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September 6, 2016 by Joy Kincaid 6 Comments

Poetry Tea Time Ideas and Resources

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Poetry Tea Time has been a sweet part of our homeschool day. It’s wonderful to connect over tea and good books!

poetry tea time

We have always loved having tea parties at our house. I’ve been creating tea parties for my children since my oldest two daughters were very small.

Children love tea parties!

This year we’re adding more focus to our tea parties by including poetry reading along with the tea and treats. Poetry tea time is becoming a favorite time of the week!

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How to Plan a Poetry Tea Time

It’s really simple to plan your own poetry tea time. All you need to do is set the table (or a quilt outside!) with tea cups and saucers, make some tea (or another beverage), set out some treats (homemade or purchased), and gather up some poetry books.

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Make a Tea Time Basket

To make this simple to do each week, I picked out the dishes designated for these tea parties and store them all together in a basket in the china hutch. That way all we have to do is pull out this basket and we’re ready to go!

poetry tea time

I used to have a tea time on our Friday schedule, but it didn’t seem to happen very often, so I switched it to Wednesday, which is a slower day for us. It’s just what we need in the middle of our week!

Poetry Books

Since I want this to be a fun time for my children, I try to pick out poetry books that will appeal to them. We love Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verses, A. A. Milne’s When We Were Very Young, and Now We Are Six, and lots of others. I’ll try to share more of our favorite poetry books in another post.

I really like this Poetry Teatime Companion book, which is a sampler of British and American poems:

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Gather your children and enjoy!

Then simply enjoy drinking your tea, eating your special treats, and reading a bit of poetry together. We usually keep the readings pretty short because my youngest has a very short attention span. And I want them to enjoy it and look forward to this time each week.

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poetry tea time

Mostly I’m just enjoying making memories with my precious children! And As I’ve mentioned before, even my boys love our tea parties—partly because it involves food! 🙂

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P.S. My two older daughters aren’t in this picture because one was at work and the other one was in the other room when I quickly snapped this! (And I love the fact that my youngest is reaching across the table with a determined look on his face—probably going after another cookie!)

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  1. Margaret - SheepAmongWolves says

    September 9, 2016 at 7:27 am

    Fantastic idea. We love tea and we love poetry. Never thought to put the two together! Now to find a spot to sneak it into. Thanks for sharing this wonderful habit.

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      September 9, 2016 at 3:30 pm

      So glad it inspired you! I was inspired by another mom to combine poetry and tea, and we’re really loving it! 🙂

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  2. Beauty full Slow says

    September 6, 2016 at 5:43 pm

    A lovely post to read as we just had our first Poetry Tea Time today! I’ve had tea parties for years, but not with poetry. I’m hoping to make a weekly habit.

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      September 6, 2016 at 7:01 pm

      How fun! We’re aiming for a weekly tea party also. It’s something fun to look forward to each week!

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  3. Sarah says

    September 6, 2016 at 9:44 am

    I love this idea! Poetry and tea- what could be better!? : )

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    • Joy Kincaid says

      September 6, 2016 at 4:09 pm

      Thank you, Sarah! We’re enjoying our poetry teatimes so much! 🙂

      Reply

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