Kids are spending more time with technology and less time doing things like tea parties. Why not bring back the tea party with your daughters and maybe your sons?
In advance make some "fancy sandwiches". Make whatever sandwiches your kids will eat (this is about having fun, not causing tears), cut off the edges and cut them in four. If your kids will help you, it's all the more fun. Will your kids drink tea? If not make something they will drink and pour it into a tea pot. Grab a few small sized cookies (or make them) for your table.
Set the table for tea. If you don't have a pretty table cloth, use an old sheet spread out over the table (or on the ground outside). Plates for the food, tea cups and saucers, napkins, and of course the lovely food and tea pot.
Have everyone dress the part (yep even you who is reading this). If your daughters don't have dresses, have them dress in their best. Add some dollar store beads, and gloves and your tea time is ready to go. It's the perfect time to practice manners, sharing, and conversational skills.
**If it's just you and your child, maybe invite a teddy bear or two
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