My daughter and I are both sorting and consolidating, and she said she didn't want her little china tea set. It's just a cheapy set, nothing special, and I thought I'd give it to one of the little girls in town.

I was wondering what age little girl to give it to (can't imagine giving essentially glass dishes to a three-year-old) and then it occurred to me: do little girls even HAVE tea parties anymore? Or is that in the category of black & white TV and record albums?

Tea parties are still very "in," especially for the 4-6 year-old crowd. My daughter has even been to a good number of tea party birthday parties. The best things just never go out of style.

It's so nice of you to think to give it to a little neighbour - you're going to make her day!

There is a store in Georgia that caterers to little girls tea parties. It's quite fashionable. I think it's a wonderful idea to give the tea set away. Those were the days when the big event was a tea party, just you and your dollies. :-)

I remember my tea set as being metal and brightly colored (probably lead paint). Grandma made brownies and All my dolls attended..

Thank you, that's good news! I think I know just the little girl; I think she's about six.

I have my mother's little tea set (what's left of it) from around 1918. Mine was plastic, and I remember having real tea (mostly milk and sugar, with a tea bag trolled through it once) and oyster crackers.

I don't believe my dolls were ever invited to the party. I had an imaginary friend. In fact, several.

I love the popcorn (I think it is Orville Redenbachers) commercial with the little girl having a tea party with popcorn and the dad and brother smell the popcorn and want some and she tells them only if you are at the tea party. In the next scene, they are wearing boas and frilly hats and sitting on the tiny chairs sipping faux tea and eating popcorn.

ok, so im anything but your typical female, ive got funny colored hair tattoos and percings, i liek working on dirtbikes 4wheelrs as well as riding them when my body alouse me too, ohh and fishing im a huge fishing dork,.
my point is, im 25 and i rember as a lil. kid i never really was big into toys, it was art music and playing in the sand box and makeing mud pies, BUT I DO rememeber was a tea set my aunt bought for me and how much i loved that thing, im sure it was nothing fancy, it couldnt have been for i am the clutz of the family and evry one knows not to put pricy things in my hands lol. but man did i love that tea set. I am anything but the girl in the cute dress with ruffles, grown to be the women in the nice dress and high heeled shose, but i am WOMEN who LOVED and Played with her teaset as a kid. And if i loved it back then (25 now) and am the way i am to day.. theres no way lil girls dont play with tea sets. they are in the heart of evry girl no matter who they trun out to be in life, and will contine to be in evry girl thats born. pass that tea set on to a lil girl and i bet when she grows up she will rember how much fun she had with it just as i do.