Let's Party!

_{Reproduction of a tipped-in colour plate by Gwynedd M. Hudson depicting the Mad Hatter’s tea party,}_{823.8 CAR, 20th C. Collection, Newcastle University Special Collections, GB186.}

Take inspiration from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and invite your friends and family to your very own Mad Hatter’s Tea Party!

Follow along with this video to find out how to plan your party, or follow the instructions written below.

You will need:

Paper/card
Pens (various colours)
Paper Plates
Utensils
Tea/ hot chocolate
Party hats (make your own or buy from a shop)
Biscuit cutters (various shapes)
A printout template for the invitations, menu and bunting.

Instructions:

Step 1: Make your invitations

You don't want your guests to be like the White Rabbit and be late to your party!

Make sure your invitations include the date, time and location of your Mad Hatter's Tea Party.

Step 2: Plan your menu

This is a tea party, so make sure to serve your favourite sandwiches, cakes, biscuits and of course tea!

You might want to make Alice in Wonderland themed biscuits.

For example:

Tea pots

Rabbits

Diamonds

Clubs

Spades

Hearts

Step 3: Decorate your table

Make your table as fun and colourful as possible.

You could have your Tea Party outside like in the book!

Step 4: Games

Remember this is a Mad Hatter Tea Party, so make sure you have plenty of fun games to play!

For example:

Musical Chairs

Croquet

Egg and Spoon Race

Chess

Decorate your own Tea cup or Tea pot

This activity was inspired by the copy of Lewis Carroll's (1832- 1898) Alice's Adeventures in Wonderland held in our Special Collections.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was originally published in 1895 but the version held in our Special Collections was published in 1922.

It is full of colourful prints of different scenes from the story, such as the Mad Hatter's Tea Party!

If you want to learn more about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland click on the image below.

_{Front cover of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1922),}_{823.8 CAR, 20}_^th_{C. Collection, Newcastle University Special Collections, GB186.}

_{Front cover of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1922),}_{823.8 CAR, 20}_^th_{C. Collection, Newcastle University Special Collections, GB186.}

_{Reproduction of a tipped-in colour plate by Gwynedd M. Hudson depicting the Mad Hatter’s tea party,}_{823.8 CAR, 20th C. Collection, Newcastle University Special Collections, GB186.}

_{Sir John Tenniel's illustration of the Fish-Footman delivering an invitation, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,}_{823.8 CAR, Butler (Joan) Collection, Newcastle University Special Collections, GB186.}

_{Reproduction of a tipped-in colour plate by Gwynedd M. Hudson depicting the Alice with the Caterpillar,}_{823.8 CAR, 20}_^th_{C. Collection, Newcastle University Special Collections, GB186.}