Party favors have always been one of my favorite things to prepare for events. Even when I was a little girl helping my mom plan my birthday celebrations, I always enjoyed the job of putting together little goody bags for each of my friends. I feel like it is important to come up with something special for your guests to take away with them so they can remember what a fun experience they had!
It is especially fun for me to come up with tea party gift ideas! There are so many options that don't have to be too involved or expensive. Sometimes I'll just leave a simple card with an inspirational quote or bible verse at each place mat for guests to take with them. Typically I'll use ones that have a tea party print or background to go along with the theme, but you don't have to be that specific. This is something that your friends can keep in their wallets or put on the refrigerator door to be seen often.
However, I mostly prefer to give favors that are a bit more practical and that can be used again and again. One I usually go with are prepackaged tea accessories such as these adorable tea bag dishes/holders. Plus, you know that every time your guests use them at home, they'll be reminded of your wonderful tea party, and that is exactly the purpose of party favors in the first place!
Other times, I like to be even more creative and put together homemade presents instead. For my birthday one year recently, some friends and I went to a Walt Disney World restaurant called 1900 Park Fare for the Supercalifragilistic Breakfast where characters from Alice in Wonderland, Winnie the Pooh, and Mary Poppins greet you at your table. I decided I wanted the favors to correspond with these Disney stories. Quickly I was struck with a clever idea! Now, I always associate Alice in Wonderland with tea because of the Mad Tea Party scene. Winnie the Pooh loves honey... and honey goes great with tea! Mary Poppins sings "a spoonful of sugar..." sugar goes with tea too! So it seemed like a no-brainer to make the favors a tea theme - even though this wasn't technically for a tea party! I could give packages of tea bags, honey, and sugar but how could I make this into more of a fun gift? Below is what I ended up doing!
Tea bags with paper tea cup decorations - Alice in Wonderland theme:
I cut two pieces of white construction paper into the shapes of tea cups and glued the edges together (except for the brim at the top) leaving enough space in the middle to slip a tea bag inside. Next, I glued the end of a string to the inside of the tea cups. At the other end of the string, I tied a small white tag (which was really just another piece of white construction paper that I had cut out and punched a whole through.) On this tag I pasted a square piece of blue construction paper where I wrote the words "Drink Me". This is reference to the movie! On the actual tea cup I also pasted a piece of blue construction paper and then layered that with a decorative blue and white print paper on top. These colors were ideal because they go with the dress Alice wears! I created this six times over making one for each of the guests who came to the breakfast. I bought a variety pack of tea bags and put one in each of the paper cups after the glue dried.
Honey jars - Winnie the Pooh theme:
I peeled the label off of six empty and clean baby food jars, placed a Winnie the Pooh decal sticker on the side of each jar, and filled them with honey. Next I cut flower printed fabric into six pieces and hot glued one to each of the jars' lids leaving a little fabric hanging over. After it dried, I wrapped pink ribbons around all of the lids and tied them into bows.
Spoonfuls of sugar - Mary Poppins theme:
I found six vintage tea spoons at a local antique shop. On each one I placed two sugar cubes, then wrapped the spoons with sparkly white toile. To secure the fabric, I tied a red ribbon around the stem of the spoons. The red and white colors were inspired by Mary Poppins' Jolly Holiday outfit in the movie. Along with each ribbon was a piece of decorative paper with a whole punched through so they could be attached that had the words "A spoonful of sugar..." written on them.
I put one of each of these favors into small gift boxes with colorful tissue paper. Here is what each gift box looked like:
Feel free to use these ideas for your own tea parties, Disney themed events, or any occasion! Also, I would love to find out about some of your ideas too! My contact information is available on my website! I can't wait to hear what kinds of party favors you've put together!
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