Your Very own Super bowl party starter Pack
In this piece, Mia instructs readers on how to throw a great Super Bowl party.
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How to throw a poppin' Super bowl party
How to throw a poppin' Super bowl party
By Mia Bartscher
By Mia Bartscher
It is February, folks, and you know what that means…Super Bowl season! That not only means that the biggest event in football is quickly approaching, but also the biggest football party of the year. Now, Super Bowl parties are a must: the food, the games, the rivalry. When watching the game with family and friends, it elevates the experience to a whole new level.
Hosting, on the other hand? A whole different story. Now, there is pressure. There is stress. There is that one friend that is comparing your party to the one they hosted last year and thinking that theirs was better. They will deny it, but you saw that side-eye they shot at your dip tray. But never fear, my dear reader, for I have come to help! By the end of this article, you will have the tools to throw a party even the judgiest of football enjoyers will appreciate.
Image courtesy of Buzzfeed
Now, possibly the most important part of a good party is food. By the end of the party, guests should be borderline comatose from the amount of food they have eaten. For a Super Bowl party, there are the classics: chips and dip, chicken wings, nachos…but really, anything that spikes your blood pressure to an unhealthy rate will do.
However, when making the classics, they have to be better than they ever have been. For example, chip dip. If you truly want to throw a great Super Bowl party, your dip needs a lot of layers. If word were to spread that the dip is layerless, any party host would suffer a fate worse than death: an untouched food tray. Unless you wish to be remembered for your lackluster dip, I recommend at least twenty layers. Anything less than ten and, I mean, honestly, do you even want your party to go well? However, if you need to woo someone (whether it is that special someone or just your great-uncle Jim that gets into the Super Bowl to an almost unhealthy degree), then a 47-layer dip is the way to go, according to Buzzfeed.
Another critical element to any Super Bowl party is the decoration. Since literally everything has already been done (I mean it has been fifty-seven years, what do you expect), you just have to do more if you wish to stand out from every other party with the same football field tablecloth and trophy centerpiece. No, to go above and beyond, you need more. There must be footballs on every available surface, and a foam finger on every guest. Even the spiders that live in your attic need foam fingers. If you really want to be remembered, consider carpeting your floor with turf and painting yard lines on it.
Image from Botanica Design Studio
Image of commercial-judging paddles from Woman's Day
Games are a must-have at any spiffing Super Bowl soiree. The last thing a party-goer wants is to be bored and game-less. Woman's Day advises that having party games makes an event “lively and enjoyable for all.” If your party includes kids, games can occupy those who cannot tolerate several hours of sitting still and watching TV. However, when planning games, you want to make sure you have something for everyone. For example, football charades can entertain your Broadway-bound bestie, while Grandma and her friends might prefer Super Bowl bingo (although last time they played bingo, they did not speak for three months, so maybe guide them toward the Super Bowl word scramble). Even if your guests do not enjoy football, they may have fun playing “Judge the Commercial”, complete with paddles for judging. So long as your guests are enjoying themselves, you are succeeding.
That is all for my Super Bowl party starter-pack, so just stick to the main points: food, football and fun! Have a happy Super Bowl season, and I hope that this article gave you an idea of how to turn a humble get-together into your perfect party. Until next time, my dear readers.
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