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Complete 3
1. Attend or host a tea party. If you are the host, with help from others, send out invitations, help plan the decorations and menus.
2. Tea time is usually scheduled from mid or late afternoon which is in between a meal; therefore, there aren’t any big meals planned. Try a cookie, scone, biscuit, bite-sized sandwich or other sweet to nibble on.
3. Attend or host a “theme” tea party. Create a decoration, craft, or accessory for the party. Examples include: English tea: make paper crowns; Wonderland tea: decorate hearts to hang; Colonial tea: heart doilies or a paper garland.
4. Tea party manners can be different than manners at the dinner table. Learn one tea time manner and practice it at your tea party. Example: When the tea is being served, if you don’t care for tea, then you turn your cup upside down then they will know not to serve you. Taste everything that is served to you to show the hostess that you tried the items she prepared for you. See more manners below. For extra, learn how to curtsy.
5. There are some “never” manners at a tea party that are simply impolite. Learn one “never” item and remember not to use it at the tea party. Example: Never cradle the cup with your hands. Hold the cup with the tea handle OR don’t make a clicking noise with your spoon in the tea cup.
6. Learn how to make friends at a tea party if all the attendees were people that you didn’t know. Use table talk conversation pieces. Make a conversation with someone and ask them about their hobbies, favorites, or daily life. For extra, the host can put starter questions in a box at the middle of the table.
7. Tea parties or gatherings are common all around the world. Choose another country to learn about tea time or how they serve tea in their country. They might also use different types of tea. Examples of countries: Japan, India, England, or Bangladesh. For extra fun, you can make this a theme of your party or have a tea tasting game!
8. Gather your friends and work together to prepare a tea party for yourself or friends. Plan a theme, decorations, menu, and have each person be responsible for an item to bring.
9. Learn how to set a table for a tea party with a plate, napkin, cup, and silverware.
10. Some tea parties may have sweet tea with ice while others may have hot tea. It depends on the region and time of the year. Try a beverage or tea at the tea party.
11. Make a list of fun activities to complete after the tea party for you and your friends to do OR attend a tea party that has activities after the tea party to complete. Items include: dress up, crafts, games, outdoor fun, or photos. If you are the host, make sure you have all of the materials to be able to do an activity.
12. Find out what you need to know to be a professional host or have a career serving others in a restaurant or tea room.
13. If you are the host, thank your guests by sending or giving them a thank you note as they leave. Make it personal and say something like, “Thank you for coming to my tea party. I hope you had a treat time!” If you are not the host, thank the host for a great time.
14. Have a community service drive with your tea party. Have the guests bring a small item to donate to a cause like: new pajamas, canned goods, books, gently worn coats, princess dresses, glasses, coupons, change, etc. Have the host collect all of them at the door and donate them to the cause. For extra, they can make a card for the people getting the donations.
15. Tea through the times. Learn about time tea clothing or activities during the colonial times or Victorian days. Examples are: Language of fan, learn how to curtsey, mop hats, and bustle on dresses.
16. Juliette Low had a tea party at her first meeting with scouts on March 12, 1912. Learn about Juliette Low or have a tea party celebrating her birthday (October 31) or the Girl Scout birthday (March 12).
NEVER MANNERS
Never fill your cup to the rim—it will only spill onto the saucer and on your pretty clothes.
Do not allow the teaspoon to touch the sides of the cup so it makes a clicking noise. Quietly stir in a little figure-eight motions.
Never cradle the cup with your hands. Hold the cup with the tea handle.
Never dunk the tea bag up and down. Let it seep in the cup and remove it with the string and place it on the side of your cup on the saucer. Typically at a tea party the tea is already brewed in a pot and served so the attendees do not have to deal with tea bags.
Never place anything on the tea table. The tea table is the display for the tea and food and should remain beautiful through the tea time. The host of the tea party should talk and entertain the guests and if possible sit down and talk with the guests.
Always sip—not slurp—your tea.
Swallow your food before you sip your tea. One should always try a little of each course and while doing so avoid talking with his/her mouth full. That is why it is important to take dainty bites.
BASIC TEA MANNERS
Leaving the table during the tea time: If you must leave the table and are going to return, you place your napkin on the seat of the chair.
Serving tea: Once the tea has been served then you can help yourself to sugar or milk that is on the table. If you need to pass the sugar and milk to the next guest, then you should pass to the right.
Refreshments on the table: The food is typically served in a three-tier platter (savory or tea sandwiches on the bottom, scones and biscuits [British cookies] on the middle level and cookies or sweets on top. (The second and third levels can be sweets if you are serving scones.) You can also serve the items on trays.
When eating scones or bread: Eat small bite-sized pieces at a time. If you would like to use jam or butter, then use your utensils to butter or spread jam. Once you have used your utensils, it is impolite to put them back on the table or re-use them to serve yourself more of the jam or cream, so be sure to rest them on the side of your plate.
Take your spoon out of your cup after stirring, then place your spoon in front of your cup. Place your used tea bag, wrappers or any paper on the tea cup saucer.
Always write your host a thank-you note after the tea party.
