A Christmas Tea Is Fun

How will you manage that?

It’s easy when you pair your tea parties with seasonal events and projects.

For example, do you need to make holiday cookies or scone baskets?

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Set up your kitchen, get together with friends and family, and get-it-done.

Try these Christmas cranberry scones, or experiment with cranberry scones with 36 variations.

Then relax with some sencha or a selection of flavored green teas and sample your work.

Want to get together with your girlfriends?

How about a Red Hat Society meeting at a local tearoom?

Or you could have a bling party. Wear your favorites and bring some lonely jewelry to swap.

Informal parties are easier to arrange. Set aside one area of the house for your guests, like the kitchen nook. Ordinary table decor will work with mix-and-match china. Just add one or two holiday accents and some Christmas music in the background.

Are you hosting a Christmas tea for confirmed teaparty lovers? Make it a recipe potluck. Ask each guest to bring 2 or 3 favorite teaparty treats with copies of their recipes. Arrange to have both savories and sweets to avoid sugar overload.

Victorian teas are great for a blooming tea display in your new glass teapot.

Do you want help decorating the tree? Try a round robin. Participants can offer a different green tea tasting and treat at each house. Include an ornament swap at the beginning to stimulate your creativity.

If you want to give take-home favors, keep it as simple as some green whole leaf or teabag samples and a Christmas cookie tied together in holiday fabric with a cheerful ribbon.

Have a happy holiday!