How To Throw A Winning Super Bowl Party Super Bowl Party Ideas For A Party Touchdown ....double entendre Jones!
By Isabella Gladd http://www.lifescript.com/HA/32441_8609618_6934_1.htm
Instead of heading for one of the largest sporting events of the year, the majority of fans plan a no-hold’s-barred super bowl party at home. Take cues from the game itself when planning the perfect Super Bowl party.
- Create crazy, football-inspired invitations to invite friends and family. Decorate the house with football paraphernalia.
- Offer a spread of snacks and a hearty half-time supper.
- Put on your favorite team jersey and get ready to fly through the goalpost to super bowl party history.
The best part of throwing a super bowl party is that no one expects lavish details and gourmet food that takes hours to prepare. Instead, think crowd-pleasing comfort foods. Decorating for the party requires nothing more than grabbing every football item in the house, adding a few more super bowl party supplies, and placing the items in unexpected places.
The first step to planning a Super Bowl party, however, is sending invitations:
Super Bowl Party Invitations
You can always send out super bowl invitations shaped like a football, but why not be different this year? First, head for your computer and look for clip art of football players. Manipulate the clip art in a photograph program. Remove the head and replace it with you and your spouse’s head on the body.
Print the picture on team colored paper after typing in all of the appropriate data, including date, time, place and what to bring along with an RSVP number. Tri-fold the invitation, place it in an envelope and send it at least two weeks in advance of the party!!!!!! oops
Super Bowl Party Decorations
Decorating for a super bowl party is quick and easy. When planning the party, be sure to move furniture in order to give everyone a clear view of the television during the game. If you own more than one television, create several areas for viewing.
- Pillows make fun party decorations.
- Team fabrics can be found at craft stores and shops that carry sewing supplies.
- Whip up throw pillows for tossing about during exciting moments.
Every game seems to have a few bad calls and who gets blamed - the referee, of course. Let party goers take out frustrations on a stuffed referee donned in zebra striped black and white.
You may be able to find a referee with Velcro attached limbs and head for the truly agitated fan who wants to get even in a humorous way.
Novelty stores are filled to the rafters with funny game day decorations, such as team toilet paper, so do not forget to add a few decorations to the bathroom. Use balloons, team pennants, footballs, jerseys, helmets and all things football to decorate the house. Forget about a sumptuous bouquet of flowers on the table. Super bowl parties are about masculine moments of testosterone oozing fun.
Place team glass holders everywhere in order to protect furniture from wet glasses that create unsightly rings later.
Super Bowl Party Games
Start the party with a football pool. As each guest arrives, ask him or her to join in a betting pool. Have a basket ready to toss in a dollar or two, along with a signed note stating which team will win and what the point spread will be.
Super bowl commercials have become as much a fun tradition as the game itself. Who will have the funniest commercial? Remember the Budweiser commercial with the little donkey who wanted to be a Clydesdale horse and pull the wagon?
Create categories, such as funniest or most boring, and have participants rate the commercial from 1-3. You will need paper and pens handy for this little game.
Not everyone who attends a super bowl party is interested in the game itself. Set aside one room or area of your home for those who want to chat without disturbing the die-hard football fans.
Super Bowl Party Food
The game comes in first and is the strongest focus of the party, but food comes in a close second. Plan a super bowl party menu that anyone would love. There is no need to spend hours perusing cookbooks and recipes for trendy new fare.
Stick to what you know are hall of fame winners. The menu should include plenty of snacks, a hearty offering, dessert for those who have a sweet tooth, and beverages.
If you have a limited amount of refrigerator space, use ice chests for storing soda and beer. Frost enough mugs for everyone to have one whether guests drink beer or soda. Set the buffet table with durable paper plates to allow for easy clean up. The reality is no one cares if you use your best china or the cheapest paper as long as the plate holds up to the weight of the food.
- Paper plate holders work great for super bowl parties.
- Even if the menu consists primarily of finger foods, have silverware or plastic utensils available.
- Extra-large napkins are a must.
- Expect spills and be prepared ahead of time with loads of paper towels and cleaner.
Think man-food when establishing a menu. Set bowls of potato chips and sour cream and chive dips, nachos with creamy cheese, cheese crackers, salted nuts, and corn chips on every stand and coffee table for nibbling.
M&M’s in team colors mixed with peanuts satisfies the sweet and salty combination that most people enjoy.
Chili has become synonymous with super bowl parties. Prepare a large pot of chili the day before the big game and let it simmer in a crockpot the day of the party.
Buffalo wings are always a big hit with guys and gals who love sports. Pizza also makes a great offering at a super bowl party. Either order several pizzas for delivery or make the pizzas ahead and stick them in the oven so that they will be ready at half time.
Cheese and meat platters with baskets of rolls and bread allow partiers to make their own sandwiches. Do not forget the ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise or salad dressing along with sliced onions and lettuce, for making sandwiches. Serve large dill pickles and chips as a side dish.
If a hot dish seems more appropriate, cheesy potatoes, escalloped potatoes, or mashed potatoes made with sour cream and cheddar cheese and baked in the oven serve the purpose with a minimum of game day fuss.
Go with easy to prepare and serve desserts.
A football shaped cake is a traditional way to satisfy sweet cravings. Big chewy brownies and large chocolate chip cookies also do the trick.
The key is to enjoy the party and join in the fun instead of being stuck in the kitchen on game day.
What Kind of Hostess Are You? Unforgettable parties begin and end with a good hostess that welcomes each and every guest with open arms. The hostess of all hostesses provides an inviting atmosphere filled with mood, food, beverages and entertainment. Are you a good hostess?
Take the party hostess quiz to discover just what kind of hostess you really are.
I don't need to take the quiz baby, I'm in... I'll be there early and stay late. Yo, Eh? forget the stupid game!!! Weee Doggie... >pd captured without anyone's permission!
3 comments:
Sure, eat all of that crap during the first half and then puke at halftime watching a 56 year old "rock rebel" sell out everything his songs were about while twits who weren't born when he became famous prance around to songs they've never even heard - but it doesn't matter. They've popped so many pills by then that they'd do the exact same dance if Tennessee Earnie Ford were up there singing.
Friends Romans Country Bumkins, lend me enough for my second mortgage payment! The gladiators are the ones in helmets. WE are the Christians - surprise! WE get slaughtered every February by this scam anad my recurring nightmare is this - I keep throwing out my Challenge rag to object to it all, but the Ref never acknowledges the Challenge.
Compostholestoy ( Go Pats!!)
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