Next Sunday, everyone will be in one location—sitting in front of the TV, watching the BIG game—you know the one. Game time can be fun for the whole family if you have a plan in place and some fun activities, crafts, and of course, snacks.
Here’s a few tips for hosting a kid-friendly football party and getting those tiny tots just as excited about the big game.
Family Football Food Favorites
No football party is complete without snacks. Adults love finger foods and they’re great for tiny hands. Small bites mean little fingers can handle everything while you still get to watch the game.
- Healthy Start – choose fruits and veggies to go with yummy dips like hummus, dill dip or yogurt fruit dip. Carrot sticks, celery, cucumbers, apple slices and pear wedges are tasty dip-able options.
- Shaped Football Desserts – Add a dash of amusement and make some football-shaped treats; kids will have a blast helping you make these delights. Football-shaped brownie bites can be made from scratch or from a box of your favorite brownie mix from the grocery store. Bake as directed and cut brownies into football shapes. Add icing laces for a finished football effect.
- Pigs In a Football – a little heartier football fun food kids will love! Take refrigerated dough and mini hot dogs and wrap like pigs in a blanket, but pull dough to completely enclose the hot dog. Take a toothpick and draw football laces on. Bake as directed on the dough package.
Touchdown Games
Keeping the kiddos entertained during the game can be a challenge. Make it fun with games that keep them engaged.
- End-Zone Dance Contest – Before the game starts break kids up into two teams. Then have each team pick a team to root for. Have each team come up with a short dance they can perform each time their team scores a touchdown. Give prizes for best dance.
- Game Day Predictions – Pass out pieces of paper before the game for everyone to write down their game day predictions: who will score the first touchdown, the first field goal, the points spread at the end of the game, and who will ultimately win. Yell out the child’s name and applaud each correct prediction.
Half-Time Crafts and Activities
These activities can be done before, during or after the game—or just for fun!
- Football Paper Chain – Have tiny tots help decorate the food table by drawing football laces on brown construction paper strips and then link them together for a quick decorative chain.
- Coloring Pages and Word Jumbles – The internet is full of printable football-themed coloring pages and word searches. Print some out to have on hand when all else fails.
Enjoy watching the game with friends and family!
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