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How to Host a Special Little Girl’s Virtual Tea Party

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Tea parties are the cutest. Our little lady loves pretend play and aside from playing teacher, hosting a tea party for her housemates and mommy are top on her list. With her birthday approaching and COVID numbers not letting up this mom had to think outside of the box. Check out some of our ideas for throwing a special virtual tea party for our daughter and her friends.

Special delivery

Start with a wax sealed envelope personally addressed and mailed to the guests containing their invitation [details], but more importantly the invite lets them know they will be receiving a party package before the event. Receiving a special package is the best. My eyes still light up when the Amazon delivery truck pulls up dropping off something I ordered that I don’t even remember ordering. Surprising your guests with a package just for them is a way to build excitement for the upcoming virtual event. Most children, given the times are well acquainted with zoom and for many of them their first and only encounter with the app is through school so we want to let them know that technology can also be used to connect with friends near and far.

  • Happy Mail boxes from Staples

Party Supplies

We took a chance with the porcelain teapots but wanted guests to have a keepsake that they could use for future tea parties at home. Below is a list with links for all the contents of the party box. The goal is to try and cover at least the bare minimum of what the guests will need to enjoy a spot of tea.

Be our guest

Since this is a virtual event via Zoom we wanted each friend to be involved in pretend play. The best way to do that is to invite them to bring their favorite doll, stuffed animal or even a sibling. Friends enjoy dressing up their dolls and introducing them to all the party guests. Also, by inviting friends to bring along a “friend” they can feel more comfortable if they don’t really know others attending aside from the host. Be sure to encourage your guests to decorate their tablescape with whatever they choose and don’t forget the finger foods such as tea sandwiches, sweets, fruits and treats.

Entertainment

background music the covers are hip and modern with a classical music twist perfect for a tea party
Background music – the covers are hip and modern with a classical music twist perfect for a tea party

What’s an event without games or entertainment? With guests of varying ages finding a game that works for all to enjoy can be challenging. Choosing pictures games such as Bingo and I Spy are great options and they bring about friendly competition. I was able to find the cutest Tea Party Bingo Printable on Etsy that was tea party themed pictures (so no needs to worry about number or letter recognition for those not there yet). For I Spy I turned to my favorite creator app Canva to bring about the vision.

Birthday Cake

Shipping treats can be difficult a good option is a cookie, cupcakes while there are boxes if they are tossed about too much they will be a mess, this Cube cake vanilla with buttercream and a delightful white chocolate ganache with edible gold foil embellishment was perfect. Small, the chocolate covering was perfect for shipping, the baker wrapped them individually with wax paper and packaged in small boxes then placed those boxes into a temp controlled bubble envelope. Court’s Citchen was helpful covered every detail to keep the delicious cake intact, we highly recommend. Shipping is available.

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Favors

Last but not least, just a little something to say thank you to guests for attending the virtual event. Some options include tea party charms for bracelet or necklace (amazon has great options that can be bought in bulk), candy or chocolate (check etsy for tea party theme molded candy), or in our case we wanted a custom coloring book. At first our teen son said he would do it but it proved to be a bit more difficult than he thought it would be, so we turned to a wonderful Etsy shop for a digital download custom coloring book. SERIOUSLY, some days I think I am pretty creative but i just scratch the surface compared to all the creative talents on Etsy they are amazing. For many of our parties and events there are items I was happy to find on etsy. In this case the custom coloring book was a hit and keep in mind they aren’t just for children!

Now that I have given you a glimpse into our daughter’s virtual tea party, what was your favorite idea? Do you think the idea of a virtual tea party could work for adult women (for chat sessions, church event, Mother’s day, galentine’s day, etc)? Leave a comment letting me know what you think.