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If you're a football-loving family like the Drummonds, Super Bowl Sunday is definitely a day to mark on your calendar. From the NFL gameplay and jaw-dropping halftime performances to hilarious Super Bowl commercials and great food, Sunday's biggest game is always a treat. This year, take your celebrations to the next level with the best Super Bowl party ideas.
What better way to celebrate to the biggest night in sports than with Super Bowl party games, DIY football decorations, crafts, and more? Start the day off with a tailgate-inspired brunch, and decorate your kitchen table or island to look like a football field. Follow it up with a few Super Bowl drinks set on DIY leather football coasters while you munch on football-inspired deviled eggs. Then, let true die-hards test their football knowledge with a round of Super Bowl Bingo.
Of course, you can also whip up some of the tastiest Super Bowl snacks and Super Bowl food like pigs in a blanket, along with special Super Bowl desserts. Get creative with football shaped snack platters and make some tasty favors for your guests to bring home. And while you get all sporty festivities going early, set the mood by dressing up your dogs and watching the all-time best football movies. Whatever team you're rooting for, you'll find more than a few easy Super Bowl party ideas that will make Sunday a total touchdown!
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Hand Out Friendship Bracelets
Thanks to a particularly famous couple, friendship bracelets are now all the rage for every level of football fan! You can get super specific with the team colors and names, or just hand out fun football charms.
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Serve Football Cookies
These chocolatey delights will be the game-winning dessert! They are surprisingly easy to make and are perfectly on theme. Just use a plastic bag if you don't have a fancy pastry piping bag.
Get the Football Cookies recipe.
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Make Glitter Foam Fingers
Of course, fans can cheer with these foam fingers, but they also make cute decorative straw covers or cupcake toppers when placed on skewers, too! These are gold glitter, but you can customize to any color you want for game day.
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Create a Football Pool
Place your bets and see who wins with a traditional football pool. You can easily make your own board with a printable poster to display for everyone to see.
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Serve a Tailgate-Inspired Menu
Keep everyone at the watch party fueled for the big game with an even bigger spread! This menu includes Crock-Pot casseroles, appetizers like Ree's "bacon wrapped thingies", and big-batch drinks like strawberry lemonade and spiked Arnold Palmers.
Get the Tailgate Menu Ideas.
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Serve Edible Snack Boxes
You're going to serve snacks. You're going to have football-themed containers. Why not combine the two and make cute snack boxes that you can eat, too? They're made out of chocolate graham crackers!
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Get Crafty With Duct Tape
It's so easy to imitate football laces with white duct tape. Add it to brown kraft bags for snacks or mason jars for drinks.
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Play Mini Football Cornhole
Who doesn't love a little competition? If you don't have the space for playing cornhole, make it mini and add a football theme while you're at it. This is an easy DIY game that every age will enjoy.
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Pictures will be taken. Instagram captions will be used. Why not designate a corner of the party to be a selfie booth station? This frame comes with coordinating props and will be great no matter who plays this year!
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Get the Pets Involved
If you have a family pet and love the Puppy Bowl as much as the human game, then get them involved in the festivities! Grab them their own jersey, collar, or full costume to show their team pride.
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Make Some Predictions
Sure you can guess who might win, but you can get even more creative with your questions. Who will be the most famous person in a commercial? How long will the National Anthem be? Make it a game to win prizes or just vote on the funniest answers.
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Create Party Favors for Your Guests
If you're inviting people over for the big game, send them home with something! Create little treat bags and fill them with candy like mints or M&Ms. They'll appreciate the nibble on the way home.
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Have a Trophy Ready
Creating a trophy is not only on theme, but it's great for decorating and giving away. No matter what Super Bowl party games you decide to play, declaring the winner with a trophy makes it so much better.
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14
Make Pigs in a Blanket
One of the most popular party snacks of all, Pigs in a Blanket are a must for game day. You can even serve them in a pile shaped like a football if you want to get fancy!
Get the Pigs in a Blanket recipe.
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Make a Football Field Party Table
Your spread will look super festive atop this DIY football field table! It's so easy to create using green felt, white duct tape, and number stickers.
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Make a Winning Snack Board
Chances are, you plan to put out snacks. So why not make it extra fun and display them in an on-theme shape? Brown snacks like pretzels make a great football, while veggies make excellent grass.
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DIY "Here for the Commercials" T-Shirts
Football isn't for everybody. If you're on Team "Come for the Snacks, Stay for the Commercials," then this cheeky DIY T-shirt is perfect for you!
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DIY Leather Football Coasters
Who says football decorations can't be chic? These DIY leather coasters shaped like mini footballs will add a touch of style to your soirée.
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Feed Your Whole Football Crew with Sloppy Joes
Do you have a football team's worth of people coming over for the big game? Feed the whole gang with this easy sloppy Joe recipe.
Get Ree's Sloppy Joes recipe.
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DIY "Huddle" Letterboard Menus
There's no doubt everyone will huddle up for your yummy snacks on game day—these DIY letterboard signs are just a helpful (and cute!) reminder.
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Rebecca Norris
Contributing Writer
Rebecca Ravee Norris is a freelance writer with a decade's worth of lifestyle media experience. Based out of the Washington metropolitan area, she covers everything from beauty and wellness to style and celebrity news. She is a graduate of George Mason University and has a B.A. in Media: Production, Consumption, and Critique, along with a minor in Electronic Journalism. When she's not writing, she can be found with her beloved Jack-Chi, Cash, working through reps at the gym, dreaming up her next home decor project, testing a new recipe, getting lost in the pages of a book, or catching up on her favorite shows.
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