I thought I would try to have our first tea party with my children today. I got out the tea pot and the china while my oldest daughter prepared the food. Not wanting to leave out my 5 year old son, I let him participate with us. What I discovered is that we have a long way to go in the manners department.
When my son saw the sugar bowl on the table he yelled, "Can I have some sugar?" He didn't just want to put sugar in his tea, he wanted to stick his finger in it and eat it. We all sat down to have our tea and as I was pouring the apple cinnamon tea, my son informed us that it was blood. Meanwhile, my two year old saw the strawberries on the plate and kept saying, "Gimme, gimmee!" As we were eating my oldest daughter told me that it was not polite of me to lick my fingers! Did I really do that?
Tea time made me aware of how much my family needs to learn about manners, including myself.
If you are interested in learning more about tea parties, Denim Jumpers has a Tea Party category with some great links. Have fun, and let us know how it goes!
--Sheri
Posted by sheri at September 22, 2003 12:33 PM