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BEDFORD – Thursday, the Bedford Public Library hosted its Mad Tea Party, arranged and set up by Cindy Guerrero, child and teen specialist at the BPL.
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Fully booked, the event featured a host of activities, and a fun Alice-in Wonderland Theme. With a total of 41 attendees, half of which were children, the room was a mass of excited chatter and creativity.
Attendees were invited to paint tea cups in unique, special designs, play an old-fashioned game of Croquet, take part in tea, munch cupcakes, make funky paper hats, and listen to a Wonderland story.
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Cindy began the evening by reading the Alice in Wonderland: Mad Hatter’s Tea Party by Jane Watson, and then the children were allowed to move from activity to activity as they pleased.
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The beautiful tea-cups were each unique and specific to each child as they reveled in the possibilities of color and design.
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While most of the kids didn’t really understand the rules of croquet, they definitely had a blast just knocking the balls around.
In light of the theme, Cindy laughingly said “I wish I had birds to use” instead of the mallets.
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The room was decked out in wonderland-esque decor and appropriately-crafted card hoops for croquet.
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The room bustled from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m., much tea was sipped, cupcakes devoured, and fun was had. keep an eye out for more events like these!