Hype Up Your Super Bowl Party With a Theme and Halftime Activities
�·Wear team jersey
Ã?·Hold the party in local sport’s bar instead of at home
�·Color beverage to match team
These are all great ideas that make a party more memorable, but you don’t want just any party. Right?
Make this year the one your friends will reminisce over whenever the word football is mentioned.
Don’t just dress like your favorite player. Get a magazine photograph of his face, blow it up as big as you can make it, cut around it in the shape of the face, and wear it like a mask. Rent a cowboy costume if the Broncos are playing. Drag that tail and whiskers out of mothballs for a new die job, if the Bengals, Panthers, or Jaguars make it. Pretend isn’t just for Halloween and actors. Dress up any party with a costume theme.
Hold the party in a local football stadium or on a local football field. After all, there are only six degrees of separation between you and every other individual on the planet. You must know someone who knows someone who can get access to a prime spot. Portable electricity and projection TV rental can run into big bucks. If you are on a tight budget, find a neighbor who lives by the local school football field and is willing to host the party with you.
Food and drink break the ice and keep a party flowing. Coordinating the color of refreshments with the colors of the participating teams makes a memorable statement. Cheese balls, breads, cakes, and meatloaves can be shaped to represent the logo or mascot for each team as well as match their color.
Many a host has found that the timing for serving certain items can make the difference between an ordinary party and a fabulous one. Bring out the fancy food only when something important happens in the game. The little horseshoe cookies don’t come out until the Colts make a sixty-yard run for their second touchdown.
You don’t just have to display attractive food, use it to interact with your guests. Let them throw Teddy Grahams at each other when the Bears score a touchdown. Let them throw Goldfish in the air when the Seahawks kick a field goal. How about black licorice when the umpire makes a bad call? It will sweep up later, or the birds will eat it outdoors. If throwing food bothers you, tiny paper confetti shaped like logos and mascots will work, too.
The typical super bowl party divides into factions. Uncle Joe and cousin Ted are rooting for the Chargers, while Steve and Ed scream for the Giants. Let them do more than just yell at the TV and argue with each other. Put together a little game of touch football during halftime. Guests will get some exercise and make use of that football field you went to so much trouble to arrange. If your crowd loves the halftime show, play before or after the game instead.
Another before or after activity sure to charge the party atmosphere is a parade. You are already dressed up. Many fans own sponge fingers, colored scarves, and strange headgear. Chief fans flaunt their headdresses, Buccaneers can “Arr ye matey” all they want. Make a super bowl banner and parade down the neighborhood sidewalks. You will make a delightful spectacle and have tons of fun exciting others to join in your revelry. If you add music, you may end up with quite an audience. (Be prepared with extra food and drink, because a few uninvited guests just might drop by later.)
Of course, throwing a party like this may just earn you a reputation that will be hard to beat next year. I’m sure you’ll think of something.
