Teatime is a must for our household-- play tea, that is. The girls have been using the retro plastic tea set I found for them at a garage sale. They are far from sheepish when it comes to making sound effects for pouring and slurping their tea. It brings this mama, much joy to see them play contently together. You know the morning is going well when you can sit down, sip your coffee (while it's still warm) and watch your little ones play together in peace.
I loved the idea of felted tea bags, and had it pinned for quite some time. This morning, I whipped out my sewing machine and cranked a few out, while the girls played at my feet jumping on pillows and tumbling onto piles of blankets (yes, I sew amidst this craziness. Sometimes it is the ONLY time I have to make fun stuff.)
First, I sewed around the outside of the teabag and left the top open to fill with rice. My three year old was baffled as to why I would be putting rice in a tea bag. "Mama, why you put rice in there? I had to explain to her that I was pretending the rice was loose tea. She is still trying to wrap her brain around the idea.
After filling the bag half way with rice, I added a short piece of white ribbon and sewed the bag shut. In my stash, I found a few patterned felts that were quite fitting for the tea bag "labels". Gotta love that houndstooth.
Finished tea bags. Now, time to play! Tea anyone?
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