Serving Dishes for Football Parties

Football fans love football parties. That's just one of those facts of life. And a good one as far as I'm concerned. I love both football games and parties with that sports theme.

Because I do have a Super Bowl party every year, as well as numerous parties during the season, I have a nice collection of football party serving dishes. And I love those, too. Sometimes, it's just snacks for a Sunday afternoon of watching pro football on TV. Other times, it's a great tailgate party for the big game.

My football serving dishes are part of every party I have. Chip and dip sets that look like a football stadium are fun to use for many different types of foods. Everything from hot wings to veggie platters.

I can serve a fresh round of drinks on football trays and set up small bowls of pretzels, nuts and chips around the room. When I do a big buffet table for my Super Bowl party, I always set up my table with plenty of fun football serving dishes.

My niece is also a big football fan. Of course, I planned out a birthday party with a football theme for

her. Talk about a great party! All the kids got involved in a game of touch football and loads of fun along with it.

There just seems to be no end to the ways you can celebrate the fun of football. Whether you love the game yourself or are preparing a party for some one who does, football serving dishes are a great way to make the look of the party more fun.

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.

Football Party Planning Time

When you are planning a football party, you have a main theme built in, of course, but you can consider refining that theme if you want. If you are planning a party to watch a big game, then you most likely want to use a theme that follows your favorite team.

But, what if it's a kid's birthday party? And just about football in general, no specific game or team? Then you can have a little more fun.

You might want to consider a gridiron theme. Everything designed around the football field. There are even plastic tablecloths that have a reproduction of the field, numbers included.

How about a favorite player theme? The guests can all wear the jerseys of their favorite players. Add in some football serving dishes to make a fun accent.

For an grown-up birthday party, you might consider the age theme. There are party invitations with milestone ages like the yard markers on a football field. Or maybe a vintage style is more in your tastes. You can decorate with decals, ticket reproductions and old uniforms from the college teams of the 1940's or 1950's.

All fun ideas to work with when you plan a football party. Start with the invitations, pick out some decor and add in some football serving dishes for the food and you can be all set.