A Rainbow Tea Party is often a celebration of God’s offers to us. Colors are used to symbolize all these promises. We have lots of ideas for you in planning your Rainbow Tea Party in addition to recommendations for supplies to make your tea party an exciting, successful event!
First, it’s important to view the significance of each and every color:
RED-Christ’s precious blood (the highest gift) BLACK-Sin/death/night WHITE-Christ’s purity / God’s grace GREEN-new growth – being reborn as a Christian – renewal PURPLE-the royalty of Christ the King; Prince of Peace BLUE-dawn of the latest Day YELLOW-Fear – since it pertains to the awe of God. Can also represent sunrise / rebirth ORANGE – sunset – closure of a single day to the next If it’s for the children, gleam “Jellybean Prayer” that goes along using the colors with the rainbow. The meanings are also Christian, but somewhat simpler for kids to understand.
Decorating your table for the Rainbow Tea Party
You won’t need to spend a lot of money to produce your table look great. Use these ideas and add your imagination as you brainstorm with your team.
Table Cover – pick up a few yard of solid-color fabric OR even a plastic table cover through the Dollar Store (plastic ones are usually thin, so purchase several and layer).
Centerpiece – you would like height and drama here to draw individuals to your table. Select a tall vase, jar, garden container or possibly a styrofoam cone as the base. This can be also something your team already has in your own home. Be creative and think out from the box! Most rainbow tea parties decide on a winner for top table, so creativity is the vital thing. Fill containers with natural or silk flowers, even tissue paper flowers or bows tied around the ends of chenille sticks work great. Insert your flowers in to a styrofoam cone or balls stacked smallest to largest, covering completely. Tall, clear vases could be stuffed with gumballs, candies, fruit, etc. inside your color. You can also wrap boxes in solid-color gift wrap and stack them like a reminder in the gifts we received from God (glue together to prevent tumbling).
Tulle is affordable and plentiful in the rainbow of colors. Use it to drape swags around your table, tie bows around the four corners, tuck into baskets of goodies, etc. Battery-operated lights look heavenly wrapped it tulle: make use of them to wrap around bases of one’s centerpiece or string behind the tulle right in front of one’s table edge.
Display your items (particularly if you’re selling items like a fundraiser with all the rainbow tea party) with some pizzazz. Colored plastic bowls, Chinese take-out gift boxes, even inverted frisbees can take your items. Small, plastic storage totes can be found in every color imaginable. Tuck paper napkins your solid color down into baskets with matching bows. Food and Drink
Luckily, fruits,veggies, and candies can be found in pretty much every color in the rainbow! Yellow offers lemons, squash, tomatoes, peppers. Purple provides you with grapes, eggplant, berries, cabbage. Red may be found in strawberries, cherries, tomatoes. Black and blue will be the tough ones, but a drop of food coloring included with a dish along with candies may help have the creative juices flowing.
Keep an objective balance because you peruse the produce section in the supermarket when planning your menu. Also, most cereals come in the multitude of color choices which makes cereal/marshmallow treats simple. Cupcakes and cookies can be colored with sprinkles and icing to complement. Check the local craft supply store for colored chocolate melts, suitable for dipping pretzels, nuts, fruits, etc. and also making chocolate pops using a plastic mold for rainbow tea party.
