The weather around here has been weird, which means, its a typical Kansas Spring. The air conditioner was in use on Monday and by the end of the week we had the furnace back on again.
Sugarwings spent some of the weekend with me and we were both sick of the cold weather, so we cheered ourselves up with a Fairy Tea Party. A big part of the fun was setting her table and planning treats that our guests would like.
We made cupcakes together, then I put her to work making cherry tomato and cheese kabobs on colorful toothpicks. (she preferred to make her tomatoes connected with multiple picks, and her platter of snacks looked more like an erector set than kabobs)
I let her pick the flowers for the centerpiece and she chose all yellow, which is odd for her, she loves pink even more than I do. But I think she made a good choice for the table cloth and the teapot that she chose.
Our guests were Pixie Pie and Lola (which means Grandmother in Filipino, Lola is Grandpa Ardell's widow). All day, while getting ready for them, Sugarwings refused to call them by their names, she would only refer to them as "our guests".
And after they left, she set and re-set her table for guests to come again.
The goodies went over well. I don't have a single photo where someone isn't chewing. Everyone was pretty engrossed in the meal. (that is Sparkle in the background waiting patiently to clean up the floor under the table after the meal is over, Agnes Rosebud and Twinkle aren't that patient, they are under the table already.)
The girls might think that tea parties are all about the food, but I am sneakily teaching manners as we chow down. They learn about passing the food around, pouring their own cream, and sharing food, but not sharing the spoons or double dipping. As well as polite conversation and asking each person how their day was.
There might have been a little bit too much sugar in the tea, so we bundled up and went outside to run some of the energy off. It sure looks like Spring with all the iris in bloom, but it was too chilly for me.
Promising them a bubble bath got the two little girls to come inside again so I could get warm They were happy running full speed through the garden trails while I shivered, but a chance to play in the big tub convinced them.
And a warm bubble bath was good for them too, they were cold and sticky.
Thanks for all of your sign ups for my Birdsong Tag Book Swap!
And there is room for more. Scroll down to the previous post for details if interested.
Karla,
It is so fun now to read your posts and see the pictures now that I’ve seen it all. I noticed that Sugarwings is wearing her Ruby slippers, like any good Kansas girl would!! Glad you all had such a lovely party.
Sandy
Oh, what fun. And hasn’t it been COLD?! What’s up with that?! Oh, yeah. The midwest. Weird spring, though. I love your sneaking in manners during the tea party. You clever Grand-mama you! It may be chilly but the sun is out and there’s no snow. :o)
Kathy
What a fun party! Love the colorful setup. The girls look like they are having fun. Going to check out that swap, don’t know how I missed it. Hugs!
Love the tea party for the little girls.
You are a wonderful Grandmother.
Will you ever tire of hearing me say it, Karla? YOU ARE THE BEST GRANDMA!! (I am adding this post to my ‘Best Grandma Ideas’ book.) 😀
Blessings,
Myrna
OOOOHH, I must have that face on the creamer…creamer you have yellow flowers in. I love love love it. Sea Witch
OMG, look at those irises! Thank you for letting me be a “guest” at your tea party! With you as her mentor, Sugarwings will be the hostess with the mostest (fun, good food, manners, ETC.!)
Are you sure it’s spring? Looks lovely — and such fun! That last photo — golly, what a gorgeous child!
Sign me up for the Birdsong Tag Book Exchange please! Sounds like fun. I have already started getting my ideas flowing. Your tea party looked soooo fun. That is my weakness; tea pots, parties, decorating, etc. Sugarwings is one BLESSED little darling:)
Lola for grandma, I love it!
Sugarwings is beginning to show an awareness of colors that complement each other. The yellow look perfect with the green teapot.
~elaine~