Celebrate the season with a charming Easter tea party filled with elegance, fun, and delicious treats! Whether you’re planning a spring tea party for friends, a ladies’ tea, or a whimsical Easter tea party kids will love, the right Easter tea party decorations and menu make all the difference. From classic tea party sandwiches to delightful Easter high tea ideas, bring the magic of vintage tea parties and an English tea party to your Easter celebration!
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Free Easter Tea Party Invitations
Get some free Easter tea party invitations. You can easily customize the text when you make your own copy of the file in Google Slides. Edit and print out as many as you need. The simple instructions are included!
Easter Tea Party Decorations
Create a charming and festive atmosphere with these beautiful Easter tea party decoration ideas:
Pastel Color Palette
Use soft pastel hues like blush pink, mint green, lavender, and baby blue for table linens, napkins, and decorations.
Floral Centerpieces
Fresh spring flowers like tulips, daffodils, and peonies in teapots or vintage vases add a fresh, elegant touch. You can even dress up a vintage bird cage.
Vintage Teacups & Teapots
Mix and match floral or pastel-colored teacups for a charming, mismatched vintage look.
Use bunny-shaped plates, floral napkin rings, or egg-shaped name cards to tie in the Easter theme.
Edible Decorations
Create a dessert table with English tea party desserts like floral cupcakes, macarons, and sugar cookies shaped like bunnies and eggs.
Hang “Happy Easter” banners, pastel bunting, or floral garlands to enhance your tea party space.
Delicate Fairy Lights
String up warm fairy lights or place candles in vintage lanterns for a cozy and magical ambiance.
DIY Egg Place Cards
Write guests’ names on painted Easter eggs and place them at each seat for a personalized touch.
Bunny & Egg Accents
Decorate your table with ceramic bunnies, speckled eggs, and mini bird nests for a whimsical Easter touch. This vintage-look egg holder makes an ideal Easter tea party centerpiece.
Outdoor Garden Setup (if weather permits)
Host your Easter tea party outdoors with a picnic-style setup, featuring blankets, pillows, and a rustic tea station.
Easter Tea Party Food
Delight your guests with these Easter tea party food ideas, featuring elegant bites, festive flavors, and classic high tea treats!
Savory Bites
Cucumber & Cream Cheese Tea Sandwiches – A refreshing, classic tea party favorite.
Smoked Salmon & Dill Canapés – Light and flavorful, served on mini toasts. Serve the sandwiches on a tiered serving tray along with scones.
Deviled Eggs with a Faux Floral Accent – A festive twist on the Easter staple, served on a vintage glass Fire King egg plate.
Carrot & Herb Scones – Savory scones with a touch of Easter charm.
Mini Quiches (Spinach & Feta or Ham & Cheese) – Perfect for a light, savory bite.
Sweet Treats
Hot Cross Scones – A tea party take on the classic hot cross bun. Just adapt a basic scone recipe by adding raisins, then pipe on a cross made with white icing or melted white chocolate. Serve on a tiered serving tray (pictured above) for a classy touch.
Bunny Sugar Cookies – Adorably decorated Easter-themed cookies.
Lemony Cake – A bright and zesty springtime favorite. Just use a lemon-flavored cake mix and frost with lemon-flavored frosting. To decorate the cake, add some lemon slices (fresh or dried) and sprinkle on some lemon zest. You can bake the cake in two round cake pans for two layers, or bake the lemon theme cake in a 9 by 13-inch baking pan for a single layer sheet cake.
Carrot Cake Cupcakes – Topped with cream cheese frosting and mini fondant carrots.
Pea Pickin’ Cake – An easy southern favorite with a citrus twist, serve it chilled for a refreshing Easter dessert.
Chocolate Nests – Mini chocolate nests (crunchy chow emin noodles coated in melted chocolate) filled with pastel candy eggs.
Macarons in Pastel Colors – Light and airy with flavors like lavender, lemon, and raspberry.
Tea & Drinks
Earl Grey with Lavender – A floral, soothing tea choice.
Chamomile & Honey Tea – Light and relaxing.
Strawberry Iced Tea – A fruity, refreshing twist for spring.
Peach Bellini Mocktails – A festive, bubbly non-alcoholic option. Here’s an easy Peach Bellini Mocktail recipe—refreshing, fruity, and perfect for any occasion!
Ingredients:
1 cup frozen peaches (or fresh, peeled, and sliced)
1 cup sparkling water (or club soda)
½ cup white grape juice (or apple juice)
1 tbsp lemon juice
Ice cubes (optional)
Fresh peach slices and mint for garnish
Instructions:
Blend the peaches, white grape juice, and lemon juice until smooth.
Pour the mixture into a glass, filling it halfway.
Top with sparkling water and stir gently.
Add ice if desired and garnish with peach slices and mint.
Serve and enjoy!
Easter Tea Party Games and Activities
Make your Easter tea party extra fun with these charming and interactive Easter tea party games for guests of all ages!
Decorate Your Own Easter Bonnet
Provide hats, flowers, ribbons, and bunny ears for guests to design their own Easter tea party bonnet. Award prizes for the most creative!
Bunny Spoon Race
A fun twist on the classic egg-and-spoon race—use mini teacups filled with jellybeans instead of spoons!
Tea Party Bingo
Create bingo cards featuring Easter tea party elements like “teacup,” “bunny,” “macaron,” or “floral centerpiece.” Guests mark off items as they see them!
Easter Egg Hunt (Tea-Themed Twist!)
Hide pastel eggs filled with tea bags, mini chocolates, or positive quotes instead of candy.
“Guess the Tea” Challenge
Set up a blindfolded tea-tasting station where guests guess the flavors of different teas (chamomile, Earl Grey, peppermint, etc.).
A cute, tea party-friendly game that both kids and adults can enjoy!
Easter Cookie Decorating
Provide bunny- and egg-shaped cookies, icing, and sprinkles for a fun DIY dessert activity.
Easter Tea Party Favors
Send your guests home with adorable Easter tea party favors that are both charming and memorable! Here are some lovely ideas:
Package a variety of spring-inspired teas like lavender, chamomile, or lemon verbena in small organza bags or mini glass jars.
Bunny-Shaped Sugar Cubes
DIY or buy cute bunny-shaped sugar cubes for an elegant tea-time touch.
Gift guests with bunny, egg, or floral-shaped tea infusers they can use long after the party.
Mini Honey Jars
A sweet and natural favor, perfect for pairing with tea. Add a ribbon and a tag that says, “You’re as sweet as honey!”
Small candles in lavender, jasmine, or rose scents make a delightful springtime gift.
Easter-Themed Macarons
Wrap a few pastel macarons in a decorative box as a sweet treat to take home.
Handmade floral soaps with scents like lavender, rose, or jasmine make for a luxurious favor.
Gift guests with floral decorated teaspoons tied with a ribbon and a thank-you tag.
Pressed Flower Bookmarks or Greeting Cards
Make DIY bookmarks or blank greeting cards with pressed flowers as a delicate and practical keepsake.
Free Printable Party Planner
Organizing a party takes planning. Whether you are planning a sunflower-themed party, a lemon-themed party, an apple-themed party, dahlia-themed party, a chicken-themed party, an elephant-themed party, a butterfly-themed party, or a tea party, here’s a FREE monthly planner you can use to plan your sunflower-themed party or any other event. Use it throughout the year to keep daily, weekly, and monthly tasks organized. Since it’s undated, you can print out a new planner each year or anytime you need a fresh place to put your ideas. Get it here!
Get the sunflower planner!
Have fun planning a pineapple-themed party, and may all of your party-planning endeavors meet with great success!
Lisa Mitchell is a wife, mom, and school librarian who likes to host parties. When the weather allows, she enjoys entertaining outdoors on the grounds of her family’s small Pacific Northwest farm. To learn more about what this website has to offer, click on over to the Welcome page.
Love these Easter tea party ideas, especially the hat decorating! Thank you for sharing creative ways to celebrate that can fit into any budget. I will appreciate the inspiration!
You are most welcome. I’m so glad you like the Easter tea party ideas. Have fun celebrating the renewal of spring and new beginnings!