{"id":1041,"date":"2025-06-24T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s37407.p1377.sites.pressdns.com\/resources\/top-10-tea-party-games\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T18:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T18:34:52","slug":"top-10-tea-party-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/top-10-tea-party-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 16 tea party games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When planning a tea party for a birthday, sleepover or just for fun, you&rsquo;ll want to include some games to keep the guests busy and entertained. Tea is delightful and all, but not necessarily enough to keep little ones entertained in and of itself<\/p><p>Looking to take your child&rsquo;s tea party up a notch? These 16 active, fun tea party games will ensure the party is a success for you and the kids.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-supplies-for-tea-party\">Supplies for tea party<\/h2><p>Before you get the party started, you need to prep. Here&rsquo;s a list of tea party supplies you may want to have handy for your soire&eacute; (particularly if you&rsquo;re playing one or more of the games listed):<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A tea set (obviously). If you don&rsquo;t have one, a few cups and a pitcher can work in a pinch. <\/li><li>Paper and pens (bingo).<\/li><li>Paint (tea cup planters).<\/li><li>Music (musical chairs).<\/li><li>Tea bags (tea bag toss).<\/li><li>Sugar cubes (sugar cube stack).<\/li><li>Poster board (pin the tail on the teapot).<\/li><li>Candy, stickers or trinkets for prizes.<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-tea-pot-bingo\">1. Tea pot bingo<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/tea-party-bingo.jpg\" alt=\"tea party bingo\" class=\"wp-image-219571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/tea-party-bingo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/tea-party-bingo-768x792.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image via Amazon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>Bingo, but make it tea party-themed. To play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kids-partycabin.com\/tea-party-games-for-kids.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tea pot bingo<\/a>, simply create bingo cards in the shape of a tea pot , write numbers on each and then randomly pull numbers (out of a tea pot, perhaps!). Little ones can use reusable stickers in place of markers. Definitely one of the easiest games for a tea party. And if you really want to make things easy, you can buy pre-made bingo cards.<\/p><p><\/p><p><strong>Where to buy:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Decorations-Players-Bachelorette-Wedding-Engagement\/dp\/B0BKSJNXJZ\/ref=sxin_17_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.2da95b6c-f59a-4699-bc43-d0ff036c6388%3Aamzn1.sym.2da95b6c-f59a-4699-bc43-d0ff036c6388&amp;cv_ct_cx=tea+party+bingo&amp;keywords=tea+party+bingo&amp;pd_rd_i=B0BKSJNXJZ&amp;pd_rd_r=f8cd7f43-8842-485a-9bed-70534e0d04aa&amp;pd_rd_w=QxteV&amp;pd_rd_wg=Rry7G&amp;pf_rd_p=2da95b6c-f59a-4699-bc43-d0ff036c6388&amp;pf_rd_r=73V3HKTEZP81QPBWRG2Z&amp;qid=1750784009&amp;sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&amp;sr=1-3-6024b2a3-78e4-4fed-8fed-e1613be3bcce-spons&amp;sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWM&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tea party bingo cards<\/a> ($8 for 24, Amazon)<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-diy-ceramic-tea-cup-planters\">2. DIY ceramic tea cup planters<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thespruceofficial\/video\/7497274714537200926\" data-video-id=\"7497274714537200926\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@thespruceofficial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thespruceofficial?refer=embed\">@thespruceofficial<\/a> <p>This DIY plant pot hack turns old mugs into cute pots with a drainage hole! Want to use a drill instead? Tap the link in our bio for step-by-step directions to drilling a drainage hole in any ceramic container. &#129716;&#9749;  <a title=\"thespruce\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/thespruce?refer=embed\">#TheSpruce<\/a> <a title=\"plants\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/plants?refer=embed\">#plants<\/a> <a title=\"plantcare\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/plantcare?refer=embed\">#plantcare<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"&#9836; Spring Cleaning - Dj Xolisi Khumalo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Spring-Cleaning-7367304814532888577?refer=embed\">&#9836; Spring Cleaning &ndash; Dj Xolisi Khumalo<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><p>A little more craft than game, this activity is sure to be a tea party hit. Pick up a few ceramic tea cup planters before the party and let the kids paint and decorate them as they&rsquo;d like. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thespruceofficial\/video\/7497274714537200926?q=ceramic%20tea%20cup%20planters&amp;t=1750784641357\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Spruce<\/a> gives a quick tutorial on how to turn any tea cup into a planter. This really is the gift &mdash; er, activity &mdash; that keeps on giving!<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-musical-chairs-tea-party-edition\">3. Musical chairs (tea party edition)<\/h2><p>Fact: All kids love musical chairs, and little ones attending a tea party are no exception. To give this beloved game a tea party twist, make sure all music has a &ldquo;tea&rdquo; theme &mdash; think &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a Little Tea Pot&rdquo; and Kacey Musgraves&rsquo;s &ldquo;Cup of Tea.&rdquo;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-guess-the-object\">4. Guess the object<\/h2><p>For this game, <a href=\"https:\/\/cushlatea.com\/blogs\/tea\/15-fun-tea-party-games-everyone-will-love\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chushla Tea<\/a> suggests placing a bunch of tea-centric objects in a box (or maybe a tea pot) &mdash; think tea bag, spoon, etc. Have the kids each pick an object blindfolded and then try to guess what it is. <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-tea-party-race\">5. Tea party race<\/h2><p>Civilized? Not necessarily. But <a href=\"https:\/\/cushlatea.com\/blogs\/tea\/15-fun-tea-party-games-everyone-will-love\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tea party race<\/a> is guaranteed to put a smile on kids&rsquo; faces. Give gives the ingredients to make tea (make sure the water isn&rsquo;t hot!) and see who can make their cup the fastest.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-tea-bag-toss\">6. Tea bag toss<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@powertospeak\/video\/7330284660825672993\" data-video-id=\"7330284660825672993\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@powertospeak\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@powertospeak?refer=embed\">@powertospeak<\/a> <p>Tea bag tossing is a real thing! Americas Dan Douglas holds the world record for the most tea bags in mugs in 30 seconhds. His number? 13! Tomorrow at gge You Are The Media Lunch Club myself and Tim Sills attempt to beat him! Ill let you know how i get on. &#129310;&#127995;<a title=\"worldrecordattempt\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/worldrecordattempt?refer=embed\">#worldrecordattempt<\/a> <a title=\"worldrecordchallenge\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/worldrecordchallenge?refer=embed\">#worldrecordchallenge<\/a> <a title=\"speaklikeaspeaker\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/speaklikeaspeaker?refer=embed\">#speaklikeaspeaker<\/a> <a title=\"speakercoach\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/speakercoach?refer=embed\">#speakercoach<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"&#9836; Pretty (Sped Up) - MEYY\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Pretty-Sped-Up-7212600172143085570?refer=embed\">&#9836; Pretty (Sped Up) &ndash; MEYY<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div><\/figure><p>You&rsquo;ll need some inexpensive tea on hand and some old teapots for tea bag toss. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queen-of-theme-party-games.com\/tea-party-games.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Party Games Plus<\/a> directs, give a point value for the teapots based on the size of the opening, making the smaller higher in value. Place a line to stand behind, and have the kids toss the tea bags aiming for the pots. A tip: Pick up some old china teapots at a thrift store so your good ones don&rsquo;t break.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-tea-leaf-pictionary\">7. Tea leaf Pictionary<\/h2><p>Playing some rounds of tea leaf Pictionary is a great way to use those tea bags that were tossed. Write some items to &ldquo;draw&rdquo; on small papers and place them in one of the teapots. The children pick a slip and use tea leaves from opened bags to create the pictures while others guess. Find full directions on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tea-party-circle.com\/tea-party-games.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tea Party Circle<\/a>.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-guess-how-much-tea-party-style\">8. Guess how much (tea party style)<\/h2><p>Fill a teacup or teapot with candy or sugar cubes for a &ldquo;guess how much&rdquo; game. Have everyone write down their guess on how many pieces are in the cup or pot. Let all the players share the candy and the winner receives a prize. One of the simplest tea party activities out there!<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-9-sugar-cube-stack\">9. Sugar cube stack<\/h2><p>You&rsquo;ll need at least a box (maybe more depending on the size of the tea party) to play sugar cube stack. Divide the children in teams of two, as <a href=\"https:\/\/almostunschoolers.blogspot.com\/2010\/02\/games-for-tea-party-birthday.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Almost Unschoolers<\/a> does, and see who can create the tallest stack of sugar cubes in 30 seconds.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-10-pinko\">10. Pinko<\/h2><p>Every good tea party needs a snack, right? Print out boards for a cupcake-themed bingo game called Pinkalicious, or Pinko for short. It&rsquo;s played using printed calling cards and the winner yells out &ldquo;Pinko&rdquo; when they get a full row of items marked off on the board. Find the game at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curbalertblog.com\/tea-party-ideas-for-little-girls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curb Alert<\/a>.  <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-11-tea-tray-memory-game\">11. Tea tray memory game<\/h2><p>Adapt this tray memory game from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activityvillage.co.uk\/the-tray-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Activity Village<\/a> to fit a tea party theme. Place numerous tea-related objects on a tray and give the kids a specific amount of time to memorize it. Then, they each have to write down everything they can remember on the tray. The one with the most correct answers wins.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-12-hot-teacup\">12. Hot teacup<\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birthdaypartyideas.com\/html\/the_tea_party_games.html#gam13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Birthday Party Ideas<\/a> has a great game for a thrift store teacup or one from an old set of dishes. Similar to hot potato, the teacup is passed until the music stops. The last player wins the teacup as the prize.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-13-pin-the-lid-on-the-teapot\">13. Pin the lid on the teapot<\/h2><p>Played like pin the tail on the donkey, pin the lid on the teapot uses a large poster board with a teapot drawn or painted on. Each player gets a cutout of the teapot lid. Wearing a blindfold, the person who gets their lid closest to the pot wins. Find printables at <a href=\"https:\/\/partyfunbox.com\/tea-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Party Fun Box<\/a>.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-14-teapot-relay-race\">14. Teapot relay race<\/h2><p>Use two plastic or unbreakable teacups, a bucket of water and two smaller buckets &mdash; or teapots to stick with the theme &mdash; to play a teapot relay race. Following the directions from <a href=\"https:\/\/funpartypop.com\/tea-party-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fun Party Pop<\/a>, two teams and have the children relay water from the bucket to the pot using the cups. The first team to fill their teapot wins.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-15-teacup-treasure-hunt\">15. Teacup treasure hunt<\/h2><p>Paper teacups make great decorations for a tea party, but they can also be used for tea party games. A game of teacup treasure hunt will get the kids up and moving. Hide the paper cups around the yard or house, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redtedart.com\/2014\/05\/06\/paper-teacup-printable-tea-party-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Red Ted Art<\/a> suggests. You can give some basic clues or run it like an Easter egg hunt. An added bonus: You can send a paper teacup home with each child as a souvenir.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-16-left-right-game\">16. Left Right game <\/h2><p>This game can be played at any gathering, but the left right game for tea party gatherings is an iconic duo. To play this game, have everyone bring a small wrapped gift (or wrap gifts on your own and hand them out to each guest upon arrival). Have everyone sit in a circle and choose a fun tea party-themed story to tell. Every time the word &ldquo;left&rdquo; is spoken, the gifts get passed to the left; every time the word &ldquo;right&rdquo; is spoken, they&rsquo;re passed to the right. Once the story is finished, everyone keeps the prize they&rsquo;re holding. <\/p><p><\/p><p>Note: Etsy has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/ca\/listing\/1527941787\/tea-party-left-right-game-instant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">downloadable story<\/a> for the left right game for tea parties. <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-don-t-forget-the-prizes\">Don&rsquo;t forget the prizes<\/h2><p>Make sure you have some small prizes for the winners of the tea party games, but keep them simple so no one feels left out. A couple of individually wrapped tea bags tied together with a pretty ribbon, a handmade bookmark, a teacup, some sample-size nail polish or a stuff-filled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/14-cheap-ways-to-stuff-a-goodie-bag\/\">goody bag<\/a> are all great options.<\/p><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pinkies up! Looking to take your child&#8217;s tea party to the next level? These sweet tea party games tick all the boxes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":975,"featured_media":93502,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"enable_toc":false,"care_reviewed_by":0,"care_post_updated_flag":false,"care_updated_date":"2025-06-24T04:00:00.000Z","last_update":"2025-06-24","view_count":195052,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[202,1109,1080],"member-type":[4],"vertical":[6,17],"platform":[2],"class_list":["post-1041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-exclude-from-trending","tag-preschoolers","tag-school-aged-kids","member-type-all","vertical-children","vertical-child-care-advice","platform-resources"],"acf":[],"created":"2015-08-06","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/975"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1041"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":220130,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1041\/revisions\/220130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1041"},{"taxonomy":"member-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member-type?post=1041"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=1041"},{"taxonomy":"platform","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/platform?post=1041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}