help with birthday party games/food suggestions

I would love some help with planning Nina's 4th birthday party next month. We've decided on a dress-up tea party and we'll be holidng it in a large park nearby.
I'm currently looking at getting a kids entertainment group in to help keep the kids entertained. This is what they offer (taken from the email they sent me):

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All of our parties are designed with a specific theme in mind. We have so many games and activities! Once the party is confirmed, a party plan with activities and games is presented to you for confirmation. A dress up tea party would include dancing games, pass the kettle and maybe a cupcake game. I am just thinking out loud! I put a lot of thought into different themes, but hopefully this will give you an idea.

We will provide:
* Colourful Cheeky Monkey Club party invitations
* Exciting Props for the games,
* Music and a stereo,
* a gift for the birthday child and
* 1 x mystery prize

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So with that in mind, what else do you think I'll need to organise for the kids? Anything? The entertainers are there for 60 minutes. And the kids are majority 4 year olds.

And food. What's best to serve, keeping in mind we're going to be taking it to a park.

TIA :)

what's a tea party without cupcakes and fairy bread???

little sanga's and fruit kebab's

sounds like so much fun hon :dance: wish I lived closer cause Id come

Ohh sounds great! 4yo parties are great fun! We played Duck Duck Goose, What's the time Mr Wolf with the kids and they had a ball. It was good as there was no winner as such as I have found that they still do not cope very well with this concept of missing out! I am sure there are other games as well but my mind is a bit blank.
Honey joys and Choc crackles are always a winner with the big and little kids too.
Have a great party!!!

Jodi this party sounds exciting!! I want to come. Maybe you could get all the kids to bring a teddy or doll along to the tea party as a 'guest'

Just going to throw some extra little games you could play and of course some yummy food ideas.

*What about a game of Pin the top on the tea pot? You could draw these yourself - but if your anything like me ask someone to do it for you :lol:

another game you could form two teams- buy a box of sugar cubes and give them all a tea spoon but a table a couple of metres away and the two teams have to put sugar cubes on there spoon once at a time and run/walk and put it in the coffee cups. first team finishes wins?

another game could be 'tea bag toss' get a tea pot or something and get the kiddies to each throw a tea bag and whoever gets the teabag in the tea pot get a prize.

I agree with maz deff do fairy bread, mini muffins, sandwhiches cut into lovehearts/stars etc maybe some peanut butter and jelly, choc covered strawberries, mini scones with jam, for drinks you could put some apple juice or peach ice tea in a teapot and serve it.

Good luck xx

You girls rock, thank you!!

maz - for Heath, there's no party without fair bread, he loves the stuff lol. So that's a must! I wish you lived closer as well.

mak - thanks so much. Will definitely write those games down.

O&G - awesome ideas, thanks! Where on earth did you come up with those ideas, they're great!

haha well ill come clean one of my girlfriends little girl had her 5th bday a couple of weeks ago- and she had a 'tea party' party! and she played these kind of games :)
she also played 'pass the tea pot' instead of pass the parcel. :)
The food ideas - well i just thought about all my favourite foods!

Just a thought I use to love pin the tail on the donkey when I was younger... oldie but a goodie...