob Barnes Emilie Barnes
Michal Sparks (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0736901280
Publisher: Harvest House
Publishers, Inc.
Pub. Date: June 2000
Recommend Age Range:
9 to 12
Emily
Post's Teen Etiquette
Elizabeth L. Post Joan
M. Coles
Everything
Etiquette Book: Mind Your Manners, with Family and Friends,
Announcements and Invitations,
Business, Travel,
the Internet and Every
Other Awkward Situation
Nat Segaloff Bill Morrison
(Illustrator) Barry Littmann (Illustrator)
Mail-Order Programs
http://www.psow.com/mail.html
For children ages 4 to
7
The Protocol School of
Washington® provides a three-part program of up-to-date,
easy-to-present etiquette
lessons that include activities focused on teaching young
children to be courteous
and respectful.
MODERN MANNERS FOR CHILDREN®
is a mail-order program that you may purchase
for a one-time investment.
The manual, reproducible handouts (camera-ready),
and Catherine the Mannerly
Cat® hand puppet will be delivered by U.P.S. to your street address.
Tea & Etiquette®
By Mail
The Protocol School of
Washington® provides comprehensive materials on the
essentials of tea etiquette,
the history of tea, and tea today.
The mail-order program
includes ten quality
Tea-rific programs that
are informative, entertaining and profitable.
http://www.psow.com/mail.html
Miss
Manners' Basic Training: Eating
Judith Martin
Social
Graces: Manners, Conversation and Charm for Today
Ann Platz Susan Wales
Kathryn Andrews Fincher (Illustrator)
A Little Book of Manners
by Emilie Barnes, Michal
Sparks (Illustrator), Anne
Christian Buchanan (Contributor)
ISBN: 1565076788
365
Manners Kids Should Know: Games, Activities, and
Other Fun Ways to Help
Children Learn Etiquette
by Sheryl Eberly
ISBN: 0609806378
Social
Smarts: Manners for Today's Kids
by Elizabeth James, Carol
Barkin (Contributor), Martha
Weston (Illustrator)
ISBN: 039566585X
Emily
Post's The Gift of Good Manners: A Parent's
Guide to Raising Respectful,
Kind, Considerate
Children
by Peggy Post (Author),
Cindy Post Senning (Author)
ISBN: 006018549X
Come
to Tea: Fun Tea Party Themes, Recipes, Crafts, Games, Etiquette
and
More
Stephanie Dunnewind,
Capucine Mazille (Illustrator), Designed by Dan Potash
Never too early to start
teaching:
Oops,
Sorry!: A First Book of Manners
Richard Morgan
Grover's
Guide to Good Manners
Constance Allen, David
Prebenna (Illustrator)
Elmo's
Good Manners Game
Beth Terrill (Editor),
Catherine Samuel
Miscellaneous resources
Websites
http://etiquetteawarenessplus.com/
10 Tips for Tea Party
Etiquette
http://www.drdaveanddee.com/tea.html
For Adults - but
with useful information about Serving and Dining with Tea
The
Protocol School of Washington's Tea and Etiquette:
Taking
Tea for Business and Pleasure
Dorothea Johnson James
Norwood Pratt (Introduction)
Etiquette
Advice Reference (with table setting references, and more)
Have you ever been to
a formal dinner and did not know which piece of flatware a fork, spoon
or knife, to use?
How to eat different
types of foods?
When is it appropriate
to use your fingers or when to use and how to use a finger bowl?
http://www.westernsilver.com/etiquette.html
Tea Time World
Etiquette
http://teatimeworldwide.com/Entertaining/entertaining.html
Tea Time Napkin Etiquette
By Tamera Bastiaans
http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/napkins.html
Etiquette
of an English Tea
Beryl Peters
ISBN: 1898617066
Publisher: Copper Beech
Publishing
Pub. Date: December 1995
Etiquette of a Japanese
Tea Ceremony
http://www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/amu/ucr/student/1996/c.yu/tea_eti.htm
Victorian Rituals
Picnic Etiquette
http://home.kendra.com/victorianrituals/Victor/etiquette.htm
Tea & Afternoon Parties
Etiquette by Emily Post
, 1922
http://www.bartleby.com/95/13.html
Illustration of the Afternoon
Tea table
Etiquette. 1922.
http://www.bartleby.com/95/1004.html
Example of Tea party business
that teach etiquette lessons
http://www.teddybearsandteacups.com
and visit this business
site
for Teaching Manners
If you are traveling to the Frederik
Meijer Gardens this year they have several "tea themed events"
Tea Etiquette & Tea
in the Victorian Garden
Treat yourself to tea
in the Victorian Garden
- featuring scones, tea
sandwiches, desserts, and English teas.
Ladies in Victorian dress
describe the customs of the Victorian period.
$15.00 per person includes
admission to the Gardens.
Reservations required.
Please call 616-977-7691
for Reservations, and info on Current Dates & Times.
Frederik Meijer Gardens
1000 East Beltline NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
(616) 957-1580
Toll-Free: 888-957-1580
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Books for Teaching
about Tea & Entertaining for kids
Children's
Specialteas: A Child's Introduction to Tea
Michele Pollard-Patrick
ISBN: 0805944796
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Company, Inc.
Pub. Date: October 1998
Recommend Age Range:
7 to 9
Come
to my Tea Party: a cookbook for children
Nancy C. Akmon, Roni
Akmon (Illustrator)
REVISED, June 2003
Totally
Tea-rific Tea Party Book
Teas to Taste, Treats
to Bake, and Crafts to Make from around the World and Beyond
Tanya Napier Annie Galvin
(Illustrator) Julie Brown (Photographer)
ISBN: 0764154931
Publisher: Barron's Educational
Series
Pub. Date: April 2002
Recommend Age Range:
7 to 11
From the Publisher
Find out what the southern
belle says if her teacup takes a tumble, or how to suck a sugar lump like
a true Russian. The Totally TEA-rific Tea Party Book celebrates tea-drinking
customs from around the world, as well as some new ones of our own concocting.
From Boston cream pie to clover cookies, you will discover recipes for
all kinds of treats, along with heaps of activities for added "flavor."
Learn to dance the Kazatsky, turn brooms into teepees, make food into face
masks, and fashion hoola hoops into hoop skirts. Or toss some tea bags
and start a revolution. Get ready to brew up some fun!
It's
a Tea Party!
Sonali Fry Elizabeth
Hathon (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0448421623
Publisher: Penguin Putnam
Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date: July 2000
Recommend Age Range:
5 to 8
Let's Have
Tea Together - A Holly Pond Hill book
by Susan Wheeler
and
Tea
with Victoria Rose
**Related see the
nice selection of Holly Pond Hill figurines**
available at:www.kebeck.com/sys-tmpl/hollypondhill1/
and other Holly Pond
Hill
product
item sites on the net as well
Come
to my Tea Party: a cookbook for children
Nancy C. Akmon Roni Akmon
(Illustrator)
ISBN: 188480733X
Publisher: Blushing Rose
Publishing
Pub. Date: September
2000
Recommend Age Range:
8 to 11
Let's
Have a Tea Party
Emilie Barnes Michal
Sparks (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1565076796
Publisher: Harvest House
Publishers, Inc.
Pub. Date: July 1997
Recommend Age Range:
6 to 12
My
Very First Tea Party
Michal Sparks
ISBN: 0736902430
Publisher: Harvest House
Publishers, Inc.
Pub. Date: January 2000
Recommend Age Range:
For infants or children in preschool.
Emily's
Tea Party
Claire Masurel, Susan
Calitri (Illustrator)
age Range: 1 to 6
Series: Sticker Stories
Series.
Tea
for Me, Tea for You
Laura Rader
Pub. Date: May 2003
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Age Range: 5 to 8
Our
Tea Party (My First Hello Reader! Series)
Kirsten Hall, Dee De
Rosa (Illustrator)
Katherine
Serves Tea Gift Set: Tea Party Planning and Etiquette
Paula G. Edwards
ISBN: 0965656624
Publisher: River Side
Company
Pub. Date: March 1997
Recommend Age Range:
6 to 12
Nice idea for Favors for
a tea party under $10 each
Angelina's
Tea Party: An Activity Book
Helen Craig (Illustrator)
Judy Pelikan (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1584852224
Publisher: Pleasant Company
Publications
Pub. Date: September
2000
The
Best Tea Party Ever! (Jewel Sticker Stories)
Dawn Apperley (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0448421615
Publisher: Penguin Putnam
Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date: June 2000
Recommend Age Range:
5 to 8
Come
to My Tea Party:
Fun and Friendship for
Young Ladies
Sandy Lynam Clough
ISBN: 0736906703
Publisher: Harvest House
Publishers
Pub. Date: June 2002
Recommend Age Range:
4 to 9
Come
to Tea:
Fun Tea Party Themes,
Recipes, Crafts, Games, Etiquette and More
ISBN: 0806978996
Publisher: Sterling Publishing
Company
Pub. Date: September
2002
Recommend Age Range:
6 to 10
Just
Mom and Me Having Tea:
A Fun Bible Study for
Mothers and Daughters
Mary J. Murray
ISBN: 0736904263
Publisher: Harvest House
Publishers
Pub. Date: July 2001
Recommend Age Range:
9 to 12
Come
to my Tea Party: a cookbook for children
Nancy C. Akmon Roni Akmon
(Illustrator)
ISBN: 188480733X
Publisher: Blushing Rose
Publishing
Pub. Date: September
2000
Recommend Age Range:
8 to 11
Tea
Party Today: Poems to Sip and Savor
Eileen Spinelli Karen
M. Dugan (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1563976625
Publisher: Boyds Mills
Press
Pub. Date: February 1999
Recommend Age Range:
9 to 12
From the Critics
From Marilyn Courtot
- Children's Literature
The fun of hosting a
tea party for real or imaginary friends is part of this collection of poems.
From shopping, to invitation
preparation, getting oneself dressed to the tea party itself are celebrated
in verse. For those who may not be so ambitious or inclined to entertain,
"Tea for One" or "Cozy" may just hit the spot-for "There's a lot to be
said/For a tea tray in bed." Spinelli offers her teatime tips at the bottom
of each page. Dugan's illustrations are soft and warm and will bring a
smile just like sipping a delicious cup of tea.
Tea
with Milk
Allen Say (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0395904951
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Company
Pub. Date: April 1999
Recommend Age Range:
5 to 11
At Personalized Giftshop.com
you can have a "My Tea Party" book,
Personalized with a childs
name, school, hometown, written into the story. See the book : "My
Tea Party" and other selections, to have personalized at:A
Personalized Giftshop | $11.95 - 36pages
Tea Cup Tales, The Art
of Tea Leaf Reading
by Margaret Lange McWhorter
Published by Ransom Hill
Press
Paperback, 112 pages
ISBN 0 941 903 23 0
This books helps you
to interpret the leaves, see into the past and predict the future.
I was fascinated by the
Mother's Cup, Grandmother's cup, Teenager's cup
and Twelve year old's
cup. But they are all here - workaholic's, self-doubters, obsessive,
but definitely no tea
bags admitted!
Reading the Tea Leaves
by a Highland Seer
Published by Clarkson
N Potter
Hardback, 90 pages
ISBN 0 517 700344
Features an alphabetical
listing of symbols with their significance.
Tea
with Victoria Rose
Susan Wheeler Paul F.
Kortepeter
ISBN: 0736905111
Publisher: Harvest House
Publishers
Pub. Date: January 2001
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Just
for fun - Birthday Parties & More ideas for tea celebrations
Tea Parties for Girl Scouts
includes information
(links) about Teas as fundraisers
coy.ne.client2.attbi.com/Tea.html
Related see: Mother-Daughter
Banquet Planning
juliashometweethome.mybravenet.com/lastminutemotherdaughter.html
**Note** I found the
above links on this websites listing for Girl Scouts & Ceremonies:
scoutingweb.com/scoutingweb/Traditions/Ceremonies.htm
See too my page with
Mother
/ Daughter website links for tea celebrations
Birthday Party Ideas
http://www.birthdaypartyideas.com/
Parties Abound
http://www.partiesabound.com/article1006.html
Children's Parties and
Activities
http://www.essortment.com/in/Children.Parties.Activities/
eHow to Host a Mom and
Tot Neighborhood Halloween Tea
http://www.ehow.com/ehow/ehow.jsp?index=1103&id=7715
eHows: Parties and Entertaining
http://www.ehow.com/center/index.jsp?indexID=1103
Maryland Tea Parties
Teacher's Guide
Written by Marcie Taylor-Thoma
http://www.intandem.com/NewPrideSite/MD/Lesson18/Lesson18_Guide.html
Creative Kid's Parties
By Maxine Sprague
http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/kidparties.html
Create a Successful Children's
Party
Some facts and ideas
to help you plan for your kids' party.
From Bright Entertainment,
LLC
http://www.brightentertainment.com/kidsinfo.html
Guide to Childrens's Parties
http://www.familiesonline.co.uk/topics/parties/parties_guide.htm
The Old-Fashioned, At-Home,
Do-it-Yourself Party for Kids
http://entertaining.about.com/library/weekly/aa073100a.htm
Just for Kids
A May Tea Party
http://www.diabetic-lifestyle.com/articles/may01_fkids_1.htm
Hit of the Party - Kids
recipe ideas
http://www.hitoftheparty.net/recipes.htm
Planning a Theme Party
for Children
Make Your Life Easy by
Choosing a Fun Theme
http://entertaining.about.com/library/kids/bltheme.htm
Find Food Suggestions,
Games to Play & More on:
this site:
www.themepartiesnmore.com/generic.html?pid=74
Purchase all the products
you'll need for the party at:
www.celebrateexpress.com/bexpress/product.asp?sku=26844
Also see these fun Tea
Party dressup kits
http://www.missem.com/teas/
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You're
Going to be Inviting others to Tea
You'll need Tea Party
Invitations
Check with your local
gift shops, stationary stores, Hallmark stores etc. for Tea Invitations,
Blank Tea themed notes
& postcards, Tea
Themed Stationary, Stamps, and Stickers .
If you are not able to
secure items in your area or would like to see other options, here are
Internet links that you
may find useful.
Websites for purchasing invitations
& party goods:
Let's Have a Tea Party
- from Davenport House
http://www.davenporthouse.com/dphouse/lethavteapar1.html
8 Invitations with 8
Envelopes and 8 Stickers. - $5.99
Emmaline's tea time
Invite everyone to your
own tea party using Emmaline's tea party invitations!
Sold in packages of six
with envelopes, they cost $5.50.
http://www.craftsonline.com/emteaparin.html
Related items for your
Tea Party
Emmaline's Tea Party
Dolls by Shirley Booker of Charlottesville, VA
possess a delicate beauty
yet are durable enough to withstand the rigors of playtime.
Original Dolls designed
by Shirley Booker. Named for her grandmother,
Emmaline, these dolls
were originally made to give as Christmas gifts.
They are durable enough
to stand even the roughest of playing!
You choose the dress,
eye and hair color to customize your doll.
http://www.craftsonline.com/emteapardol.html
An Invitation to Tea
http://www.taketimetoplay.com/taketimetoplay/intotea.html
Little Miss Tea Party
Invitations & Thank You Notes
8 invitiations - 3.10
http://www.thelittlepartycompany.com/tea%20party%20invitations.htm
Little Miss Tea Party
package includes invitations -
Look at the wonderul
selection'of Tea Party decorations,
including tea pot pinata,
and teapot centerpiece
http://www.thelittlepartycompany.com/body2a1.htm
Tea Party Lady paper goods
for sale
http://www.teapartylady.com/PaperGoods.asp
Tea Party in a Box - Includes
postcard invitations
http://www.greatstuff.com/tpb.html
Birthday Express Tea Party
paper goods
8 invitations - $3.60
http://www.birthdayexpress.com/bexpress/product.asp?sku=26844
See all the terrific party
theme ideas - buy everything you need
http://www.birthdayexpress.com/bexpress/
More paper goods &
Invitation ideas
http://www.themepartiesnmore.com/generic.html?pid=74
also
http://www.partypoopers.com/store/themes/Tea_Party/
See if you can order separatly
the cute teapot invitations from
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