High Scorin’ Tailgate Football Party Ideas

 

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?!?! The hub­by has been count­ing down the days until the sea­son start­ed back up again and what bet­ter way to cel­e­brate than with an indoor tail­gate foot­ball par­ty?! Scroll down for some sim­ple ideas to host a high-scorin’ watch par­ty as you cheer on your home team!

Dec­o­ra­tions are an inte­gral aspect of your game watch­ing par­ty! Set the field by cre­at­ing a table­cloth cut from arti­fi­cial grass eas­i­ly found at a hard­ware store. To make a big state­ment, I got a large oval embroi­dery hoop and insert­ed brown pol­ka dot fab­ric I found at Joann Fab­ric and Craft. To make the laces, I cut white duct tape into strips and adhered them direct­ly to the fab­ric to make an over­sized foot­ball dec­o­ra­tion, per­fect for the backdrop.

I also pur­chased paper maché let­ters spelling out the word TOUCHDOWN. You can find lots of options of scrap­book paper at craft stores to cov­er the let­ters, from foot­ball fields to black and white ref­er­ee stripes to dot­ted foot­ball pat­terns. Uti­lize the let­ters to trace them over the paper and cut them out with scis­sors, then adhere them to the paper maché with Mod Podge and add a coat over the top to seal them.

Feel free to gath­er lots of game items, such as foot­balls, foam fin­gers and team para­pher­na­lia to add details to your table. And these black and white striped nap­kins from Hoopla Events are the per­fect touch as a ref­er­ee reference!

Ban­ners can be the per­fect addi­tion to a table back­drop! I found these awe­some free foot­ball print­a­bles from Sec­ond Chance to Dream that worked with my col­or scheme and coor­di­nat­ed well with the decor.

Game Day food is an essen­tial part of any tail­gate foot­ball par­ty! Think of tra­di­tion­al dish­es that are favorites amongst your guests and that are easy to eat in front of the tele­vi­sion, from bbq wings to slid­ers to loaded pota­to skins and pig (skins) in a blan­ket! And what game can be watched with­out chips and dip?! Lay­er your offer­ings on a tiered gal­va­nized tray to enhance your dis­play and don’t be afraid to dress it up with rib­bon and chalk­board signs.

With all the work you and your guests will be doing eat­ing and cheer­ing on your team, don’t for­get to hydrate! Set up a hydra­tion sta­tion with beer (or root beer and soda) and ensure they stay cold by dis­play­ing them in met­al ice buck­ets. Offer up foot­ball glass­es with pat­terned paper straws and print­able flags and if you have lit­tle sports fans, uti­lize mason jars with lids to avoid spills. Add foot­ball laces with vinyl or tape or added detail.

Now’s your chance to score big: DESSERT! Dec­o­rate cup­cakes by pip­ing green frost­ing to resem­ble field grass and add foot­ball icing an fon­dant dec­o­ra­tions to fin­ish them off. Uti­lize foot­ball cook­ie cut­ters to cut out brown­ies, coook­ies or rice cere­al treats and pipe laces with roy­al icing. Add addi­tion­al good­ies on which to munch, such as peanuts or caramel pop­corn to indi­vid­ual striped boxes.

Now you’re ready to wel­come your sports fans to watch the game at your tail­gate foot­ball par­ty! For more foot­ball-themed par­ties and ideas, be sure to check out our Bit­ter­sweet Super Bowl and Home Bowl parties!

 

Merci Beaucoup!

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