Cottage Tea and Children’s Parties

THE GOOD
Cute place, cute idea!
The children can select their «Tea Attire» from a dressing room in the back that boasts dresses, hats, jewelry and other accessories. There was a wide array of options and they even had a few outfits for the boys (cowboy, policeman, knight etc) The children then have the option of getting their make-​up done (sparkly eye shadow/​glitter, blush, lip gloss or beard/​mustaches for the boys) and then move over to the next station to have their hair done. Cute little curls are put in and the Birthday Girl is given a tiara. The children had a blast «shopping» and coming up with their look. The children are then escorted to their tables where rounds of «tea» are poured (water or lemonade) and served tiny cucumber sandwiches or pinwheels with turkey/​cheese and fruit (apples/​strawberries) It was fun watching them «cheer» each other with their tea cups and embrace the concept talking in British accents etc. Next up is a runway walk where the children are introduced by an MC and allowed to strut the runway showing off their new look and a strike a pose for the group. The kids were all smiles and cheering on their friends. We then sang Happy Birthday and ate our cake, opened presents, changed back into street clothes and it was time to say goodbye. All in all 2 hours of fun and the kids parted with a smile and a goody bag.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT
The establishment is small, once filled with kids, their siblings and parents the rooms get crowded and everyone is pretty much on top of each other. To combat this they do have seating outside which did help but benches/​additional seating would be welcomed.
The dressing room could use better organization, it felt a bit claustrophobic/​fire hazard when filled with party goers. Maybe it’s as simple organizing the kids into groups to go select their attire instead of all at once?
Overall very cute idea for kids parties and would definitely recommend!