“So Lorraine, how has life been? Busy? ” Five year old Laura says to me earnestly, holding a wine glass full of water with both hands around the bowl to steady it. She looks at me her legs crossed wearing a pearl patterned knitted dress and diamanté bow in her hair. She along with her sisters Olivia and Eloise and their mum Liss are joining me at the Sir Stamford’s kids afternoon tea. When I was offered the chance to try the kid’s afternoon tea, I instantly thought of these three adorable sisters (who are very polite and well behaved too). In fact, rumour has it that they’ve been talking about nothing else but this ever since they found out. The kid’s tea is $32 per child and the traditional adult’s tea is $44 per adult.
Laura in a most appropriate afternoon tea dress
“This place is fancy!!” Eloise says giggling. “Yesss” Olivia says grinning widely looking around, eyes wide like saucers taking it all in. We sit down at our table and the girls are given a wine glass of ice water which they carefully negotiate towards their mouths (no spillage-well done!) and wait for their food. I adjust the gerberas that they’ve handed me, each one a different colour.
“How long till the food comes?”
“How many seconds?”
“Is it 17 seconds?”
The questions come from each girl as they prepare the food. What to a hungry child is eternity is in fact about 10 minutes in wait.
The Kid’s High Tea stand
I remember my childhood by the food that I ate. When I was six years old I visited Singapore where I tried sarsaparilla for the first time. I remember the first time I ate oysters and spat them out and the first time I ate a cream and jam sponge cake and requested it every year afterwards for my birthday. So as this is the girls first high tea I am aware of how exciting it must be. When the two three tier stands arrive, one for adults and one for the children, there is much excitement, much like a spaceship landing on the table.
The favourite layer-forget sandwiches, the sweets are where it is at! From front: Chocolate & Coconut Crackle, Fairy Cupcake with Strawberry & Sprinkles and Banana & Berry Split
Eloise as big sister makes fast work of the chocolate and coconut crackle
Laura loves her cupcake
The first thing they all grab for is the banana and berry split cups of which are eaten in about four mouthfuls with much relish and giggles. I didn’t try the sweets from the kids high tea, the girls made fast work of that but the chocolate and coconut crackles were deemed nice but also too hard by little Olivia who couldn’t finish hers. Eloise on the other hand loved them and Laura ate her studiously. The fairy cupcakes with strawberries and sprinkles were of course a crowd pleaser and disappeared quickly while the sandwiches divided them.
From front left: Egg & chive, poached chicken & parsley and ham and cheese sandwiches
Olivia and her banana and berry split
Well intentioned older sister Eloise takes a lettuce leaf and nibbles on it but there is some prompting needed by mummy Liss to eat the sandwiches when there are so many sweets on offer. The girls seem to go for the ham and cheese sandwiches whilst the egg and the chicken is left behind. I tried both the egg and the chicken and they’re good particularly the chicken which is flavoursome and moreish.
Olivia using her cutlery perfectly
The scones are a great treat for them reserved for when they have their baby hot chocolates in espresso cups. Laura’s tactic is is spoon the hot chocolate teaspoon by teaspoon into her mouth and everyone practices their knife work by spreading the jam and cream onto their split scones.
Liss and I try our adult scones. They’re light and fluffy and served with thick strawberry jam and a quennelle of thick double clotted cream. I usually save stomach space by only having half a scone but they are good so I eat the whole thing.
From front left: Poached Chicken Lemon and Parsley,Peppered Cucumber and Watercress, Roast Mediterranean Vegetables with Goat’s Cheese and Pesto and Smoked Atlantic Salmon with Confit Beetroot Cream Cheese
The adult’s sandwiches aren’t bad although to be honest I preferred the kid’s sandwiches, particularly the chicken one (the chicken sandwich was different for both high teas). I also thought that the smoked salmon could have had a bit more smoked salmon and I didn’t taste the confit of beetroot cream cheese in it (nor was it visually apparent which beetroot usually is). The roast Mediterranean vegetables with goat’s cheese and pesto were interesting although call me a traditionalist with sandwich flavours. The last sandwich was the peppered cucumber with watercress and cream cheese which was good.
From front left: Black Forest Mini Cup with Chocolate Mousse & Cherries, Pecan, Pistachio, and butterscotch cannoli, Glazed Strawberry Tartlet with Mascarpone Crème Pâtissière, White Chocolate Cupcake with Ganache & Dried Raspberry, New Season Mango & Yoghurt Demi Tasse with Mint and Caramel Shards
We are onto the sweets layer with a particularly good strawberry tart with a gush of rich custard inside a buttery crisp pastry cup and a thoughtfully quartered giant glazed strawberry on top, the quartering ensuring that we don’t struggle with cutting the strawberry. I’m not a huge mint with mango person as I find the mint gives it an almost savoury taste so I don’t really go for the mango and yogurt cups although the caramel shards are eye catchingly pretty.
The nutty and butterscotchy cannoli isn’t bad although I find that I leave most of this behind after a taste as often happens with the sweet layer. Despite my obvious love of sweets, I can never finish a sweets layer at afternoon tea. The cupcakes, although topped with a lovely sprinkle of freeze dried raspberries is thick with icing but they look pretty and the cake is soft and the slightly tart berries are a good foil for the sweetness of the cupcake and icing. The last item is a black forest chocolate mousse cup with a soused cherry on top and the cup itself is edible too which fascinated the girls. It’s a lovely sweet end for everyone including the girls who get a taste of this before doing a bit of the robot dance.
“Best day ever! “Eloise says excitedly.
“Yes! Best day EVER!” echo Laura and Olivia.
So tell me Dear Reader, what were your favorite treats as a child? Mine were honey joys, sausage rolls and crinkle cut chips! And do you remember specials meals or cakes from tour childhood?
NQN, Liss and the girls dined at the Sir Stamford as a guest of the Sir Stamford
Sir Stamford At Circular Quay
93 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW
Tel: +61 (02) 9252 4600
The children’s afternoon tea is a regular afternoon tea option
The girls helping me with my bags stop for a look at the “Cinderella” clock
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How lovely for the girls! And such pretty dresses! Every girl should have a fairy godmother like you to take them to magical places, Lorraine!
Oh this is so cute! Can I join? I may not look like a kid anymore but I promise I’ll kneel on the floor so I’m about their height ;p
What a lovely way to spend an afternoon. My favorite treat from childhood was the little jam tarts that my grandmother would make from the leftover pastry when she made an apple pie.
Oh my so cute! They had such a wonderful time and felt so grown up! No wonder ‘Aunty Lorraine’ is so popular
Thanks so much for inviting us xxx
That is just the most adorable thing… I love how appropriately they were all dressed! What gorgeous girls
My favourites were definately chocolate crackles (so those photos look very appetising to me!), and chocolate freckles – I ate so many when I was little, my grandfather told me that’s why I had so many freckles! What a lovely idea for a kids high tea though, love it!
Oh this is too cute! When I was little I’d have tea with my aunty and she would keep gorgeous porcelain tea sets at her house just for me to play with
I was definitely spoiled – when I got into fairies our tea parties became fairy tea parties with lemonade masquerading as “fairy bubbles” – oh and don’t forget the sparkles!
How very cute. I just love the photos
This all looks stunning, and the girls are adorable! I loved caramel tarts and block cake sold by weight from an old fashioned department store called Piggotts when I was a kid.
i love tea as my blog name suggests but not just sipping the actual beverage..i love all things relating to tea and the rituals relating to tea..from a high tea such as in your lovely post to filling a thermos for a cup of steaming tea after a bushwalk on a cold winters day..jane
i love tea as my blog name suggests but not just sipping the actual beverage..i love all the rituals relating to tea..from a high tea such as in your lovely post to filling a thermos for a cup of steaming tea after a bushwalk on a cold winters day..jane
what an elegant afternoon with such adorable company!
One of my favouruite treats as a child was chocolate crackles!
They are the most adorable girls, I love all the photos of them enjoying their high tea!!!
So CUTE!!
The high teea for kids is such a lovely idea!
… I prefer the treats on your serving tray though, the toffee shards looking like smoke from the cups is just amazing and the chocolate mousse cup YUM!
Little Miss A and I might have to treat ourselve the next time we are in Sydney.
Wow, a far cry from honey joys, sausage rolls and chips! Lamingtons, hot sponge cake that mum timed perfectly as we arrived home from school and hot milo are my thoughts of childhood. What different opportunities children have today!
BTW I was thrilled to win “Mezza Italiana”! Thank you! I can’t wait to read it!
Beautiful! Those girls always make me glad I have a little daughter of my own. Can’t wait to share adventures like these with her soon! Favourite childhood food = my Nanna’s “little cakes” as my sisters, cousins and I always did and still refer to them. Lovely moist fairy cakes iced and topped with sprinkles. They always made an appearance at every birthday and family gathering, even until very recently. I can always taste them!
What a gorgeous post!!!! I was at The Plaza recently and there was a table next to us with two girls that were about 5 or 6 with their Mums who were thoroughly enjoying their high tea. It was so cute. I think every girl, no matter their age, loves afternoon tea.
All the food looks wonderful, especially the Black Forest Mini cup!!!
Too cute! Would love to try the Sir Stamford High Tea one day with my two grand-daughters but I might have to wait for a few years, the youngest turning three this month.
Childhood favourite foods,mum’s gnocchi, vegetable pasties from the school tuckshop, Saturday ritual of a fresh-cream filled Berliner from the German cake shop and vinegar chips from the local fish and chips shop! Ahh, such fond food memories back in the day when the kilojoule count didn’t come into the equation.
The girls are so adorable
Aren’t they lucky to have you Lorraine …
I would love to have one if I’m still a little girl (I wish).
I don’t recall a particular cake or meal when I was young. Mom always made us birthday cake until we’re about 10ish I think. And we always choose the decoration theme.
Is that Kid’s High Tea stand exclusively for 3 kids? If yes, lucky. Plus no one is there to tell them to eat less sweets:) Privileged childhood.
This will definitely make one of their best memories – what a perfect, girly afternoon! The only thing missing is a tablecloth
Wow I would have loved to have gone to a high tea as a child – and I’ve only recently been to my first! These pretty little girls look like they enjoyed their delish treats and the hot chocolates are very cute!
The kids high tea is so cute! I did a “teddy bears picnic” high tea last year at the Shangri-La, which is a similar concept except it was buffet style (and there were many well dressed teddys in attendance).
Too cute – the sugar highs would have been cute too!
I remember when i was growing up as a kid in melbourne, my mum would pack us kids onto the tram into the city on a saturday, to a particular cafe intown, where they made “frosted” chocolate malted milkshakes with a base of whipped eggwhite and sugar, it was delicious. We also had a holiday house down the peninsula, and when we would drive home on a sunday night, we would stop at frankston and mum and dad would buy us fish and chips in our own separate packages, it was great! In those days, there was no such thing as home delivery, so mum would ring the chinese restaurant and order dinner, then go and pick it up, taking her own saucepans and casserole dishes to bring it home in ….ahhh the good old days eh ??? how times have changed !
PS, have enjoyed a high tea there too, its great !
Ooh divine! Can’t wait to take my cherubs to high tea- the older one would love it, but we’d be soon given our marching orders if my younger daughter came along!
When I was a kind growing up in Brunei, whenever we stayed with the grandparents, my kong kong ( grand dad) would buy freshly made fried char kuay spread with kaya ( coconut jam) and butter. Char kuay is kinda like a fried donut/bread.They call it you tiau is Singapore where they eat it with their rice porridge for brekky.
How absolutely adorable!
what a treat for the girls, and I love how they are appropriately dressed for the occasion
What a treat for 3 little girls. I couldn’t imagine going to such a wonderful thing when I was their age. How cute!
How gorgeous! What a sweet idea for a party, too.
Next time, I want to teach my kids how to do high tea too.
How adorable are these little ladies? Very cute! My favourite things to eat when I was growing up were very Asian. I grew up on Nasi Lemak, Chinse Noodles, Laksas, etc.. Hence, why I have major cravings for them all the time!
What a lovely trio of sisters and what a fun afternoon for them. I do wish that every child in this country was fortunate to have an occasional treat similar to this.
! I don’t think I had much of a say regarding menu items as child: more or less had to have what supposedly was ‘good for me’ 
! Exception came about when I was ill with measles or feverish colds or whatever – then I was allowed to ask for ‘treats’. Now I am NOT joking, but my big faves included eel, salsify in black butter, a small black snake-like fish called ‘silm’ in Estonian(can Mr NQN help?) and blood cakes (like fried black pudding patties!) – I’d eat myself well, I swear!! 
! No cakes or biscuits or a’thing of that sort – never wanted them, never missed them. Now, so many years later, haven’t changed an iota, except most of these ‘goodies’ are unavailable! 
!
I don’t know which i’d prefer – the kids option or the adults! Love the look of the black forest cups though & the cannoli.
Anything sweet was a great treat as a kid although I particularly remember my Mum bringing home lychees for me. They’re still my favourite fruit
What an inspiration! Love a kiddies high tea!
My favourite treats as a child were honey chicken from our local Chinese restaurant and toffees that you’d buy from a school fête- the kind with so much vinegar it would cut your tongue& enough sugar to pull out fillings!
my favourite childhood food treat were those chewy toffees! they were always popular at the school cake stall. Ah, the memories; the paper cases, the crunchy hundreds and thousands on top and the way the toffee would stick your jaw together, making it almost impossible to chew!
hmm, i think i need to find a school mum to make me some now
oh wow – just read Cathy’s comment! we have the same treat!!
This blog was adorable! I love taking my grandchildren out for treats, especially one at a time. They try so hard, watching my 5 year old granddaughter delicately dabbing at the edges of her mouth with her napkin last week was brilliant!
how cute. i really enjoyed SS high tea.. its the best ive been too so far
@ Katie – Look forward to huge fun in the future re ‘food adventures’ with your daughter. She can learn as much from you as she does at school!
! I was in a lucky position to bring up two ‘foodie’ daughters and could write a book about their ‘adventures’! 
! Including a particular holiday dinner in Fiji, where some four ‘selfish’ couples had one table for the kids & one for t’selves – a young Fijian trainee waiter assigned to the kids appeared next to me: ‘Marama, your little daughter (Kersti was about 5) has just ordered a dozen snails and then frogs’ legs! Oh, she said to give her some salad – otherwise you would not allow it? What do I do?’. He was rather shocked when I said I did not quite approve of the two items on the same menu, but it was holidays, so . . .! Half the other Ascham kids reordered also – and e’one somehow managed their snail implements! 
! Oops, a few went flying onto the tablecloth!!! Memories!
What beautiful dresses!
Lorraine, only half a scone?
The scones are always my priority and I work my way around making sure I can eat as many of those as possible!
I was somewhat obsessed with lucky charms as a child.
So exquisitely elegant for a girls day out
I adore your adventures, L. so so so much.
“Chocolate & Coconut Crackle” omg, i am drooling all over the place. xx
The young girls are adorable.
What a fun experience. I loved Milo on ice cream as a kid. You’d mix it all around to create a smooth paste and then each mouthful is almost like a thick thick shake.
yum!
How could I ever forget the sound of my Nana making a Billy Sponge – eggs, sugar and flour – cooked in a covered billy in the oven, which she made quite regularly.
The recipe starts “Beat eggs for 20 minutes..” which my Nana did by hand with a whisk, never pausing! I swear she never stopped for a moment – sat with the bowl in her lap and rhythmically whisked for 20 minutes. She was certainly fit. I make it sometimes using my mixmaster as I’d only be able to beat for about 3 minutes before my arm gave way!
O that looks so cool. I would love to go to this. Maybe for my next birthday???
Oh, this post is just the loveliest, Lorraine! What lucky girls
I remember chocolate crackles but didn’t like the kind with copha – what I remember fondly is the mars bar slice my mum would make for school fetes 
What gorgeous little cupcakes! The girls, that is, not the..uhh… actual cupcakes. Though the actual cupcakes also look pretty damn good to me!
I would’ve LOVED this as a kid! Mum and dad occasionally took me to high tea at the Hyatt when I was little and I adored it (surprise, surprise…). When they were feeling a little more thrifty/low-budget, they took me to the Qantas Club to gorge myself on their food.
… I’m probably the reason you’re no longer allowed to bring guests to the Qantas Club… :\
This is the cutest thing ever! Girls are much more fun
These girls are gorgeous! All the little girls around me are no where near as good mannered
That reminds me, I haven’t had high tea in a long time, you’re making me crave for some now!
I remember as a child, I really loved eating popped rice, you know like popcorn except with rice. An old man would push his cart around every weekend in Shanghai and I would always listen out for his loud voice and the bell that he carried around with him. Watching the rice come out of that popping machine was so fascinating! I thought it was even more enjoyable than actually eating them.
How nice!! My mum took my 5 year old at the start of the year for high tea at Versace (special occasion for starting school) she loved getting dressed up and going in there.. She asked Nanny if they could go again before they had even finished! I remember going to my nanna’s and she would always cook us a baked dinner and pumpkin scones..
What a fabulous way to spend the afternoon. The girls look so proud to be in their special frocks and they’re clearly enjoying themselves in your beautiful photos.
Lemonade (only at parties and Christmas) and cream cake are my special childhood food memories. I think I’ve spoiled my daughter for life with all the cakes and sweet treats I make!
What beautiful children!! Lucky you to have spent time with them. Their dresses are so cute and I’d love to have one of those bows in my hair. Maybe Queen Viv and I could share it.
Oh how gorgeous! This post makes me smile
Hahahha this is WAYYY too adorable! I can see them all growing up to be full blown foodies. Too cute!!
Their bags are almost as big as they are. Cute!
My daughter would LOVE this! She would have made a beeline for the sandwiches, she loves savory food (doesn’t get it from me).
My mum would sometimes make a jam sponge roll that was freshly rolled and warm when I got home from school, mmmmmm, I know what I’m cooking soon!
Don’t little people love to be taken seriously!I love doing things like this with my girls, you see the world so differently through their eyes. It’s lovely (and brave) of the Sir Stanford to offer such a grown-up experience. Well done girls!
Such adorable girls! And the afternoon tea looks lovely.
Ooh I loved (and still do) honey jumbles, hundreds & thousands biscuits, tiny teddies and plain potato chips oh and fairy bread of course!
Hi Celia-Yes it was fun for all of us I think!
Haha I like that role-fairy godmother! 
Hi Xiaolu-hehe of course!
Haha I’m sure the girls would be delighted 
Hi Felice-It was indeed!
Oh yum what a clever grandmother!
Hi Liss-They are such a delight to be around! Haha I’m glad to hear that and I am only happy to take them to more places!
xxx
Hi jess-I know, Liss always dresses them up beautifully
They are so adorable! haha I haven’t had a chocolate crackle in FOREVER! 
Oh yes freckles are the best! They were my favourite chocolate! 
Hi Kristy-What a great aunt you had!
You sound like you had a wonderful time with her! 
hi tania-thanks Tania!
Hi Cakelaw-Aren’t they just!
Oh I don’t think I’ve tried block cake, what is it like? 
Hi teawithhazel-Absolutely, I couldn’t agree more! I even love dressing up to go there too!
Hi Lisa-Thanks Lisa, it was a great afternoon!
Ahh a second vote for them here!
Hi GourmetGetaways-They are so lovely!
Yes seeing them happy was great! Haha I think I liked a bit of both 
Probably my inner child 
Hi marcellina-Indeed!
Oh she sounds very thoughtful and clever! I haven’t had hot Milo in ages but I might go make myself one now! 
You’re very welcome, I hope you enjoy it!
Hi Katie-Yes they really make you want to have little girls! I bet she has a wonderful time with you with lots of lovely adventures. Your Nanna’s little cakes sound like a child’s dream come true!
Hi Jennifer-thank you!
Aww sounds very cute indeed! I would definitely agree with that!
Hi Matilda-I bet they’ll be counting down the years for that!
Oooh that all sounds delicious, especially the Berliner which I haven’t had in the longest time! 
Haha yes it was all about taste wasn’t it!
Hi AR-They are gorgeous and that’s very nice of you to say! That’s great! I don’t think I got to choose but that would have been so much fun!
Hi Three-Cookies-yep that stand is for the three of them. Hehe well their mum was there and they did try some sandwiches of course
Hi Angela-I really do hope so!
Haha I didn’t notice that 
Hi Angela-Yes I never did as a child but it would have felt like a fairytale! Oh that’s great that you’ve been to one-better late than never right!
Hi Em-Oh that sounds very cute indeed! A high tea buffet would have been like heaven for kids I think!
Hi Tina-Every thing about them is cute!
Hi Linda-Wow with whipped eggwhite and sugar? I’ve never heard of that method before but it sounds interesting! Oh yes it’s very important that it’s separate so no fighting nad plus it would have meant it was all your own too! What lovely memories Linda!
Isn’t that funny-the times pre home delivery. Oh cool so you know how gorgeous that room is too!
Hi Holly-Hehe well perhaps in a few years time!
Hi Sheryl-Oh I love that stuff! How delicious!
And that would have made him my favourite grandfather 
Hi Maris-thanks Maris!
Hi Jenny-I know, they’re always so perfectly dressed!
Hi Apple-I know, I don’t think there was high tea available when I was little. kids nowadays have so many choices!
Hi Marlo-Absolutely, the perfect kids birthday party really!
Hi Michelle-Hehe you should! they’ll love it
Hi msihua-Aren’t they divine? Mmm they all sounds fantabulous! Hehe I do too
Hi EHA-Yes it would be nice-although I never did and I don’t think many my age did either!
wow they sound very unusual! I’m going to look up a recipe for blood cakes now! Unless you have a recipe?
Hi Phunk-haha I know, I think a bit of both will do me just fine
Mmm lychees were my favourite too!
Hi Cathy-Oh yes those seemmingly never ending toffees and honey prawns is still a favourite of mine
Hi Leanne-Yes I remember buying those because they always lasted for ages plus they had 100s and 1000s!
Haha yes I wonder do they still make them or are they doing cupcakes? Hehe yes you’ve both got the same treats!
Hi ELIZABETH-Thank you!
Aww she sounds so cute! 
Hi Dolly-It’s really good isn’t it!
Hi EHA-Oh she should write a book, that would be interesting! That’s quite amazing for her to order snails and frog’s legs. how very adventurous!
Hi Mrs.Lodhz-Aren’t they?
Haha well there’s only so much room 
Oh lucky charms the cereal?
Hi kim-Thank you so much Kim!
Yes that looked really good and they really seemed to enjoy it! They’re gorgeous aren’t they!
Hi Anna-You know I don’t think I’ve ever tried that but I really should! Hmmm do I have any ice cream in the freezer? *drools*
Hi Lyn-Oh all in an billy!
And beating it for 20 minutes is amazing, she must have been ever so fit and in shape to do that. I give up after about 5 minutes 
Hi Bek-Absolutely!
Hi Hannah-Thanks Hannah!
Oh yes copha is awful isn’t it! ooh are you going to make that on your blog? 
Hi Lizzi-Haha aren’t they! They’re such delights
Oh really? You are so lucky! I had my first when I was more grown up. haha that’s brilliant 
Is that the Lizzi rule? 
Hi Nic-Aren’t they? I love girly things!
Hi Akika-haha yes I don’t think I could have done this if they weren’t so well behaved! Oh are they like rice bubbles?
Hi Rachel-Ooh how very fancy indeed!
I bet she did, it must have been a huge event for her! How lovely, she clearly loved it! 
Ooh yes my godmother made pumpkin scones and they were fabulous!
Hi Di-licious-Thank you! I think they really enjoyed it which meant that I really enjoyed it too! Oooh yes they’re both what lovely birthday parties are made of. I’m sure she thinks you’re a great mum!
Hi Maureen-Thanks, yes I was very lucky to spend time with them
I know, the outfits are just perfect!
Hi The Littlest Anchovy-thanks very much!
Hi catty-I think they will too!
Thanks!
Hi madbunny-hehe they’re my bags but yes they’re almost as big as they are!
Hi muppy-Ooh really? Well she would have loved them I bet!
Oooh I thought jam rolls were magic when I was little!
Hi InTolerantChef-They do!
yes I love seeing people having fun and being excited! Yes it’s a clever idea, why should kids miss out on the fun 
Hi Hanna-They are divine and yes the tea was gorgeous!
Hi Claire-Yes honey jumbles are the best! I might make some this week I think! Oh yes fairy bread, have not had that in forever!
I think anything with 100s and 1000s was automatically considered brilliant 
How cute and sweet are the girls? Good to know that Sir Stamford are now offering high tea for little ones
Such a fun post, Lorraine! I love afternoon tea with kiddies — seeing it through their eyes is so much fun! And oh yes, the sweets are definitely where it’s at!
This is a perfect post. I am godmother to my niece who turns 6 this month and a godmother (sponsor) to a friends daugther who is 14 both beautiful girls and I have been wanting to start a tradition of taking them out together each year for lunch but this is going to be the plan instead. Thx Lorraine xo
How fun! Such precious little girls. We really miss out not having tea over here. xoxo Mum
Aaaaw,the girls are adorable. Nutella was one of the many treats I looked forward to as a child.
High Tea for kids! What a great idea and the girls are absolutely adorable!
Gosh, where was this when I was a little girl? Thank goodness I am making up for lost time no?
For me, a great treat growing up was when my mom took us for ice cream after school. We’d either go to McDonalds or to Baskin Robbins. Ice cream has always been my first love in terms of treats.
*kisses* HH
Oh what a lovely experience for little girls, and yes, what an appropriate dress for high tea!
aww that’s adorable! high tea is so fun.. hmm i loved toffees when i was a kid – the ubiquitous school fete treat! it was so awesome when i learned how to make them lol..
Ah how delightful! The girls looked a treat and it sounds like you had great fun. Afternoon tea from my childhood is filled with luscious, fluffy pumpkin scones with strawberry jam (homemade) and light as a feather cream. Also, toffee apples were a special weekend treat. Ah, the memories of childhood teatime – thanks Lorraine for visiting this precious event on our behalf xx
Oh, how lovely! And little girls are never too young to begin to know the pleasures of girls’ day out, tea time and special afternoons indulging in food. It all looks pretty fabulous!
how sweet! that mango yoghurt demi tasse looks so delicious- well, it ALL looks delicious.
100 percent delightful
(great photos & post Lorraine!)
Congratulations Liss on raising such well behaved, gorgeous little girls
I love this so much. The enjoyment of elegant food and good manners, etc. should start early. How gorgeous these little girls look.
My grandmother used to bake the most amazing sandwich cookies and she passed on without teaching me the recipe, although I do have it written in a book in another language. I need a translator
What a wonderful little high tea, we have been to a few with the kids but normally they are served the same as the adults.
what a fun experience for those cuties! i don’t think i ever did anything as fancy as that as a kid (heck, even as an adult!) in real life, but i had my share of imaginary tea parties.
This post could not have come at a better time – it was when I was planning my little girl’s 4th bday. I was so proud of the perfect plan and then, the night before, I realized that I’d forgotten to book!! I was so lucky that when I called they offered me the private dining room which seat a 12. There were 8 of us (our 4 kids, us and grandparents) and the afternoon could have not been more perfect.
The girls were dressed up beautifully and were on their best behavior. The food was fabulous (we only got for the kids, adults just had tea) but we enjoyed picking at their leftovers!!! The staff were lovely and attentive too.
Thank you for the wonderful idea – it was an afternoon we won’t soon forget!
Hi Lauren-That’s wonderful! I’m so glad that you enjoyed it as much as we did. It’s such a special idea for the little ones isn’t it! Thanks so much for letting me know and I’m so glad that it worked out in the end!
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