January is National Hot Tea Month:
This gives us a great excuse to host lots of tea parties - not that we really need any excuses for putting the kettle on for a cuppa in the UK.
Create invitations and plan your events, large and small. A variety of themes can be used to make life interesting and tea-tasting sessions are a must this month.
Create a Tea Rooms feel by placing a pretty cloth on a table or two (or a group of tables if you have the room) and complete the look with a small flower arrangement. Use your best china (it doesn't matter if it doesn't match) with teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug.
Be prepared to sit down to enjoy a hot cup of tea with your participants, though it isn't always necessary for you to 'play mother' as someone else might like to pour the tea.
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