Filed under: Holidays, Super Bowl

It is that time of year again, and everyone is gearing up for the big game. In anticipation of Super Bowl Sunday, this is a great time to throw a party and include the kids! They may or may not understand the game, but they certainly understand the fun and excitement of the big game.

To decorate your home, use football confetti to throw on the party table, as well as place around the room any football “stuff” you have in your home, jerseys, knee pads, shoulder pads, other memorabilia.

Depending on your numbers, you will certainly want to arrange your party area and furniture to accommodate everyone. This is an especially good time to set up a separate kids’ area if possible. Set up a kids table decorated with a football tablecloth and a balloon tied to their seats, perhaps in the color scheme of the teams whom are playing or the team you are favoring!

When guests arrive, make the word “football” the quiet word, and hand out a safety pin for each person to wear. When someone says the word “Football” a person who catches him, collects the safety pin. The person who has the most safety pins at the end of the game, wins!

Assign a party referee ~ an older kid may love to do this! Have a guest wear a referee shirt, and throw a yellow flag for the following offenses:

  • Party Foul: Double dipping anything!
  • Holding: Holding on to food for too long!
  • Illegal use of hands or language

Have the kids make their own paper footballs. Buy brown construction paper and black markers and finger paint kits for decorating their balls.

Play a round of Football Pictionary, and definitely include the kids. Some of the words the teams can draw include: cheerleaders, penalty, helmet, pass, bleachers, fans, safety, touchdown!

Have the kids break open a football pinata. You can fill it with trading cards, whistles, bubble gum, stickers, etc. inside for goodies to take home.

Serve a great menu of party food and make sure to rename them to fit the party’s theme: Nachos (Touchdown Tortillas), Hot Dogs (Holding Hot Dogs), Munchies (Defense Doodles), other foods to serve large pot of chili with breadsticks, veggie platters with dips, cheese platter with crackers and relish side dish, etc.

For dessert, enjoy a Football Cake, batch of brownies, cupcakes, or cookies.

Here’s to the best team winning and the kids really whooping it up for the big game!

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