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Host a tea party that’s sure to be everyone’s cup of tea! Take a look at our guide for ideas.
Start planning your tea party by sending out a tea-riffic invitation.
Your tea and snack variety should take center stage at your tea party, and you can complement the display with traditional tea party accoutrements like an old-fashioned tea set.
If you don’t have a traditional tea set, head to a thrift shop or flea market to pick one up. You’ll want to look for tea cups and saucers, tea pots, creamers, sugar bowls, sugar tongs and tea spoons decorated in a Victorian style with flowers and gold accents.
Really want to go all out with fun and functional tea accessories? Then also look for a three-tiered plate stand (for your scones and tea sandwiches), teapot warmers (to keep your tea hot), tea strainers (to keep leaves out of your cup), tea infusers (to flavor a single cup of tea) and teapot bibs (to catch drips out of teapot spouts). All of these special accents will really signal to your guests that it’s tea party time.
A delicate floral tablecloth and small vases filled with bouquets of ivory and pink tea roses make for tea party decorations fit for a queen.
Because the elegance of the tea party is part of its charm, tea parties tend to be dressy affairs even today. Floral skirts and dresses make for suitable attire, or you can go all out with formal hats and white gloves.
Although tea time is traditionally a ladies’ lunch, men are increasingly getting in on the act. Men should don a suit or slacks and a button-down shirt suitable for an afternoon event.
A tea party is a great time to try reading tea leaves. You can either hire a professional tea-leaf reader or get a book on how to read tea leaves and do it yourself.
All you need to do is pour a teaspoon of tea into a light-colored teacup. Fill the cup with boiling water and let the leaves settle. Drink the tea while focusing on a question you have or a wish you’d like fulfilled. When there’s only a teaspoon of tea left, swirl the contents and pour out the remaining liquid. Look for patterns in the remaining leaves. According to one source, a sun signifies happiness while an arrow indicates bad news.
Afternoon teas are usually served in stages, from savory to sweet. Start your tea with traditional tea sandwiches like watercress and cream cheese, cucumber on buttered bread and egg salad. The bread should be sliced or rolled very thinly and the crusts should be cut off. Next, offer scones with Devonshire clotted cream and raspberry, strawberry and apricot jams. Finish with shortbread, mini fruit tarts and madeleines.
Tea toddy (serves 4)
Pour brewed tea into 4 tea cups, and add sugar to taste. Add a dash of Bailey’s and Scotch to taste.
Developed hand-in-hand with community organizers, PTA presidents, parents and teachers, Evite's signup sheets are designed to make organizing volunteers a breeze. Here are a few ways SignUp Sheets are different than other signup tools:
Choose Evite SignUp Sheets for the easiest, most streamlined way to get volunteers and signups for your next event!
Signup sheets are the perfect way to streamline scheduling, volunteer recruitment, class parties, snack duty, potluck organization, parent-teacher conferences and more! You can think of them as your digital assistant for coordinating events and tasks and ensuring that your event is a success.
Evite SignUp Sheets offers parents, teachers and event planners customizable online forms that organizers and volunteers can access and update effortlessly. Volunteers can choose their preferred time slots, sign up for tasks or indicate what they'll bring to the event. It only takes organizers a few minutes to create a signup sheet and send it out with a shareable link, so they can get the word out via text, email or social media—whichever way they prefer!
Long story short, SignUp Sheets save everyone involved tons of time, avoid scheduling headaches and ensure everything runs smoothly before and during the event.
Creating a signup sheet has never been easier than with Evite! Here’s how to create a sheet that’s sure to make your event an absolute success:
When it comes to signup sheet information, there are some essentials to include regardless of what you’re organizing:
When adding your slot information, clearly define what people are signing up for, especially for a what-to-bring list or role assignments. If you want someone to bring healthy snacks for kids to enjoy after a game, specify that. You want your volunteers to feel confident in what they’re bringing and to make it easy for them to know what’s expected of them. It will save them time and stress (and you, too!). That being said, if you make your ask too specific (for example, asking for a hard-to-source item or something expensive), you may not end up with a volunteer for it. So be clear about what you expect, but also be reasonable!
Aside from providing the basic signup information, you can also add optional descriptions to both your entire signup sheet and individual slots. While not required, they can help guide your volunteers further and provide more information. You can add information about allergies, preferences and general info about the event. You can also add a wish list to make it easier for your volunteers to bring exactly what you need!
Signup sheet templates offer a ton of advantages for both organizers and volunteers and with Evite SignUp Sheets, you'll enjoy even more benefits than other digital and paper signup sheets! Some benefits our signup sheet templates offer include:
With Evite SignUp Sheets, you can enjoy organizing and coordinating all your events with ease. Signup sheets streamline the signup process for everyone involved, ensuring that everything will go to plan on the day of your event while saving you precious time in the process.
