Dress Up Party Supplies, Theme Decorations, Party Planning Ideas

Little girls love entertaining at tea parties.

Party Supplies and Decorations

Dainty Tea Party

Dainty Tea Party Deluxe Pak
Host a tea-rrific party! Your Deluxe Pak for 8 includes invitations, plates, cups, forks, spoons, placemats with games on back, doilies, 16 napkins, 4-pc. centerpiece set, Tea Party tablecover, mylar balloon, 18 assorted balloons, 50 yards of curling ribbon and 3 rolls of 81' crepe paper streamers in 3 colors, 4 teacup candles and cake candles.

Dainty Tea Party Basic Pak
Includes 8 invitations, plates, cups, forks, spoons, placemats, doilies, 16 napkins, 18 balloons and tablecover.

Solid Colors

 
Lemon Yellow

 
Real Red

 
Hot Pink

 
Lilac

 
Royal Purple

Dainty Tea Party Favor Buckets
Little ladies love this box of favors. Each one includes a faux pearl necklace, tea party sticker sheet, teapot blowout, mini teacup and saucer, teacup straw, feather gel pen and notepad.

Mini Lip Gloss

Mini Lip Gloss Compacts
For sweet, sparkly smiles. Glittery pink gloss is shaped in the form of a heart, and surrounded by a ring of clear gloss. A fun valentine gift for friends!

Mini Tea Cups & Saucers

Mini Tea Cups & Saucers
Enjoy a spot of tea with these darling 2" plastic tea cups and matching 3.5" saucers. The delicate design will leave your guests feeling special for having been cordially invited.

Favors & Prizes

Fun Games, Activities And Crafts

Deluxe Beaded Tiara Kit For 8
Your birthday girl and her guests will feel like princesses when wearing these lovely tiaras. Kit includes materials and instructions to make 8 beautiful tiaras. NOTE: These tiaras may take some time to create due to their complexity. Therefore, we recommend that you have additional grown-ups on hand to assist, or begin assembling the tiaras a few days before the party, leaving the amethyst stone section for younger guests to complete. Finished tiaras are approximately 5" in diameter. (Ages 6 and up. Parent participation recommended.)

The Penny Whistle Birthday Party Book
OVER 30 ALL-NEW, SURE-TO-PLEASE PARTIES FOR KIDS OF ANY AGE!
Whether your two-year-old's passion is teddy bears, your eight-year-old can name every dinosaur in the museum, or your sweet-sixteen-yearold wants a sophisticated casino evening -- you can create the perfect party with "The Penny Whistle™ Birthday Party Book."
Complete with suggestions for entertaining games and activities, instructions for making personalized invitations, decorations and party favors, and delicious recipes for refreshments (including the best birthday cakes ever!).

Crafts & Activities

Theme related children's crafts and activities for children's birthday parties.

Decorate a Diary
This is a great activity for the beginning of your party so the glue will have time to dry before guests go home.

You will need:
4 pieces of 8 x 11-inch paper per guest
1 piece of 6 x 9-inch lightweight cardboard per guest
Various pieces of colored paper, scraps of fabric, lace, or ribbon
Quilt batting for padding
Silk flowers
Glue, a stapler, and several pairs of scissors

Tell your guests to cut each piece of paper in half, so that each child has eight pieces of paper. Fold all eight pieces of paper in half to form the inside pages of the diary. Set the pages aside.

Fold the piece of cardboard in half to form the cover of the diary. (Don't staple in the pages yet! First, decorate the cover of the diary, so that the pages won’t get any glue on them.) Cover the cardboard with quilt batting, tacking the batting to the cardboard with a few dots of glue. Then, cover the batting with fabric, folding the fabric over the edges of the cover to make a neat edge. Glue the folded-over portion of the fabric to the inside of the cover. (For a neater look, glue another piece of fabric over the open edges for a smooth finish.) Add lace, ribbons, silk flowers, glitter, and any other decorations you have to make the cover look pretty.

After the glue has dried, staple the pages inside. Use three staples along the spine of the diary to fasten everything together. Personalize the diary by writing the owner’s name neatly on the inside cover, or on the front page.

Decorative Fans
This activity make a great party favor, and kids will have fun creating their own fancy fan! All you need are crayons, felt tip markers, colored paper, glitter, and tape, along with a few creative minds. Draw pretty pictures on one or both sides of the paper. Then, fold the paper accordion style and fasten one end with tape to create the handle. Gently spread out the other end for a beautiful personalized fan!

Tea-Time Talk
This is a fun game to play at tea-time when guests are already seated together. The birthday child thinks of a message and whispers to the next person, and so on. When the message travels all the way around the room, the last person tells the message out loud. Compare it with the birthday child’s original message and expect the unexpected. The final mixed-up message will bring giggles from the whole tea party!

Pinatas

Flower Power Pinata

21" Flower Power Piñata
Your guests will have a swinging good time trying to break open this piñata. A removable sticker marks the hidden location where candy should be inserted. Piñata fillers and pull-string piñata kit sold separately.

Piņatas

 
Pinata Fillers

Kids love the excitement of trying to break open a piñata and see the treasures rain down. This 96-piece assortment of toys and candy is perfect for eight guests, and will bring even more fun to your piñata activity.

Pull-String Piñata Kit
Turn your piñata into a pull-string for a gentler piñata activity. Kit includes trap door release and 20 pull strings.

Tasty Treats And Menu Ideas

Pigs in a Blanket
Your guests are sure to squeal over these delectable delights. Purchase your favorite brand of hot dogs, cheese, and refrigerator croissants. Slice hot dogs lengthwise and cut cheese into strips. Unroll croissants and stuff them with hot dogs and cheese. Roll croissants back up and bake as directed, or until golden brown.

These delicious treats are so good, your party guests will clean every last crumb from their plates. Don't be surprised if they make pigs of themselves and come back for more!

Tea Pot Cake
Purchase and prepare your child's favorite flavor Pillsbury® cake mix according to package directions; bake using a round ball cake pan (sold separately). Prepare your own sugar cookie recipe at home. Roll cookie dough to the recommended thickness and cut into the shape of two identical teapot handles and two identical spouts. (It’s a good idea to make extra pieces, just in case the cookies break.) When the cookies have cooled, place frosting on one teapot handle cookie and stick the other one to it. Do the same thing for the teapot spouts. (This makes the handle and spout stronger). After the cake has cooled, assemble it according to the directions included. Then, carefully press the cookie handle and spout into the cake. Decorate your teapot with white icing, using a star-shaped frosting tip. To add the finishing touch, use different colored frosting to add decorative colored flowers to your teapot cake. Enjoy!

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Purchase large, ripe strawberries from your grocer. Wash berries in cool water and gently pat them dry. Slowly melt 6-12 oz. chocolate chips in a pan and carefully dip the berries in the chocolate halfway. Place the dipped berries on waxed paper to cool. Arrange them on a serving platter and refrigerate until serving time.

Tea Time
Be prepared to offer your guests a beverage other than real tea, in case they do not like it. Hot apple cider, cocoa, or iced apple juice make wonderful substitutions. Serve beverages in tea cups for a special effect.

Dainty Cucumber Sandwiches
For this recipe, you will need two medium cucumbers, cream cheese, bread, and cookie cutters. Peel cucumbers and cut them into thin slices. Spread cream cheese on each piece of bread. Place thin layers of cucumbers on the cream cheese and top with another piece of bread. Use cookie cutters to cut sandwiches into pretty shapes. If you prefer, make your child’s favorite type of sandwich instead, and cut them with cookie cutters. Chill until meal time and serve cold.

Tea Party Punch
You will need: 2 qts. weak tea; 1 qt. pineapple juice; 1 cup fruit punch; 2 cups ginger ale; and ice cubes. Directions: Make the tea in advance and chill. Add remaining ingredients and chill. Add ice cubes before serving. Makes about 12 servings.

Children's Birthday Cakes

Birthday Cake Recipes
We've teamed up with Pillsbury® to create the best birthday cake recipes in the world! And check out the fantastic cupcake recipes created at Birthday Express!

Cake Decorating
Cake pans, cake toppers, cake decorating kits and candles, not all themes available.

Bakeries and Professional Cake Decorators
Locate bakeries and professional cake decorators in your area to order a children's birthday cake to coordinate with your kid's theme party.

Decorating Tips

Balloons
Use balloons to mark the party spot; hang them on the mailbox, near the front door, or tie them to the birthday child's chair to mark the seat of honor. Place balloons anywhere that strikes your fancy. The more the better!

Pastel Personalized Banner
Your child's name on his or her very own Happy Birthday Banner! Our colorful 18" x 72" banner is made of durable plastic with handy metal grommets for easy hanging and years of use. You will be asked to provide the name(s) that will appear on your personalized banner when you check out. (Recommended for all ages.)

Primary Personalized Banner
Your child's name on his or her very own Happy Birthday Banner! Our colorful 18" x 72" banner is made of durable plastic with handy metal grommets for easy hanging and years of use. You will be asked to provide the name(s) that will appear on your personalized banner when you check out. (Recommended for all ages.)

Party Music

Birthday Party CD
Kids' Birthday Party Music CD
Add fun to your party with this wonderful collection of 18 songs. Includes favorites such as "Candy Man," "Lollipop," "The Name Game," "Yakety Yak," "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," "Disco Duck," and "Happy Birthday to You."

© 1994 Turn Up The Music, Inc.

Costumes

Lace Gloves

Frilly Lace Gloves
Young ladies love getting dressed up and wearing these 7" frilly lace gloves when they go to tea. One size fits most children.

Children's Costumes-Alien mask, arabian princess, army fatigues, ballerina, bunny, ladybug, mouse, quarterback football player, Tigger and Pooh costumes, Barney, Batman Beyond, Blossom, princess ballgowns, Blue's Clues, Buttercup, Buzz Lightyear, buzzing bee, Cat in the Hat, construction worker, hard hat, cowboy, cowgirl, Dalmatian, fairy costume, firefighter costume, Franklin the Turtle, Hippie, tropical island costumes, jet pilot flight suit, knight, pirate, race car driver, Rescue Heros costume, Robin Hood, Safari, Superman and more.

BuyCostumes.com has the largest selection of costumes in the world! Costumes and accessories for all of the upcoming holidays and occasions from 4th of July to Summer Luaus and for theme parties and plays, year round.

Hats and Bandanas

Wigs

Gifts

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Say "CHEESE"

Be sure to take lots of pictures. You and your child will want to remember this special day.

1. Keep you camera close in hand through out the party so you don't miss a moment.
2. Get close, fill the frame with the subject(s) you are wanting to capture.
3. Take action photos, capture the thrills and emotions by taking candid pictures.
4. Focus on small groups or individuals, you do not need to have every guest in every photo.
5. When you have your film developed, order extra prints and send them to the parents afterward.

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