By The Shores of Silver Lake Tea Party

This Little House tea party has been on my mind for a while now and we just recently found the time to have it. I truly wanted to have this tea party when Ma invited the girls from Plum Creek over for Vanity Cakes and tea. But, time got away from me and I finally made up my mind to do it. I was glad, as well, and it wasn't as difficult as I expected. One way that I made it simpler was that I made easy doughnuts instead of trying the vanity cakes recipe from the cookbook. I read that these could be difficult to make and I just wanted to go the easy route.

We made these 3 minute doughnuts that I found from Fun Cheap or Free (link below). They couldn't have been easier - a can of biscuits, some oil, and sugar. Super easy!

J and Kaleb set the table for our tea party. I brought out the white table cloth and our special tea cups and saucers.

J wanted flowers and I brewed the tea. Our dishes didn't match but that was the fun of it! We found our special tea cups at the Goodwill.

Our plate full of easy doughnuts. It didn't take long before they disappeared. I had to make a plate for my DH or he wouldn't have been able to try them.

J served the doughnuts in her prairie costume (Thanks Mom!). Riley joined us - I chickened out about letting him use the glass plate and cup though. Maybe next time. He also brought his Darth mask - he wanted to dress up too:) He just couldn't eat the doughnuts with it on.

Kaleb slurping his tea. Even though he is slurping, it was a great time to enforce some table manners. We talked about elbows, taking smaller bites, and not wiping our faces on our shirts:)

J is trying out her pinking drinking - haha. Riley too!

This tea party was hosted by my mom! Thanks mom! She was the one who graced us with this awesome tea pot and sugar/creamer set. We will be using this for a long time. We love you and wish you were here for our tea party - maybe next time:) If you haven't taken the time for a tea party, you should. It was fun, simple, and easy to do. Have a great day.

Links

Fun Cheap or Free - has the recipe for the 3 minute doughnuts. Try them!