| Miniature tea sets are fun to collect and | | | | To give you and your children some great |
| some can be quite valuable, but, perhaps the | | | | ideas on how to create picnic paradise, here |
| most value of them is to see the delight on | | | | are some tips: |
| your childs face when you setup a tea party | | | | |
| picnic with them. To experience picnic | | | | 1. Prepare the tent |
| paradise, try to make a billowy tent right in | | | | |
| your backyard for a magical garden getaway. | | | | One fun idea for the theme of your afternoon |
| Let your children experience the sweetness of | | | | tea parties is to create an Asian-inspired |
| playing adulthood by letting them plan their | | | | setting. |
| games and manage their things used in the | | | | |
| game. | | | | For the tent foundation, drive four bamboo |
| | | | poles into the ground, forming the four |
| In most recreational activities, afternoon | | | | points of a square, until they stand up |
| tea parties are one of the most favorite | | | | straight. Or place poles in clay pots filled |
| pastimes of young girls and even boys. They | | | | with wet cement instead to preserve the |
| would love to experience the actual feeling | | | | grass. Let cement dry completely. You should |
| of serving their guests with sumptuous cups | | | | help your children in setting this one. |
| of tea and mini biscuits. | | | | |
| | | | 2. Hang the clothesline |
| Afternoon tea parties will never be the same | | | | |
| without a some great miniature tea sets. | | | | Tie a long string or wire around the top of |
| These fancy little gizmos are mini replicas | | | | each pole to make a square clothesline. Drape |
| of the actual tea sets used by the Chinese | | | | and arrange sheer fabric over the poles and |
| ancestry. | | | | string. |
| | | | |
| With remarkable designs and embellishments, | | | | 3. Be artsy on decorations |
| these little tea sets provide excellent tea | | | | |
| service to your child's friends. | | | | Decorate the curtains with ribbons and |
| | | | flowers. Hang tassels, lamps, or chimes for |
| Miniature tea sets come in 32-piece, | | | | added whimsy. With these things, you are |
| 10-piece, and 7-piece sets. They are | | | | trying to incorporate the typical setting of |
| available in various designs, colors, and | | | | the Asian setting. |
| adornments. A complete set includes cream | | | | |
| pitcher, cups and saucers, teapot, and sugar | | | | 4. Interior designs |
| bowl. It also includes harmless knife, fork, | | | | |
| and spoon. Other miniature sets have | | | | Inside the tent, place a woven mat on the |
| additional elements such as table cloth, | | | | grass. Toss in colorful pillows. |
| napkins, wicker basket. | | | | |
| | | | 5. Accessories |
| Miniature tea sets may vary according to the | | | | |
| designs embedded within the porcelain tea | | | | Set a low coffee table at the center of the |
| sets. Since they are made from porcelain, | | | | mat. Decorate the interior with fresh |
| miniature tea sets are known for its | | | | flowers, colorful pebbles, and scented |
| resonance, low permeability, hardness, high | | | | candles to complete your Asian-inspired |
| elasticity, chemical attack, brittleness, | | | | setting. |
| translucence, glassiness, whiteness, high | | | | |
| resistance to the flow of electricity, and | | | | And to top it all off, have your miniature |
| thermal shock. | | | | tea set placed on the table with tea, cream, |
| | | | and sugar at hand. Snacks can be prepares |
| One of the main reasons why tiny tea sets | | | | too. Cookies and biscuits go well with just |
| are deemed as attractive and decorative | | | | about any kind of tea. |
| pieces of toys for young girls and boys is | | | | |
| that they are craftily created in such a way | | | | The important thing here is on how your |
| that the designs are made to capture | | | | little one enjoys serving her guests and |
| everybody's heart content. After all, most | | | | feels proud of it. |
| people say that afternoon tea parties are | | | | |
| always a much-see event for young ones and | | | | So the next time you want to create picnic |
| young-like. | | | | paradise for your kids, keep these things in |
| | | | mind and buy the most wonderful miniature tea |
| To maximize the use of miniature tea sets in | | | | set you can find. |
| your afternoon tea party, it is best that you | | | | |
| teach your children how to organize a | | | | Alternatively, miniature tea sets are not |
| wonderful venue. The classiness and | | | | just great afternoon tea party pieces but |
| loveliness of tea sets will be useless if the | | | | also fully functional decorative pieces for |
| venue for the event is not properly made. | | | | your China cabinet, shelves, or other display |
| | | | settings. |