The History of Children's Tea Sets

Children first used tea sets during the Victorian Era when upper class families would furnish their children's nurseries with child-sized tea sets for daily use. These little tea sets were made from porcelain or china and were often exact replicas of their parents' tea sets, except in miniature.

Later, in the 20th Century, the tradition of nurseries for children diminished and the tea set became more of a use for pretend play.

Gradually, tin, plastic and glass tea sets replaced the original porcelain or china tea sets.
 
Children's Teatime

Children today love to take part in pretend tea parties. Childhood tea parties conjure up images of happy and imaginative times for children.

Tea parties or what English children understood to be as teatime dates back to the Victorian era. Children were served their meals in the nursery whilst adults took their tea formally in the parlour or dining room.