Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: When European potteries began to make their own tea wares they were naturally inspired by the Chinese designs . To keep tea pots hot after tea is first brewed , early English households employed the tea cosy , a padded fabric covering , much like a hat , that slips over the tea pot .
Simplified: Usually the tea leaves are in a tea bag when the tea leaves are put into the water .