Firstly work out where you are going to set up the party tea. Opt for the traditional long tables and chairs and decorate these with fairy themed table cloths and bows. Or for something a little more exciting, set up a fairy woodland space and have a picnic / tea party sitting on toadstools or rugs and surrounded by trees (real ones or cardboard cut outs), fairy lights and streamers. If you are blessed with good weather, try adding canopies and bows to trees to create a lovely backdrop to the fairy tea party.
Now for the food... Personally when I think of a fairy tea party, I think of old fashioned English afternoon tea (think cucumber finger sandwiches and scones) mixed with a good handful of sparkles and magic (pink jelly, cupcakes with glitter and cute cakes). Don't forget fairies love colour, so firstly I would make sure to add lots of vegetable crudites and a big fruit salad to add a splash of rainbow to the day.
* Use cookie cutters to turn sandwiches, cookies and cakes into the shape of fairies, wings, butterflies and hearts
* Cut star shapes out of fruit and vegetables and put onto skewers to make fairy wands
* Sprinkle cupcakes with edible glitter
* Make a fruit punch bowl and float flower petals on the top
* Freeze orange, apple, cranberry and blackcurrant juice in an ice tray and add to the fruit punch to make floating jewels.
* Fill meringues with berries and a bit of cream for a different dessert idea
* Use a skewer and alternate ripe red strawberries with fluffy white marshmallows
* Make or buy mini quiches and vol-auvents, scones and savoury wraps
* Try adding jars filled with jelly sweets for a colourful and tasty table centrepiece
* Finally, use vintage looking tea cups, plates and pots to make a truly fairy like magical tea!
Try serving the food on layered cake stands and be sure to add ribbons and table decorations, flowers and streamers... Add edible glitter, cupcakes and teeny tiny sandwiches and you have got yourself a perfect party tea!
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