Looking for unique birthday party ideas that will get a little girl excited? An American Girl mystery tea party could be that kind of party. Plus, your friends will also love the theme and the tea sets on offer.

American Girl dolls are finely crafted dolls that represent certain eras in American history, such as dolls in Victorian era dresses or dolls in Jazz Age dresses. In addition to the dolls, the company that makes these dolls provides books and accessories for each doll that describe who she is and what her historical period was like.

Having a birthday party centered around a mysterious American Girl tea party is easy to plan and execute. Here are some birthday party ideas to help create a special birthday with the mystery theme of the American Girl Tea Party.

“Mystery” tea party?

Bring a little mystery to a girl’s birthday party by having her and her friends listen to prerecorded music snippets and guess which doll corresponds to the historical period of music. “Grab bag” is another fun mystery game that involves placing many small items in a bag and having each girl reach and guess which item is just by feeling it. Plus, guessing how many jelly beans are in a jar at the start of the party is always a crowd pleaser. Count the jelly beans at the end of the birthday party and present whoever is closest to the right amount with an American Girl themed award.

Fun with tea party food

If any of the guests own American Party dolls, ask them to bring them to the birthday party. Decorate a table big enough to accommodate everyone with a fancy tablecloth, two or three teapots, small saucers, and teacups at each location. Instead of tea, you can serve milk, punch, or juice, along with any of these types of tea party snacks:

• Small crustless sandwiches for the tea party
• chips
• apple slices with caramel sauce

For dessert, the birthday cake can be served after the tea and snacks are finished. Naturally, girls will want their American dolls to share tea with them, so have chairs available so that their dolls can sit with them at the table.

Decorations for birthday party

Birthday party decorating ideas can include thousands of different suggestions, but since this party has an American Girl theme, you won’t have to search for decorating ideas. For an American Girl theme, you can incorporate decorations like:

• put small flower vases on the tea table
• Give each girl a pearl necklace, hat, and white gloves to wear.
• hang red pink and orange crepe ribbons around the party room
• shop american girl invitations

These tea party accessories can be purchased at department or discount stores for a dollar or two each. The birthday girl and her guests will be delighted with the party favors and will also enjoy having tea with their dolls before the traditional candle blowing. With birthday party ideas involving a mysterious American Girl tea party theme, you can be sure that any girl will think she has had the best party of her life!