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Tea Party Dramatic Play

May 8, 2014 by Sheryl Cooper

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The week of our Mother’s Day Tea we set up a tea party in our dramatic play area. Tea pots, pretend pastries, and real ceramic tea cups. The children love to serve each other with trays of food and cups of tea!
tea party play ideas
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We set the table before the children arrived.
tea party dramatic play
Real tea bags with miniature ceramic tea cups.
tea party dramatic play
Tea pots and a mixer for making baked goods.
kids tea party
Tea party books on display with pretend pastries.
kids tea party
And, of course, cake!
kids tea party
Aprons for the bakers.
kids tea party ideas
An assortment of dress-up clothes for those attending the tea party.
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The children gathered around the table and prepared their tea.
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And passed around the goodies.
tea party dramatic play
When the tea party was over, we set it all back up again for the next day.
preschool dramatic play center
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Because our preschoolers were so into our tea party dramatic play, I thought I’d search the internet for other ideas. Here are some fun tea-related activities for little kids:

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Rainy Day Mum puts together a gingerbread tea party with play dough.

Here is a sweet way from The Imagination Tree to have a tea party at home.

Buggy and Buddy shares how to throw a fairy tea party play date.

How about a mommy and toddler tea party, such as this one by Rainy Day Mum.

Provide a tray activity that teaches life skills, as shown by Crafty Antoinette.

You can make your own sponge cake to go along with your tea (Here Come the Girls).

Nurturestore invites the teddy bears to their tea party.

Carrots Are Orange shares how tea parties are not just for girls! {And our boys had just as much fun in our dramatic play area as the girls.}

 A tea party can be a great way to strengthen fine motor development, as shown at A Little Learning for Two.

 You can decorate your own little tea cups, as Homegrown Friends has done.

 If it’s hot outside, enjoyed an ICED tea party (Kids Activities Blog).

 Home Grown Montessori has some great suggestions on how children can host a tea party.

 My Nearest and Dearest turns their snack time into a tea party.

 Montessori Confessions has collected tea party practical life activities.

 A tea party is a great way to develop friendship skills (Learn With Play at Home)

 Children can enjoy setting up a play cafe with handmade placemats (East Coast Mommy).

 You can put together a tea party with real sandwiches and treats, such as what The Chaos and Clutter has done.

 Make your own princess ribbon hat to wear to the tea party! (Kidspot)

 The Chirping Moms puts together an outdoor tea party with the cutest hats for their tea party!

 Fun At Home With Kids shows you how preschoolers can make their own tea bags!

 If you want to add a bit more than tea, how about a cafe, as shared by Childhood 101.

 You could be creative and make The Pleasantest Thing‘s tea play dough!

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Filed Under: Dramatic Play, preschool, Toddlers Tagged With: dramatic play, preschool

About Sheryl Cooper

Sheryl Cooper is the founder of Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds, a website full of activities for toddlers and preschoolers. She has been teaching this age group for over 20 years and loves to share her passion with teachers, parents, grandparents, and anyone with young children in their lives.

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  1. Deborah Alter-Rasche

    May 9, 2014 at 4:15 am

    What a gorgeous post. Your kids would have had a ball in that gorgeous looking cafe nook! Imaginative play is so important for children! Pinned 🙂

  2. Emma @ P is for Preschooler

    May 10, 2014 at 11:02 am

    What fun ideas! I love the real tea bags and the dress-up!

  3. Lucy

    May 10, 2014 at 4:55 pm

    Thanks for the idea – we made ‘sponge cakes’ for our tea party.
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152684696742203&set=o.322608507757056&type=3&theater

  4. Mary Catherine

    May 16, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    Oh I just love this Sheryl! 🙂 I adore how you set up your dramatic play spot, too. Thanks for the lovely ideas, as well as the additional resources.

    • Sheryl Cooper

      May 16, 2014 at 8:19 pm

      Thank you for the kind words, Mary Catherine!

  5. C Ed

    May 19, 2014 at 12:07 pm

    Thank you for sharing our blog post. I have a few other photos on the Facebook page. We love tea and any occasion is worth a cuppa 🙂 It looks like you had a blast as well. Wonderful post. Thank you. – Homegrown Montessori.

  6. Cerys from Rainy Day Mum

    August 7, 2014 at 3:40 pm

    I love your dramatic play – having tea parties is still one of our favourite play activities and I often find picnic blankets set up with teddies and dolls around at home.

    Thank you so much for including our tea party post

    • Sheryl

      August 10, 2014 at 2:19 am

      Thank you, Cerys!

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