FOR MY DAUGHTERS 2ND BIRTHDAY PARTY I DECIDED TO GO WITH THE TEA PARTY THEME. IT TURNED OUT GREAT! FOR THE INVITATIONS, I SENT OUT A HAND MADE INVITE WITH ALL THE INFO ON IT. SUCH AS THE DATE
AND DIRECTIONS, BUT ALSO ADDED IN THAT THE GIRLS WERE TO WEAR THEIR BEST PARTY DRESS AND TO LEAVE THE REST TO ME. AS THE CHILDREN ARRIVED, I HAD A CRAFT SET UP ON THE PATIO TO KEEP THEM BUSY
TILL ALL THE GUEST ARRIVED. THE CRAFT WAS A "SCHOOL DAYS WORK HOLDER".I HAD PREMADE THE DAY BEFORE A PIZZA BOX FOR EACH CHILD FROM THE LOCAL PIZZARIA AND PAINTED THEM ALL (25 TO BE
EXACT) SO THEY WERE READY TO BE DECORATED. FROM HOBBY LOBBY (CRAFT STORE) I BOUGHT LOTS OF STICKERS TO DO WITH THE SCHOOL THEME. I HAD BUSES, PENCILS, CHALKBOARDS,ETC. SINCE THE KIDS WERE
AGES 2-6, STICKERS WERE A CLEAN WAY FOR THEM TO DECORATE WITHOUT THE MESS SINCE THEY WERE GOING TO BE IN THEIR FANCY PARTY CLOTHES. NOW THEY HAD A KEEPSAKE TO TAKE HOME TO STORE ALL THEIR
SPECIAL PAPERS IN WHEN THEY START SCHOOL. NOW THAT ALL THE GUESTS HAD ARRIVED AND THE CRAFT WAS COMPLETED, WE MOVED ON TO THE TEA PARTY. I HAD SHOPPED THRIFT STORES AND GARAGE SALES FOR
MONTHS PRIOR TO THE PARTY BUYING ANY FANCY CHINA PLATES AND TEA CUPS. I USED THIS AS THE SETTING FOR THE PARTY. THE KIDS LOVED USING REAL CHINA, IT MADE THEM ALL FEEL SO GROWN UP. I ALSO
PURCHASED AT THE DOLLAR STORE, A GLASS VASE FOR EACH CHILD AND PLACED IT IN FRONT OF THEIR PLACE SETTING WITH A SINGLE FLOWER IN EACH ONE. I HAD MADE ON THE COMPUTER AND PLACE CARD FOR EACH
CHILD WITH HTIER NAME ON IT (EX. MISS ERIN, MISS AND THEN THIER NAME)AND ATTACHED THAT TO THE VASE WITH DOUBLE SIDED TAPE, SO THEY HAD A PERSOANLIZED FAVOR TO TAKE HOME AS WELL. AND THE
FLOWERS REALLY MADE THE DIFFERENCE ON THE TABLE! I USED CHILD SIZED TABLES AND WITH THE LARGE KITCHEN WE NOW HAVE I WAS ABLE TO USE THAT AS THEIR DINING AREA. ON EACH TABLE I USED LACE CLOTHS
FOR THE LINEN AND FLOWER PETALS ON THE TABLE. ON THE ISLAND IN THE KITCHEN, I SET IT UP AS THE BUFFETT AREA FOR THE PARENTS TO EACH LUNCH. I USED DIFFERENT ITEMS TO CREAT HEIGHT AND DRAMA TO
THE AREA, AND COVERED IT WITH LACEY COVERS AS WELL. THEN WITH THE DIFFERENT CHINA PLACED ON THE DIFFERENT LEVELS, THE FOOD LOOKED SPECTACULAR! I HAD IN A DIFFERENT PART OF THE HOUSE SET UP AS
THE "WARDROBE AND MAKEUP". I HAD GOTTEN AT THE THRIFT STORES OLD BRIDES MAID GOWNS AND CUT THEM TO SIZE, ENOUGH FOR THREE PER CHILD. I HAD TABLES SET UP WITH EYE MAKE UP, NAIL
POLISH AREA, HAIR, JEWLERY, HATS, GLOVES, AND EACH TABLE LABELED WITH THAT ITEM. AFTER THE CHILDREN GOT ALL "DOLLED UP" AND CHANGED DRESSES 5 TIMES EACH, WE PLAYED THE GAMES.
1-"TEA PARTY TAG" WHICH WAS MUSICAL CHAIRS VERSION. THE MUSIC WE PLAYED WAS GLAMOUR MUSIC USED ON RUNWAYS FOR MODELING, TO GO WITH THE KIDS BEING DRESSED UP. 2-"PRETTY IN PINK
PINATA" WHICH WAS A PINK LIPSTICK PINATA THAT WAS MADE FOR THE PARTY. 3-"ELEGANT EGG TOSS". HARD BOILED EGGS DYED PRETTY COLORS. ONE CHILD TOSSES THE OTHER CATCHES WITH HER
HAT, SWITCH. 4- "PIN THE EARRING ON MISS ERIN". WHICH WAS A BLOWN UP SIZE PICTURE OF OUR DAUGHTER ON THE WALL AND I HAD LITTLE PLASTIC DRESS UP EARINGS WITH DOUBLE SIDED TAPE FOR
THE KIDS TO PIN UP. USE THE BLINDFOLD AND SPIN AND LET 'EM LOOSE! FUNNY TO SEE WHERE THEY END UP! 5-"PASS THE PRESENT". I HAD PRIOR TO THE PARTY WRAPPED UP CANDY AND SMALL
TOYS IN THE TUBE OF TOILET PAPER HOLDER. PUT IN PRIZE AND WRAP IT WITH 3 DIFFERENT COLORS OF TISSUE PAPER AND TIE THE ENDS WITH LOTS OF RIBBON AND CURL THE ENDS OF THE RIBBON. IT LOOKED GREAT
AND IT COST NOTHING! PLAY MORE GLAMOUR MUSIC, WHEN YOU STOP THE MUSIC WHOEVER IS HOLDING THE PRIZE HAS TO PASS IT TO THE RIGHT AND THAT CHILD WINS THE PRIZE, AND REMOVES HIMSELF FROM THE
CIRCLE. THE BEAUTY ABOUT THIS GAME IS EERYONE WINS BY THE END OF THE GAME. NO ONE GETS LEFT OUT! THEN WE HAD A BARBIE CAKE AND PRESENTS...HAVE FUN HOPE I HELPED!!!!!!!!!!
