Handmade Football Party Favors

Score a real touchdown with a festive Football party; one that boasts a full range of ‘gamey’ handmade party favors.

Homemade party favors for a Football party should serve to remind guests of the game they love. They could include miniature footballs (which can be refashioned from brown cloth washcloths or pot holders with hand painted white ‘stitches’ added, or hand sewn with dark fabric with strings of white beads added to liken stitches) and hand carved wooden goal posts painted silver; both of which could be given out in goodie bags that bear the logos of popular football teams or mascots.

Homemade party favors for a Football party also could be edible; scrumptious chocolate cupcakes could be baked and iced to resemble footballs—with a white icing flourish added to create ‘stitches’ on the balls. The host also could bake chocolate or gingerbread cookies in the shape of footballs (complete with vanilla stitches) and served on platters that resemble footballs, or in dishes that look like overturned football helmets.

A scene setter or centerpiece that depicts a football stadium (complete with players, goal posts and end zones) would make a great addition to a football party, as would a football-shaped piñata and real footballs and football helmets hanging from the ceiling. Cardboard cutouts of famous players like Dan Marino and Rosie Grier would make other nice touches at this party.

Hosts will win big with guests by planning the ideal Football party, one that boasts a full assortment of handmade party favors!