5 Easy Mother’s Day Tea Ideas with Printable Invitation

Published: Apr 22, 2019 · Modified: Apr 5, 2025 by Candi Elm · This post may contain affiliate links

These 5 easy Mother’s Day Tea Ideas can help create a joyful event with your mother or daughter. It can also be a great way to share in the lives of those who might be without their loved ones this Mother’s Day.

Mother’s Day Tea Ideas

Why do we have to fit Mother’s Day into one day? It can be so much pressure. Do you celebrate with your mom or your spouse’s mom? What about yourself if you are a mom? What about your neighbor who doesn’t have anyone to celebrate with? For additional Themes for Tea Parties read here.

Many people also go to church on Mother’s Day and that may leave little time to plan an event or luncheon. So the first step is to choose a day that can be all about your special loved ones and the Tea Party.

How To Create A Special Mother’s Day Tea

Choose a date that is convenient for everyone.
Create a guest list. Will it just be two or three or will you invite several more people?
Send a Cute Invite like the one below or through a phone call invite.
Create a menu. This can be small like Tea and Scones, or more elaborate and include sandwiches, soups, salads, and desserts.
You can create a pretty tablescape with china, teacups, teapots, flowers, etc, or choose pretty paper plates and cups (they have a large selection of these now)
Choose the tea to serve. Loose-leaf tea or tea bags. Herbal, Black, Green, or Chai Tea.
Choose a Tea Gift for the person of honor.
Give Table Favors to the guests.

Printable Tea Invitation 5.5″ X 5.5″ Square

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5 Mother’s Day Tea Ideas

Create a Tea Gift Basket with a Tea Cookbook, some scones, a box of tea, a few sandwiches, and cupcakes.
Invite a Friend over for Tea with these ideas on how to do this.
Buy a cute Teapot. You can find Teapots everywhere now. Pick one up and add a cute card with it or fill it with flowers.
Free Printable for your tea party. Make a great invitation for your special guest.
Gifts for the Tea Lover

What if you can’t be together with Mom this year?

If you are not able to physically spend time together with your Mom for Mother’s Day there are a few ways you can still celebrate.

Send your Mom a Gift Basket with her favorite tea things.
If you have Facetime through Facebook, you can each make a cup of tea and spend some time together over video.
Make a small photo album and send it to your Mom of some of your favorite memories.
Write your Mom a note and let her know how much she means to you. Send it in the mail. It will be cherished.
Choose a fun Tea Item from my Amazon Tea Store and send it to Mom.

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About Candi Elm

Candi Elm is the recipe developer and food photographer at A Day In Candiland where she has been sharing Encouragement, Recipes, and Afternoon Tea Ideas since 2012. Candi currently lives in Southern California with her family and enjoying life to the fullest.