If your office or team is planning a football-themed party for the big game, you will want to get a head start. This handy checklist will make it easy to put it all together in time for the “super” event you’ve been waiting for all season.
◊ Paper Goods
Football-themed paper plates and napkins are essentials for any party and are a great place to start. Add your company logo and choose the colors of the team you are cheering for.
◊ Decorations
Add confetti to the center of the tables and place helium balloons around the room to add some color and visual interest. Tie a balloon to each centerpiece with the table number on it if you are using a seating chart.
◊ Food and Drinks
Nachos, hot dips and buffalo chicken wings are the most popular food choices for football parties, and icy cold sodas and beer complement these appetizers perfectly.
◊ Coolers
Keep beverages on ice in coolers strategically placed around the room. Always a popular prize, give your guests a chance to win them at the end of the night, or save them for your next party.
◊ Bottle Openers
Serving soda and beer in glass bottles is a nice touch, but make sure that there are plenty of bottle openers on hand for guests to use. Add a logo and you’ve got a useful keepsake for your guests to take home with them.
◊ Customized Drinkware
Custom plastic or glass drinkware is a great way to support your brand and your home team. Sending guests home with a reusable stadium cup or a branded pint glass will remind them of the fun they had at your event every time they use it.
◊ Party Favors
Cheer for your team with foam fingers and spirit shakers. Other fun game day giveaways include football-shaped stress balls (that can be used immediately if the game is not going your way), drawstring backpacks, beach balls (to toss around when your team scores) and even rubber duckies that you can bring home to the little ones.