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Published: May 17, 2016 Last Modified: May 20, 2019 By Sara 22 Comments

A Princess Tea Party

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A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

I cannot believe that my twins are 5, that just seems so old to me. I didn’t really have any trouble sending them off to preschool but this whole kindergarten thing is definitely throwing me for a loop. Last year we threw an awesome under the sea birthday party but this year I wanted to do something completely different. My girls are into everything princess so we threw an afternoon tea party with a princess theme and it was a huge success.

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

So first of all, let me just say that my mom was the creative genius behind all of this. I planned and prepared the food and hired the performer, but she did everything else. She made all of the decorations, came up with the party activities and made all of the party favors. Pretty amazing right? I sure think so and I’m so thankful that she’s such a doting and active grandma to my girls!

The primary entertainment for the party was a performer that came as Rapunzel. We encouraged our guests to wear their princess (or prince!) attire by specifying that on the invitation. As the girls’ friends made their way into the party, we had some glam stations and simple crafts set up to keep everyone busy while we waited for Rapunzel to make her grand entrance. First up was the royal headpiece station.

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

The “tree” is actually a metal stand (coat rack perhaps?) from a garage sale, it originally had come from a party rental center. While tiaras are traditional princess attire, so many of the inexpensive ones break in about 5 minutes and aren’t that comfortable to wear. Instead we did these floral hair wreaths to mimic the flowers that Rapunzel wears in her hair. My mom made them all by hand. We did have a few boys at the party, so we had a few store bought crowns on the tree for them as well.

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

We also had a selection of jewelry for the kids to pick out (and take home with them!). Both the necklace and ring stands came from garage sales. The candy bracelet stand is actually a picture frame with a few hooks attached to it. After the kids had donned their head pieces and picked out some jewelry, it was time for crafts.

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

For crafts we had handmade wands and plain plastic teacups to decorate with stickers, as well as some rainbow cereal and lanyards for the kids to string edible necklaces. While that was fun, nothing is more fun than seeing a princess make her royal entrance.

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

Rapunzel entertained the kids with stories, singing, magic and face painting.

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

While Rapunzel was working her magic with the kids, I put out some snacks specifically geared towards the adults including a cheese tower, veggies with a teacup of hummus, and fruit salad inside of watermelon that my mom carved to look like a teacup.

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

After Rapunzel’s show, the kids had some snacks while they were waiting to have their faces painted.

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

I wanted the kids food to be reminiscent of what you’d actually get at a tea, so tea sandwiches were a must. We did turkey and cheese, fairy bread, and peanut butter and jelly. Always be sure to check for allergies before you serve peanut butter at a party!

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

We kept all the food bite sized or in small portions, like these veggie cups and homemade cereal mix served inside paper teacups that my mom made.

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

I’ve found at all of our parties, the most popular thing is something that you don’t expect. We served this fruit salad inside mini waffle cone bowls with spoons made out of candy. The kids went CRAZY for the candy spoons, such a fun touch!

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more

We did one long table for the kids, and decorated it with pastel roses in mason jars, as well as small bouquets made out of lollipops. Unfortunately it was an extremely windy day, which meant the wind was continuously blowing things off the tables and taking down the decorations, so not all of the planned decor made it through the party.

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

Next up was cake time. I am not very good at cake decorating, so I typically stick to cupcakes because I do a decent job on those. This time around, the cupcakes were princess castle themed. We had picked up some packages of princess valentines on clearance after Valentine’s Day, and inside the boxes were these pink castle shaped lollipops. I frosted the cupcakes green to resemble grass, added a few candy flowers to the grass, then stuck a lollipop into each one.

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

The actual paper valentines themselves did not go to waste. My mom cut the princess face out of each valentine, created a skirt out of tulle, then glued them to paper bags to make the favor bags. We filled the bags with goodies like plastic “glass slippers” filled with jelly beans, princess crayons, glitter chalk and little teacup sets from the dollar store.

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

The kids also took home their flower crowns and jewelry and everyone left happy and glamorous! Will we ever be able to top this party? I’m not sure but we’ll definitely have fun trying.

A princess tea time birthday party including ideas for food, crafts, activities, favors and more!

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    1. C says

      February 4, 2022 at 9:42 am

      I know you said you purchased the spoons on Amazon, do you happen to remember the brand…all I’m finding are candy cane flavored…yuck! 😛 Love all your special touches! Thanks for the ideas 💖✨

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      • Sara says

        February 7, 2022 at 1:35 pm

        I do not remember the brand I’m sorry!

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    2. Jenny says

      September 26, 2021 at 8:41 am

      Hi, where can I find these candy spoons or similar.

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      • Sara says

        September 27, 2021 at 4:19 pm

        They sell them on amazon!

        Reply
    3. Alli says

      August 18, 2021 at 7:45 am

      Hi! I know this is an older post but I do have a question! Did you proctor each craft and do them one at a time or did the kids just do them in their own time?

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      • Sara says

        August 19, 2021 at 10:51 am

        They just did them in their own time, we had adults standing by to help!

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    4. laura clay says

      July 28, 2021 at 9:09 pm

      Where did you get the teacups

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      • Sara says

        July 29, 2021 at 6:50 pm

        They came from a garage sale but I believe they have something similar on amazon!

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    5. Christine says

      October 26, 2017 at 6:40 am

      HI I’m in search of these tea cups just like you have for our Kindergareten / 1st grade tea social event coming up at school. Where in the world do I find these?? Thank you

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      • Sara says

        October 26, 2017 at 7:42 am

        We actually found these at a garage sale, but it looks like they have some similar options on Amazon if you search plastic tea cups!

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    6. Mary says

      April 5, 2017 at 1:18 pm

      This event was so beautiful….your mom did a great job. I wanted to know where did you all get the plastic tea cups? They look real….

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      • Sara says

        April 5, 2017 at 4:37 pm

        She actually got them all individually wrapped at a garage sale!

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        • Sophia says

          July 9, 2019 at 5:55 am

          Hi, can buy the stands now that you are done with your tea party? And where do I get the princess bags from?

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          • Sara says

            July 9, 2019 at 3:35 pm

            This party was years ago so I don’t have any of the materials! For the princess bags, we bought plain white bags, put a princess sticker on the front, then glued a piece of tulle cut as a skirt.

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    7. Abi says

      January 1, 2017 at 5:18 pm

      Hi! Where did you find the plastic tea cups??

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      • Sara says

        January 1, 2017 at 10:09 pm

        They actually came from a garage sale where someone had just thrown a similar tea party, but it looks like if you search “plastic tea cups” on Amazon they have some options!

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    8. Tricia @ Saving room for dessert says

      May 19, 2016 at 1:28 am

      Wow! You and your mom rocked this party! Happy birthday to your twins – what a milestone. It sure goes fast 🙂 These are all lovely princesses and the food looks wonderful. Great party and it looks like everybody enjoyed it.

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    9. Jennifer @ Seasons and Suppers says

      May 18, 2016 at 5:10 am

      Oh my! I love everything about this post, from the great food to the fabulous princess dresses 🙂 Takes me back to my girl’s younger days (she was a big fan of princess dresses!)

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    10. Robyn @ Simply Fresh Dinners says

      May 18, 2016 at 4:45 am

      Oh my goodness, Sara, such a magical experience for your kids! Everything about this party is just so fabulous. And how cool is your Mom with all those beautiful decorations! This was such a pleasure to read! Great food, too – wow!!

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    11. Beatrice says

      May 17, 2016 at 3:13 pm

      What an amazing party! Any child would love to be including in an event like this!

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    12. Jean | DelightfulRepast.com says

      May 17, 2016 at 10:54 am

      Sara, wow! Great party! I love giving afternoon tea parties, but I’ve never done a children’s tea party. A friend is giving a tea party soon for her not-yet-2-year-old granddaughter, and I’m invited along with a few other honorary aunties, the mother and the grandmothers. But since there will only be the one child, I doubt we’ll be doing any face painting, but maybe I’m assuming too much!

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    13. Karly says

      May 17, 2016 at 8:20 am

      What a gorgeous looking party! Bravo! And the fairy bread looks like it turned out great!

      Reply

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