Fall and Football Season: Show Your Support

With Fall comes that great time of year when the National Football League gets going. The start of the season is always a time to feel energized about your own team. No matter what they did last year, this is a new year, a new season and a new hope.

My yard shows my support of my favorite team with a garden flag and other outdoor stuff. Frankly, I love the idea of showing my neighbors, and anybody who happens to go by, that I'm a football fan.

Every team in the NFL has their own garden flags. You can choose your favorite team garden flag to display in your own yard. But, if you're a fan of Kansas City and the great Chiefs, check out all their outdoor decor. Maybe it's the Indy Colts that you support. Their outdoor decorations are grouped here. Possibly it's the 49ers from San Francisco that you cheer. No problem there. Plenty of great outdoor stuff is ready for you to browse.

As a true football fan, I'm watching games on Thursday night, all day Sunday, then again on Monday night. Yes, I do have one team that I love best, but I also enjoy following lots of other teams. So, one game a week just isn't enough. I need to satisfy my football passion with multiple games. After all, the season is short. I want to see all the games I can.

And I want to show my support of my favorite team in every way that I can. No matter what team you support, show your support with some outdoor decor. Football season doesn't last too long. Maybe this year, your team will be the Super Bowl winner. At the least, the start of the season is a time for hope.

Football Birthday Parties for Kids

A football fan is wanting to use that theme for his birthday party. So what does a parent do? I got the desperate call from my sister. Her son wants to have a football party for his 10th birthday this year. Can I help her plan this?

The answer was, of course, yes! Young kids of this age are active and energetic. Football activities make great party games to use up some of that energy. No, this doesn't mean you have to find a football game to take all the kids to. It just means that you need to work with the decorations, party supplies, menu items and games in a football theme.

The birthday cake for my young nephew was a full sheet cake decorated to look like the field. Green icing spread over the whole thing, with white icing as the yard markers. The menu included a cheese ball made into a football shape. Chips and snacks were served in football-shaped bowls. And a serving tray that looked just like a referee's jersey held all the beverages. That part was simple.

We choose party invitations that were fully football designed. We even made use of the elements in the invitations for decorating ideas. Miniature football players were set around the buffet table. And my nephew's favorite team jerseys were hung as a backdrop to the party table.

Even the party favors were all about football. The bags had football stickers on them, included football shaped chocolate candy, and Nerf-style mini balls were added. Twice during the party, all the kids were sent outside to play a game of tag-football.

The party was hit with all the guests. Best of all, it was a hit with my nephew. His final words to his mother as she tucked him into bed that night were, "This was the best party ever!" You can't wish for more.

After the Super Bowl: Still Football Fun

The Super Bowl is now in the history books. Number 48 went down as a boring game unless you are a Seattle Seahawks fan, that is. Yes, a great win for the Seahawks, but not a great game for us fans to watch.

So the off-season is now upon us. What are we to do without our weekly dose of football games? The great fun of cheering on our favorite team, or teams in many cases, is over for 7 months. Pre-season doesn't start until August.

Never fear. There are football things to do. The shuffling coach watch is on. The college draft is upcoming. And let us not forget the fun of the replay.

The NFL Network is busy showing reruns of great plays, great games, the best and the worst. Along with the most hilarious, the most dangerous, etc. From the 2013-2014 season there are hundreds of thousands of plays that can be grouped just right and just for some great highlight reels.

At Football Fan Passion, we are already busy planning out the teams to feature, the new gear to show off and football stuff to bring into your home or give as gifts. And there are plenty of great new items to get us started for the 2014-15 season!

Maybe you are ready for a football fan cave! No, we aren't talking a "man" cave. There are plenty of women football fans. So we're talking about a place designed just to cheer on your favorite team with plenty of that team's special goodies. Goodies that are required if your team will be the winner this season. Remember it's only crazy if it doesn't work!

So lament not about the off-season. Super Bowl 48 is over and the celebrations are over. Now, let's have some fun planning for Super Bowl 49! Well, actually the whole season that leads to it anyway.