By Amy E. Goodman,zulilyLifestyle Editor
You decided to throw a Super Bowl party? Within a few days before the big game? At zulily, we love entertaining for the entire family –minus the stress. So, let’s tackle this creatively and affordably…and most importantly have FUN!
Everything I’m using I either had on-hand in my home or purchased at a nearby supermarket or drugstore – you really can do this at the eleventh hour and avoid buying Astroturf.
Field Goal Game
Supplies: colored masking tapes or washi tapes, scissors, small foam football or bean bags, wall, black plastic tablecloth (optional)
Set-Up: 15 minutes
This is a great pre-game warm up to kick things off with your guests – party-goers of all ages can enjoy.
Instructions:
Find an empty wall of your party room and using various masking tapes, make different sized field goals on the wall. I used Scotch Expressions colored masking and washi tapes — to designate the two teams playing (light green for Seahawks & blue for Patriots), orange for the smaller goals, and red for the big goal. Just for fun, I printed out some city silhouettes so you can see we really are playing football from “sea-to-shining-sea"this Super Bowl! The large goal is worth 1 point, the team goals are worth 3 points each, and the small orange goals are worth 5 points respectively.
Each person stands behind the line of scrimmage, determined by a strip of masking tape placed on the floor, a good distance away from the wall, and receives 30 seconds to use small foam footballs or bean bags (or any small, soft chotchke you have at home) to hit THE CENTER of the field goal to accrue points. The Scotch tapes are easily removed from the wall at game’s end.
If you’re worried about damaging your wall, you can first drape and tape a black, plastic tablecloth on your wall and then affix the aforementioned field goals to the tablecloth; you may also choose to use a lighter ball like a Ping-Pong ball.
Final Product:
Whistle Stop
Supplies: a bunch of whistles on lanyards, glass bowl
Instructions:
Nothing gets guests in game-mode faster than when they get to call the shots. On a table, display a bunch of whistles in a glass bowl with lanyards hanging over the rim and encourage guests to grab one as they enter the party. Today’s the day they get to play referee and really unleash their spirit!
Game Play Tablecloth
Supplies: 1 sheet of white sticker paper, pencil, scissors, blue plastic tablecloth (our two 2015 Super Bowl teams share a common color of blue!)
Set-Up: 30 minutes
Instructions:
Spread the blue tablecloth across your table.
Taking the white sticker paper, cut into 2.5” x 3” rectangles. Using a pencil, eyeball outlining and “X” and an “O” on two of the rectangles, cut these out and use as templates to make a total of 4 of each letter.
In a prominent section of your tablecloth, map out and adhere your “X” and “O” team into a football play, using additional sticker scraps and creativity to make it look real.
As space allows, use additional sticker papers for other plays among your serving dishes. If you have a big enough table, aim to have all 11 players on each team!
Interactive Pom-Pom Bowls
Supplies: pom-poms, bowls
Set-Up: Less than 1 minute
Instructions:
Use any pom-poms you may have, though what you see pictured are “rooter poms” featuring long handles akin to what fans would use in the stands.
Place them in a goldfish, or equivalent, bowl and allow the handle to stick out with the pom-pom flowing over all sides. Have these dotted throughout your food table at varying heights for a pop of color.
This is decorative, but as the game heats up, guests may grab them and put them to use, too!
Final Product:
Spirited Cups
Supplies: plastic party cups in team colors – blue (Patriots) & green (Seahawks), tape or a glue stick, scissors, a printer and paper, markers, optional: silver-striped straws (shared, coordinating color for both teams)
Set-Up:Approximately 20 minutes (depending on amount of cups)
Instructions:
It’s important to stay hydrated for the Big Game, but losing track of your plastic party cup amidst the excitement and a sea of sippers is all too common — and a waste.
Template to Print:
Make it easier for your guests to track their cups with custom game-day logos that you can print & cut-out yourself. Have guests write their name in the empty space provided and then attach with tape or a touch of glue – whichever makes your label lie more smoothly.
Final Product:
Penalty Flag Napkins
Supplies: large yellow paper dinner napkins, curly ribbon, and small wrapped chocolates
Set-Up: 15 minutes
Instructions:
Yellow referee penalty flags (pictured below) are typically weighted at one end. So, we weight ours – wrap a small chocolate in the middle of a yellow, paper dinner napkin & secure it with white curl ribbon.
Feature these fun & useful replicas on either end of your serving table for decoration & entertainment!
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