We had a few friends over on Friday for a tea party. My 4 year old has been wanting to have some friends from school over to play and have tea with. So, we did. I learned that it was a great opportunity for her to learn how to host, and how to prepare for guests. She cleaned up the house and got lots of things ready for them. I allowed her the to opportunity to decide how to prepare, and organize things. Giving this opportunity to make decisions and do things her way gave her the chance to feel in charge and happy to do things for her friends. This is not in preparation for being little miss hostess, but I do hope that it will give her the confidence to make decisions and to feel valid in being able to contribute to the family and more importantly, herself. I didn't set out for this to be the outcome, but in the process it did.
She washed and set up all the cups for tea.
She decided how to cut and set up all the tomatoes and cucumbers.
The little one also wanted to contribute by helping, but we didn't server these. We saved them for our home snack.
I attempted strawberry goat cheese spread (chevre) with honey. Unfortunately, I used too many strawberries so had to add in some cream cheese.
We had a spread of apricot scones, almond jam toasts, cut strawberries (which she cut up), veggies, quiche lorraine, and apple strudel muffins which her friend and her brother made.
She also loves pouring tea for her sister.
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