How to Throw a Super Bowl Party

Co-authored by Stefanie Chu-Leong and Aly Rusciano

Last Updated: February 6, 2023 References

The Super Bowl is here, and you can’t wait to yell “Touchdown!” with all your family and friends. But how do you make your party touchdown-worthy? With some themed decorations, delicious food, and party games, your guests will be lifting you up on their shoulders and calling you the most valuable host in no time. Everybody will have a blast, no matter which team wins! Take a look at these awesome ideas so you can throw the best Super Bowl party ever.

1

Decorate your table to look like a football field.

Use green felt, duct tape, and stickers to make your own table cloth. Your guests will wonder how you brought the field inside and on the table! All you have to do is cover your table with green felt. Next, take white duct tape and stick it onto the felt horizontally to create yard lines. Lastly, place number stickers on each yard line and voila! You have an epic party table everyone will love.^{[1]
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- You can find green felt, white duct tape, and number stickers at your local craft or dollar store.

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Use banners and balloons to deck out the space in team colors.

Add extra pizazz to your Super Bowl party with creative decorations. Tape banners, balloons, and streamers to your walls or hang them from the ceiling. You can go to your local party store for football themed party supplies, or you can make them yourself. Here are some fun ways you can decorate your space:
- Hang a banner above your food table.
- Create a balloon arch for your doorway or around your TV.
- Drape streamers over your front door or in an archway.

3

Create a Super Bowl bar with team themed drinks.

Have fun with guests by serving alcohol from the playing teams’ home states. Your guests will not only have a great drink in their hands, but they’ll also learn something new about the teams. Look up the most popular alcoholic drinks in a team’s area. Make the drinks ahead of time, or take your party to a whole other level by hiring a mixologist.^{[2]
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Use faux grass as coasters.

Cut 4x4 squares of astroturf so cups look like they’re on the field. This is a creative way to bring some extra flair to your party. Find astroturf at your local hardware store and use cuts of it as coasters or even placemats. Your tables will stay dry and clean, and your guests will be super impressed by your crafting skills.^{[3]
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- Cut out larger rectangles to make astroturf placements.

5

Lay out football themed appetizers.

Football shaped cheese balls and deviled eggs will please any fan. These snack ideas are a fun way to get your guests even more excited about the game while filling their bellies. All you need is a little creativity and a whole lot of spirit.^{[4]
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- Cheese balls: Follow a cheese ball recipe of your choice, but mold the mixed cheese at the end into the shape of a football. Add pieces of thinly sliced cheese on top to be the laces.
- Deviled eggs: Stick to a traditional deviled eggs recipe, but top with sprigs of green onion in the pattern of football laces.

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Theme snacks around teams’ locations.

Bring your guests’ favorite teams to them with famous foods. For example, if the Packers are playing, set out a giant cheese board because Wisconsin is known for their cheese. This is a fun way to get creative with your snack ideas and possibly give your guests something new to try.

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Dress up your desserts like footballs.

Chocolate-covered strawberries and ice cream sandwiches that look like footballs are bound to impress. Adding some extra details to your desserts can put your party on a whole new level. You can theme your treats around the sport itself or go for team colors. Here are some ideas you can try:^{[5]
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- Chocolate-covered strawberries: Follow a generic recipe but add football lacing with white chocolate after the chocolate has hardened.
- Cupcakes: Put your cupcakes in the shape of a football and ice them for a pull-apart cake, or make an icing swirl with each of the playing teams’ colors.
- Ice cream sandwiches: Pipe icing on ice cream sandwiches to look like the laces of a football, and then slide a wooden spoon or popsicle stick into the ice cream center.
- Dirt cup: Make a classic dirt cup, then add green icing or whipped topping to look like grass, and top with a chocolate-covered Milano cookie iced to look like a football.

8

Paint your favorite team’s colors on your face.

Not only is this a fun and silly activity, but it’s also a great way to show team spirit! Use washable face paint to paint each half of your face your team's colors, or draw your team’s logo or mascot on your cheek. This is sure to put you and your friends in a competitive and jolly mood.

9

Play a game of football toss.

Use pool noodles, duct tape, and rebar to switch up classic cornhole. Bend 3 of the noodles to turn them into rings, duct taping them to keep their shape. Tape each of these rings together so you have 3 rings lined up next to each other. Next, shove 2 pieces of rebar or stakes into the ground. Slide a noodle over the rebar and tape the 3 rings to it. The rings should be attached to and between the rebar. All that’s left to do is toss a football through the rings and see who has the best aim.^{[6]
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- In the end, your DIY game should look like 3 floating rings between the upper part of a goal post.
- Set the game as far back as you please! If you have younger party guests, maybe only set it 1 foot (0.30 m) away from the throwing line. For older guests, try 5 to 10 feet (1.5 to 3.0 m).

10

Vote on your guests’ team spirit.

Send your guests a list of Super Bowl superlatives the night before the party. Will they be voted best dressed, most spirited, sorest loser, or most likely to fall asleep? Set up a voting box and have your guests vote for the winners during the game. After the game, count the votes and present each winner with a certificate, mock Super Bowl trophy, or even a special cocktail.

11

Place bets with Super Bowl squares.

Get competitive and show off your football knowledge with a friendly wager. The game is simple. There is a 10x10 grid, and each square costs $5. Each square is associated with a number from 0 to 9. Before the Super Bowl starts, everyone pays for the squares they want, writing their name in those squares. At the end of each quarter, the square that matches the last number of the team’s score wins that round and the money that went into it.^{[7]
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- For example, if the Rams have 41 points and the Bengals have 31, the names in each 1 square win.
- Print out or create your own squares game. For ideas, try searching “super bowl squares game.”
- Lower the stakes by swapping real money with Monopoly money.

12

Quiz your guests with trivia.

Do a bit of research on the playing teams and get creative. This is a great game to play, especially if you have some die-hard football fans attending. All you have to do is come up with some questions. These can be as easy, difficult, or silly as you’d like. Split your guests off into teams, and keep track of how many points each team gets right. Make sure you have a fun prize picked out for the winning team. Here are some questions you can add to your game: ^{[8]
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- How many times has each team been to a Super Bowl?
- Who are the quarterbacks for each team?
- What are the teams’ mascots?

13

Play commercial bingo.

Print bingo cards for each guest with brands and keywords in each square. The Super Bowl commercials are famous for being silly and over the top. Add some extra fun to these ad breaks by seeing if you can find all the details on your bingo card. Use pretzels or snack crackers as your bingo chips and see who reigns victorious at the end of the night.^{[9]
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- For example, say a Coca-Cola commercial comes on. If Coca-Cola is on your bingo card, you’ve won a square.
- Maybe your bingo card has a square that says “celebrity.” You would mark that square if there’s a commercial that features a celebrity.
- You can create the bingo cards yourself using free platforms like Canva or Word, or find pre-made cards online by searching “super bowl commercial bingo.”

14

Set up a photo booth.

Cut out fun props and set up a camera for some Super Bowl fun. Give your guests something to post about by setting up a makeshift photo booth in the corner of the room. Hang glitter streamers or a plastic tablecloth in the playing teams’ colors as a backdrop. Lay out fun glasses, hats, or printed out football graphics so your guests can dress up for their photos. This is sure to bring a smile to everyone’s face and make lasting memories.
- Set up a ring light or phone stand facing the decorated wall so your guests can take timed photos.

15

Hand out swag bags after the game.

Give your guests a piece of the party to bring home with them. These party bags could be full of Super Bowl themed snacks or gag gifts. Theme the bags around football or the playing teams’ colors. Try putting some of these party favors in your swag bags to be the ultimate host:
- Iced sugar cookies that look like footballs
- Plastic whistles
- Toy or foam footballs
- Colored beads or football lanyards
- Candy with packaging that matches team colors
- Flavored or colored popcorn
- Snap bracelets
- Football themed stickers

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What foods are good to eat for super bowl Sunday?

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Try deviled eggs, chicken wings, and pizza! You can even ask your guests what they would like to see at the party.
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Can you use catering for your super bowl Sunday game?

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Of course! Try searching "catering for super bowl near me" to see if any of your local restaurants are offering Super Bowl deals.
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Can you have pizza delivery or catering for Super Bowl Sunday?

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Of course! Pizza is a great option for your Super Bowl party. You can even order multiple kinds and toppings to please all your guests.