| A Victorian nursery rhyme says "Sugar and Spice and | | | | gems, trims, and other shiny decorative items in the |
| everything nice, that's what little girls are made of." | | | | jewelry box and then have basic wood cutouts with |
| Hosting a Sugar and Spice Tea Party is a great way | | | | jewelry pins attached on the back of them. The |
| to have a lot of fun while pretending to be grown up. | | | | guests can design their own jeweled treasures by |
| Children can help with preparation activities such as like | | | | gluing stones, trims, laces, and other shiny items onto |
| preparing finger sandwiches, decorating cookies, to | | | | the wooden shape cutouts. Each guest then has a |
| arranging flowers as place markers at the table. | | | | great keepsake of the Sugar and Spice Tea Party |
| Guests can be invited to bring dress up clothes or | | | | afternoon. Once they have their proper accessories, it |
| vintage style hats or, alternatively the hostess can | | | | is time for the fashion show. Put on some music, |
| furnish a selection of dress up items (look at your local | | | | create a run way and watch them model their |
| Goodwill for some great items at little cost). | | | | fashions. Taking digital pictures will allow you to send |
| The dressed up ladies may enjoy participating in a | | | | each of the young ladies home with pictures of their |
| treasure hunt. The hostess hides a jewelry box full of | | | | modeling debut. |
| old fashioned costume jewelry (brooches, necklaces, | | | | One last game that is fun and easy to set up is a tea |
| bracelets, etc.) - the perfect fashion accessories for | | | | cup relay. Divide the guests into two teams. Put a tea |
| the dress up game. Then, provide riddles or poems to | | | | cup on a table behind each team of guests. Give each |
| help the children figure out where the items are hid. | | | | guest their own sugar cube to hold. Then, give one |
| Each clue takes them to another, and to another, and | | | | team member a tea spoon (the smaller it is the |
| so on. For example, a starting clue could be something | | | | harder!). Each member will place their sugar cube on |
| like: "Welcome ladies, a treasure you will find, if you | | | | the tea spoon and run the relay race track without |
| follow all the clues that I have left behind. Ring! Ring! | | | | touching the sugar cube with their hands (if it falls off, |
| Hello? If you need to find the phone, where would you | | | | they can use their hands to pick it back up). Then, |
| go?" Of course the guests will head straight to the | | | | when they get back to the beginning, they drop their |
| nearest phone where another clue tag hangs waiting | | | | cub into their team's teacup and pass the spoon to the |
| for them. Other clue hiding locations could be in plants, | | | | next member in line. First team that gets all their cubes |
| under chairs, behind pictures, in the garden, anywhere | | | | in their teacup wins. |
| inside or outside that you can think of. Make the clues | | | | Finish the Sugar and Spice afternoon off with a sit |
| easy enough the guests can find them quickly and | | | | down tea party complete with cups, saucers, fresh |
| have enough clues to run around having fun. Finally, | | | | flowers, and some sugar and spice cookie treats. This |
| have them find the jewelry box and then they can all | | | | party will be one each of the guests remember for a |
| put on jeweled accessories to go with their hats and | | | | long time. Enjoy! |
| dresses! Or, alternatively, you can have various plastic | | | | |