Let’s do something really fun today and host a tea party for kids that is all about the color green. This works for all sorts of celebrations like a St. Patrick’s Day Tea Party, Earth Day Tea Party, preschool color lesson at home or in the classroom or just because green is a cool color.
Green Tea Party for Kids
Let’s have a green tea party where everything is green! No matter the age of your kids, hosting a green tea party is fun for preschoolers, kindergartners, grade schoolers and beyond!
In fact, please invite me...
Related: Check out our Iced Tea Party ideas for kids
The Color Green
Green is my favorite color. Traditionally it has symbolized nature, growth and spring. This makes so much sense because there are so many shades of green outside in the spring when all the plants start growing and blooming.
Having a tea party is easy, and it is so much fun!
History of Tea Party Food
Let’s start with the original green tea party food – cucumber sandwiches!
Back in the 1870’s, a group of British Army Officers took refuge in a tea house. In order to cool themselves down, they indulged in a meal that would quench their thirst: dainty, crustless, light sandwiches with paper-thin slices of cucumber and a cup of hot tea.
They brought that little meal idea back to their home, and it quickly became a pre-dinner snack for the upper class (it was too expensive of a snack for the lower class, because it contained little nutritional value, and was not worth the money) according to Telegraph.
Green Tea Party Food
Before you begin, be sure to let your kids really get into character. Let them dress up with their Sunday Best and their hats, ‘party shoes’, and white gloves, if they have them!
Or you can choose to wear all green clothing to the tea party. Whichever is best for your family.
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How To Make a Cucumber Tea Sandwich
Ingredients for Green Tea Sandwich:
- Soft white bread (the softer, the better)
- 1 thinly sliced cucumber (peeling is optional)
- Softened unsalted butter or softened herbed butter
- A very small pinch of salt for the cucumbers
- 1/2 cup vinegar (to soak the cucumbers)
Steps to Make Cucumber Tea Sandwiches:
- Place the cucumber slices in the vinegar for 30 minutes, to soak.
- Drain the cucumbers. Pat dry with paper towel.
- Sprinkle cucumbers very lightly with salt.
- Spread butter evenly, and very thinly, on every other slice of bread.
- Place the sliced cucumber in one or two layers on on slice of buttered bread. Top with an un-buttered slice of bread. Cover one side of the sandwich with sliced cucumber in one to two layers.
- Cut off the crusts and slice into rectangles. Each sandwich will yield three mini sandwiches.
Pair with green tea and sugar cubes.
More Green Food Ideas Fit For a St. Patrick’s Day Tea Party
Yes, the delicate cucumber tea sandwiches are delicious, but we all know that dessert is the hit of any party!
We have a huge list of green food ideas you might want to check out. Here are a few of our favorites:
These sandwiches go great with your favorite cupcakes. Vanilla cupcakes with white icing and edible green dots, or green frosting, to keep to the simplicity of the tea.
Making a Green Tea Party Allergy-Friendly
The best part of hosting your own tea party, is knowing exactly what will be in the food. As an allergy mom, this is priceless!
- Natural Green Food Coloring: Even if you don’t have allergies in the house, if you would like to make the green food with natural food coloring and skip the chemical food dyes, check out our natural food coloring ideas.
- Gluten-free Tea Party: You can easily make the cucumber tea sandwiches gluten free, by using gluten free bread. Udi’s is one of my favorite gluten free brands! Aldi also has yummy gluten free bread. Double check that the vinegar you are using is gluten free vinegar, as well.
- Dairy-free Tea Party: To accommodate a dairy sensitivity or dairy allergy, use your favorite dairy free bread, as well as dairy free cream cheese and dairy free butter.For desserts, make dairy free and gluten free cupcakes with this yummy cupcake mix, frosting, and sprinkles!
There are so many delicious allergy-friendly substitutes to make your St. Patrick’s Day tea party for kids one they will remember!
More St. Patrick’s Day Fun from Kids Activities Blog
Since St. Patricks Day is the first time we hosted a green tea party, we thought it would be fun to share some more green holiday ideas. Follow up your St. Patrick’s Day tea party with some amazing St. Patrick’s Day crafts and recipes!
Did you have fun hosting a green tea party for kids? What green food did you include? What were you celebrating?
