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Morning Tea Games

Morning tea, often called elevenses in the UK, is a relatively light late-morning snack. This fun time to gather with friends and family for refreshments and enjoyment is a great time for board games and card games, but there are other types of games to play at tea time. From tea-themed Bingo to word games, morning tea games are entertaining and can function as ice breakers for you and your guests.

Tea Bingo
- A tea bag tag makes an appropriate marker for Bingo.
  
  Create your own 5-square by 5-square Bingo cards with tea-related items. Each space should have a tea item. Each playing card should have a different arrangement. The caller will call out the column heading -- B, I, N, G or O -- and the players will cover the spaces with tea bag tags (use one original tag and copy it for multiple space markers for each player). The first guest to get a full row of spaces covered receives a prize.
Tea Pictures
- Use a variety of tea leaves for a greater challenge.
  
  Divide your guests into two teams and give each team a pile of loose tea leaves. Give one team a word and have one member attempt to depict it with tea leaves on the table's surface. The competing teams will try to guess what the picture is; the first person to guess wins one point. The team with the most points after a preset period of time wins. Cut open and use leaves from inexpensive tea bags, as there are finer particles that are easier to use to create pictures.
Pass the Parcel
- A gourmet truffle makes a tasty prize for this game.
  
  Wrap a small treat or gift in a miniature gift box. On this first layer of wrapping, write a silly instruction like, "Sing 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star'" or, "Eat a cranberry." Add enough layers to the gift wrapping -- with a similar instruction to follow on each layer -- to double the number of party guests. Like the musical chairs game, play soothing music while guests pass the gift from one to the other. Whoever is holding the gift when the music stops must unwrap the outermost layer and follow the silly instruction. The game continues until the last layer of wrap is torn off and the current holder is the winner of the prize inside the package.
Children's Tea Games
- Teddy is a welcome guest at a child's tea party.
  
  For a child's tea party, play Cracker Whistler (suitable for older children at an outside tea). Give each child a handful of crackers. Blow a whistle to signal for them to put some of the crackers in their mouths, then attempt to whistle. As each child whistles, she receives a prize. For younger children, use a teddy bear for a variety of morning tea games. Play hot potato passing the bear instead of the potato. Hide the teddy bear and send your party guests on a treasure hunt with fun clues to follow. Or, play a passing game with the stuffed animal by dividing your guests into two lined-up teams. Each child holds the teddy under his chin and passes it to the next player in line. If the bear is dropped, the team starts over. The first team to get the bear to the end of the line wins.

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