3 Fun Games To Play At Your Next Tea Party
There are lots of great games to play at a tea party, the best of which you are about to learn. The point of these games is to of course, have fun, but also to get people acquainted and comfortable.
The first game is called Teacup Swap. Any number of people can play Teacup Swap and everyone is a winner! To play, each person needs a teacup and saucer. Let guests know in your invitation that they need to bring a teacup and saucer or you can provide one for each person if your party budget allows it.
When the guests arrive, have them sit at the tea table and place their cups and saucers in front of them.
Invite all of your guests to admire each teacup and saucer set by walking around the table. When everyone has finished looking, ask the first guest to arrive to be the first to choose a teacup.
Continue in the order that the guests arrived in, go alphabetically, or have numbers drawn from a hat.
It is lots of fun if you keep the fact that they will be trading teacups a secret. Just make sure that those bringing their own know that they should make sure they bring a teacup that they don’t mind giving away.
Everyone is a winner and they all get to take home a pretty new teacup!
The second game you are about to learn is called Tea Tasting. This is a great game to play with smaller groups. Make sure that you have several teapots handy, and a little trinket to give away for a prize.
Steep a couple of teas in teapots.
Serve a small sampling of a tea to your each of your guests and let them try to guess what kind of tea it is.
Go through each flavor in the same way, and at the end the best guesser can win a small trinket if you would like.
Don’t forget to write down what tea is in which pot so you don’t get confused!
Try buying different herbal teas that have distinct flavors for those at the party that do not normally drink tea.
If you have a mixed tea flavor, make sure it is one that is well known. A strange, unfamiliar flavor combo with be confusing to your guests. The easier this game is the better, so stick to what they know for the most part.
Here are some great flavors to buy:
Peppermint
Rose Hip
Orange Zest
Green Tea
Lavender
Chai
Chamomile
Ginger
Raspberry
A tea party is not complete without a lovely and fancy hat. This game doubles as a favor, since your guests will get to take home their hat!
Look at a craft store or a dollar store for inexpensive hat making materials.
Don’t worry too much about finding the perfect craft supplies. Your guests are sure to get creative with whatever you supply.
Here are some ideas of what to provide:
Silk flowers
Ribbons
Lace
Buttons
Beads
Thread
Bells
Fabric
The fabric can be tulle, which is inexpensive and can easily be cut into 1′x1′ pieces.
Having a hot glue gun around is important. The more hot glue guns the better!
Quick drying craft glue will work if you do not have any hot glue guns.
After your guests have finished decorating their hats, award prizes to the biggest hat, the silliest hat, the prettiest hat, etc. This game is lots of fun when everyone wins!
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