{"id":1208,"date":"2012-01-17T11:22:02","date_gmt":"2012-01-17T16:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/?p=1208"},"modified":"2016-06-16T21:26:54","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T21:26:54","slug":"lets-get-ready-for-some-football-plan-a-great-football-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/lets-get-ready-for-some-football-plan-a-great-football-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Get Ready for Some Football! Plan a Great Football Party!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once the holidays are over, everyone is officially in the football mood. Now that it\u2019s mid-January, you know whether or not \u201cyour\u201d team has made it through the playoffs. Even if your team long fell out of the running for the \u201cbig game,\u201d odds are if you love football, you\u2019re going to have that game on every single television in your house. You know what that means, right? It\u2019s time start planning the annual football party!<\/p>\n<p>Even if you aren\u2019t a big football fan, this annual game is a perfect excuse to have a bunch of fatty foods and spend some quality time with some of your closest friends on what would normally be a typical lazy Sunday. Sure, there\u2019s a lot of planning and coordinating that goes into throwing a perfect party for one of the biggest games of the year, but don\u2019t panic! You\u2019ve got plenty of time to get inspired and everything organized, planned, and cooked. Remember, the game is February 5th!<\/p>\n<p>First and foremost, you need to choose the right <a title=\"Invitations\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/Invitations\" target=\"_blank\">invitation <\/a>for the big party:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1209\" title=\"Game Plan Romance\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/gameplanromance-220x300.png\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/gameplanromance-220x300.png 220w, https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/gameplanromance.png 467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Remember, just because it\u2019s a \u201c<a title=\"Wedding Invitations\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/Wedding-Invitations\" target=\"_blank\">Wedding Invitation<\/a>\u201d doesn\u2019t mean it can\u2019t be used for a football party!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1210\" title=\"Football in Grass (Back)\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/footballingrassback-300x215.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/footballingrassback-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/footballingrassback.png 686w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/invitations-announcements\/landing-page.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Football in Grass\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1212\" title=\"Football\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/footballfront-300x206.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/footballfront-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/footballfront.png 649w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve selected the right design and style of your invitation, make sure you enter all of the important information:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Where<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Time<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">RSVP By<\/p>\n<p>Also be sure to include if your guests need to bring a covered dish, their own alcoholic beverages, if children are welcome, if they need to come wearing their favorite teams gear etc. If you have space, it\u2019s often helpful to include a map of the neighborhood or general vicinity you live in for those guests that are traveling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Now you need to start thinking about decorations. You can\u2019t go wrong with either a homemade banner featuring the colors of your favorite team, or a <a title=\"Vinyl Banners\" href=\"http:\/\/www.123print.com\/Banners\" target=\"_blank\">personalized banner<\/a> that can be hung indoors or out:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1213\" title=\"Game Plan\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/gameplanbanner-300x172.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/gameplanbanner-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/gameplanbanner.png 519w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1214\" title=\"Going for Goal\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/goingforgoalbanner-300x170.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/goingforgoalbanner-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/goingforgoalbanner.png 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So by now you\u2019re probably wondering how in the world you can decorate for a football party. It\u2019s simple really. You\u2019ve just got to get creative! Draw some inspiration from the d\u00e9cor below:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.somanytables.com\/2011\/01\/super-bowl-sunday.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"bb3412fd.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i336.photobucket.com\/albums\/n327\/oldalgebra\/BlogItems\/February\/bb3412fd.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"326\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hwtm.com\/themes\/big_game_party\/the_big_game\/tabletop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"image1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hwtm.com\/assets\/dynamic\/images\/image_3197_500_340.jpg\" width=\"496\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hwtm.com\/themes\/big_game_party\/the_big_game\/tabletop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"image2.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hwtm.com\/assets\/dynamic\/images\/image_3205_500_340.jpg\" width=\"496\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/86165994\/football-decoration-centerpiecefootball?ref=sr_gallery_6&amp;sref=&amp;ga_search_submit=&amp;ga_search_query=super+bowl+decorations&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_ship_to=US&amp;ga_page=2&amp;ga_search_type=handmade&amp;ga_facet=handmade\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"il_570xN.286360897.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/img1.etsystatic.com\/il_570xN.286360897.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"446\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alright alright. We know what everyone is really after here. The food! Food is such a big part of any party, but especially a football game party. Stress eating in the fourth quarter will happen, so be prepared with some good food. Feel free to \u201ccutesy\u201d up the food as well. Nothing says you have to serve just chips and dips. Get inspired:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Deviled Football Eggs<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">No Bake Football Cookies<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Stadium Style Snack Platter<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chips and Cheese Platter<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Football Cupcakes<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of whether or not you spice up your living room d\u00e9cor with a banner, or create a huge meat and cracker centerpiece to resemble a stadium, the most important thing to remember is to relax and have fun with your friends!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once the holidays are over, everyone is officially in the football mood. Now that it\u2019s mid-January, you know whether or not \u201cyour\u201d team has made it through the playoffs. Even if your team long fell out of the running for the \u201cbig game,\u201d odds are if you love football, you\u2019re going to have that game on every single television in your house. You know what that means, right? It\u2019s time start planning the annual football party!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":1217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,23,5],"tags":[121,483,650,664,863,1091],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1208"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1208"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9727,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1208\/revisions\/9727"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.123print.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}