Anyone for tea?

It's not just American politics that has a monopoly on the good ol' tea party, Amos' pre-school have also been preparing for one. I believe that some of the children baked fairy cakes, some iced them and Amos was amongst the fortunate group who got to sprinkle the hundreds and thousands over them - and apparently siphon them up off the table in the aftermath!!  Sadly Amos was not in the pre-school session where they actually had the tea party but he brought two cakes home. I didn't want him to miss out and so in the absence of anyone else we invited the toys to an afternoon tea party. We made orange juice, chopped up apples and of course had the precious fairy cakes for Amos to offer to his guests. He chose some of his cuddly toys and off we went into the garden. Amos had a great time and was a remarkably good host pouring orange juice for all the toys and allowing them to nibble the fairy cakes, he helped them out, of course, by finishing them off!

We had a really lovely, fun afternoon and it was all so simple....Amos thought it was hilarious that his toys were joining him for a tea party.

A little tea set would have been ideal in this situation and I think we will buy one for Amos because it was obvious that this kind of play is really enjoyable and important. Click here for a tea set that is great for boys and girls.