The 2 of us went shopping right after school on Friday. After some non-birthday errands, we went to the mall, where we did not find a china tea cup but we did find a princess coloring book and a small American Girl doll for her birthday gift. Next we went to Bob Evans -her choice. She ordered the turkey lurkey (I think she likes it because of the name) with green beans and a salad. At home, we finished up with birthday cake. It's an ice cream cake from D.Q.; there is a light under the princess toys to make their skirts glow.
I'm riding this princess wave as long as I can because soon I won't have anyone young enough to enjoy this little girl stuff!
Since we struck out on the tea cup acquisition Friday, we made a quick trip to town on Monday afternoon. This time we did the right thing- shopped antique stores instead. We had a fun time browsing; found 3 she liked, then narrowed it down to 1. I have my children trained well when it comes to money- sometimes it might be too well. The one she originally picked was her 2nd choice because her 1st choice was high priced, but she changed her mind when I assured her she can have any of the 3.
The tea party fit into every one's schedule for yesterday (Tues.) after school. Our royal guests were the other girls in A's class & their moms. Each guest brought her own tea cup. It turned out quite well. I got caught up in the moment and didn't take some of the pictures I would have wanted, particularly of the food. We had chicken salad sandwiches, fresh fruit with dip, mini cream puffs, wafer rolls and tea.
Last spring I took A. to see Roger & Hammerstein's Cinderella performed locally. Sitting there, I was impressed with the parallels that can be drawn between the fairy tale & our relationship with Jesus Christ; for example the prince devoted to seeking out his bride, or exchanging our rags for a beautiful wedding garment. I want to develop that idea and talk about it with A. so these princess stories can become something more than shallow love stories for her. So far I have not taken the time to pull it all together. So my princess theme kinda morphed into something else.
The importance of getting a special tea cup for A. before this party was because I decided to do "The Secret of Fine China" adapted from the book Gentle Passages by Robin Jones Gunn. I talked about different kinds of cups, but fine china is special... it's valuable, we keep it set apart to protect it and so it's ready to use/serve. Then I drew the parallel between fine china & our daughters. The 'secret' is in the Bible; see 2 Tim. 2:20-22 [I used the Living Bible]. Then I turned A's saucer over and showed her where I had written on the bottom "To A. You're special. 2 Tim. 2:20-22 love, Mom". Her special tea cup is now a reminder that she is special and should keep herself pure.
In spite of my vague request, each of the other mothers prepared a little something to share with the girls related to the princess theme. Each was unique & beautiful. Here one mother is reading a story on purity from Uncle Arthur's Bedtime Stories.
Each guest got to take a rose from the centerpiece. I had wanted pink roses but had to settle for red.
We might have to make this tea party an annual tradition!
3 comments:
I like that emphasis. There's much more to being a princess than wearing fancy clothes and living in an earthly palace. We are daughters of the King of kings!
Love all the creativity and thought you put into this party! And I agree that there are many parallels to be drawn from "princess" stories. I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on it.
Great idea to teach character through something the girls love. Why don't you do some writing and put your parallels in published form somewhere? They would be a benefit for others who would like to do the same thing for their daughters.
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