First I had to find a place to host her tea party because I was kinda over having parties at my house after her cooking party last year! We are so lucky that we have a Bed and Breakfast literally around the corner from our house that has a fabulous tea room. I had to try it out, so I went with my SILs and MIL for tea one afternoon and knew it was going to be perfect.
I had the cutest invitations made from Etsy. They had Fancy Nancy on them and invited the girls to a fancy soiree and to wear their fanciest ensembles and tiaras! I tried to take a picture of them, but they were too glossy and didn't turn out well!
I also had to get to work on the swag bags since this was going to be a fancy soiree! I filled pink bags with Fancy Nancy trinkets: fancy pens, magnets, stickers, a journal, Fancy Cakes (from Little Debbie) and of course, Fancy Nancy Tea Parties, the book that inspired the party!
We decided to keep it very chic and only invite her absolute best girlfriends. After all, this is a tea party! Mady invited Emily, Meghan, Carly, and her little sister Kaitlyn. Plus all the moms came so they could be there for their daughter's first real tea party. Gma and Grandma also came to celebrate.
When the girls arrived they had on their fanciest ensemble (dresses) and tiaras. I had gloves and costume jewelry for the girls to put on in the parlor before our actual tea party began. They loved getting dressed up for each other and being fancy!
We were so lucky to have the entire private dining room adjacent to the parlor for our tea party. There were three tables set up: one for the fancy girls, one for their moms, and one for Mady's two grandmas. The room was beautiful and the girls were so excited to sit at a fancy table all by themselves! Our hostess also spoke with them about how special their table was and to be extra careful. I am happy to report that there was no spilling or breakage during our tea party.
We started the tea party with scones, of course. The girls loved the cinnamon scones with butter! They were then served the Wee Tea which consisted of heart-shaped sandwiches, carrot sticks, cheese cubes, apples, and dessert. We didn't do a cake because it didn't fit in with the tea party, and this was a fancy soiree! They also tried the mango tea (cold) in their teacups or the cranberry lemonade. The adults were served the high tea with mini quiches, tortilla rolls, chicken salad in phyllo cups, pumpkin muffin turkey sandwiches, and so much more! Plus an assortment of mini desserts that were to die for! Everyone loved their tea party lunch and the little girls behaved so proper and elegant!
After the tea party we all went to the parlor so Mady could open her presents. It worked out perfectly that everything was right there and we had it all to ourselves. The girls were so excited to watch Mady open her presents and even KK did well watching her sister. Then it was time for Mady to give them their swag bags. The girls were so excited at all the gifts inside, everyone was happy!
Some funny things happened during the tea party. You know our girls are wonderful and all, but they are under the age of 5! After they got all fancy with their accessories, I took them on a tour of the upstairs. They were fascinated to see the fancy bedrooms and the bathrooms. Especially the claw tub. During the tea party they would get up and go in the parlor to change accessories and sit on the fancy couches (or play the piano). One time Mady came up to me and said all the girls were upstairs. I sent a mom up and she found them all hiding under one of the big four-poster beds! Other than that, the girls were absolutely wonderful and it was such a special way to mark Mady's milestone of turning 5! I'm so glad we kept it simple and sweet, just like she is! Of course next year she'll probably want some big party with all her classmates at one of those bounce house places and I guess I'll have to give in at some point!
For dessert I really didn't feel like bringing in a cake and having to do the whole messy cake-cutting, so I ordered cupcake toppers that matched the stickers and made funfetti cupcakes with pink frosting (Mady's favorite). 
