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September 3, 2012 | 4 Comments

Tea Party Place Mat Craft & Pretend Play

Tea parties are a big part of our daily pretend play. My daughter loves hosting them for her dad and brother and I thought it was time to jazz our tea parties up a little. This tea party place mat craft for kids is seriously simple! Stickers are such a great art material once kids have passed the ” I will eat everything I touch” phase. They offer wonderful fine motor development and at an age where everything turns into a huge mess stickers are virtually mess free.

  1. Gather your materials. You will need a tea set ( play or real if you have it) , some party napkins , clear contact paper, stickers ,and scissors. I also grabbed a few real cookies as a surprise for our guests at the tea party.
  2. Start by putting stickers on your napkins. She was very specific about which stickers she would put on each place mat since she was making them for her dad and brother. I made one for myself at the same time. Crafting along side toddlers is a great way to model how to do the craft without direct instruction and those power struggles that toddlers are so famous for. 
  3. After she decided they all had just the right stickers on them I cut a large piece of contact paper  and laid the napkins sticker side down on it.
  4. Then added a second on top to sandwich the napkins between the sheets of contact paper. Make sure the napkins have enough space between them so you can trim .Pressed and cut .
  5. Then it was time to set the table.
  6. All ready! Time to invite the guests.
  7. Play!
  8. I hid the Oreos in the play kitchen and after everyone was seated I told her to open the oven and get the cookies. Of course everyone thought I was referring to play cookies and it was great to see such a simple surprise delight all the guests.
  9. The play continued until my son invited us to a Lego building party in his room. Which was fun but as you can see not quite as refined as our tea party.

 

 

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Toddlers, Mess Free, Place Mats, Preschool Crafts, Pretend Play, Tea Party | 4 Comments

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4 Comments

  1. Jamie says

    September 4, 2012 at 12:49 am

    What brand is that tea set? It’s adorable.

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    • admin says

      September 4, 2012 at 12:13 pm

      Green Toys – She loves it.

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  2. maree@threefootcooks says

    September 10, 2012 at 4:45 am

    This is such a great idea. I used it today with my daughters as the weather was overcast and we were feeling low. After making the place mats we also made yoghurt cupcakes to serve as part of the tea party. I have linked to this post from my blog. http://threefootcooks.blogspot.com.au/ Thanks for all the great ideas.

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