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A Football Party is a great way to celebrate the end of your child's league season, the Superbowl, or the birthday of a young football fan.
Play football at nearby school or park, go see a game (professional, college, high school), or watch a big game on TV at home or at a local sports-themed restaurant.
Fun Invitation ideas for a Football Party include:
- design in shape of a team pennant, a football, football field, or scoreboard
- use your favorite team's colors
- incorporate photos (from magazines or trading cards) of favorite players
More Invitation ideas and tips!
Fun Decorations for a Football Party include:
- football gear (balls, helmets, jersey)
- balloons in team colors
- "Go Team!" or "Great Season" signs and banners
- photos of favorite players from magazines
- sports posters or large cardboard cut outs of famous sports figures
Fun Games & Activities for a Football Party include:
- play a game of football
- silly football drills or obstacle course (dribble around cones, shoot into buckets, etc.)
- throw contest (distance or target)
- football trivia
- guess the final score of a game you're watching
- match football stats to photos or names of famous players
- design fantasy teams (current pro players or any player from history)
- sports hero photo (purchase large poster of football player, mount on posterboard and cut face from poster, have guest place their face in the opening and take picture with Polaroid camera)
- show football highlights or bloopers video
- have guests sign a ball for the birthday child or coach
Fun Arts & Crafts ideas for a Football Party include:
- football collage using magazine photos
- pennants & go team banners
Fun Foods for a Football Party include:
- submarine sandwiches
- hot dogs and hamburgers
- pizza
- potato salad
- string cheese
- chips & dips
- soda, ginger beer
- rectangular cake decorated like a football field court or cupcakes decorated with cut outs of real football players (cut photos from magazine, mount on heavy paper, trim edges and glue or tape to toothpick)
- brownie footballs or football cake
- cookie pizza
If you're going to see a game or play a game in a park, serve the food tail gate style (from the back of a truck or your trunk).
Fun Party Favors for a Football Party include:
- trading cards
- decals and stickers
- mini plastic or foam footballs
- kids' sports magazine
- "Great Season" certificates for players
- trophies or pins
- Framed action photo of each player (take photos at their games)
Special Resources for a Football Party include:
- Celebrate Express
- Football Theme Party
- Kids' Party Fun Directory (entertainment, rentals, and places)
- NFL Football (pro)
- NCAA Football (college)
- Football Trivia
- Football coloring pages
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