A few weeks ago, my family and I hosted a summer party for a small group of friends. There were a lot of children attending the party, and since it was a hot day, I wanted to offer them a special cool drink all their own. So my daughter and I made Fairy Tea, and it was a hit with all the kiddos—boys and girls alike!

Our Fairy Tea is a yummy combination of fruit juice and some iced herbal tea, sweetened with just a touch of honey—and since herbal teas are naturally decaffeinated, this delicious drink is very kid-friendly.

Make this for your child’s next birthday party or gathering for a twist on standard birthday party drinks that your young guests will love. And if you happen to serve your tea with a moustache straw*, your drinks will go down in birthday party history!

Fairy Tea

We made our Fairy Tea with a hibiscus tea and cran/blueberry juice, which was a delicious combination, but you can use any decaffeinated tea (fruity herbal teas or chamomile are great options) and your favorite juice. If you don’t have a large enough pitcher to hold the full amount of Fairy Tea, you can use any size container, so long as you maintain about a 2:3 ratio of tea to juice (or whatever tastes delicious to your child’s palate), then just mix more as needed.

4 cups water

6-8 tea bags (decaffeinated!)

1-2 T honey (or sugar, if that’s what you prefer)

6 cups juice

A few scoops of ice

In a medium saucepan (with a lid), bring your water just to a boil, remove from heat. Open the tea bags and stir them into the water along with the honey. Cover your pot and let it steep at least 1 hour, and as long as overnight. Remove the tea bags from your tea and discard. Fill a large pitcher about halfway with ice, then pour in your sweetened tea and juice. Stir until it’s well-combined, and serve.

Enjoy!

* To make your own moustache straws, simply draw or print out a moustache stencil and trace a bunch of moustaches onto black card stock (or colored-in white cardstock if you’re me…ahem). Cut out your moustaches, punch a hole in the middle where the straw will be, and then place bendy straws into the holes, fitting the moustache just over the first ridge or two of the straw’s hinge. Be sure to use bendy straws because the ridges will help to hold your moustache in place, and if you use straight straws the children may end up looking like they have a moustache below their mouths!

Posted by Shannon, a Dot-arilla blogger