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My football stadium serving tray  I shared part of this post in one of my Blogmas posts, since Super Bowl is coming up this weekend, I thought I'd share it again and link up some of the other Super Bowl posts, crafts and food I shared over the years. Last year I made a football shaped stadium out of cardboard to serve hubby's birthday supper and used it again for our Super Bowl super. This year I asked a friend, who is great at wood-working if she would help me make a more durable version of my cardboard football stadium. I designed the football stadium fairly large to accommodate big parties but it works out well for our Sunday suppers as well. Now my obsession is filling the stadium with different food to look like a football field and players. I sketched out a quick picture of what I wanted my stadium to look like and my talented friend built this for me.  To decorate it I painted the outside of the tray green with silver lines for the yards. I added chalkboard paint as a ...

This isn't too Christmassy but it's Sunday today and Sunday in our house during the Fall and Winter months means football! I'm not a big football fan but I do love to cook and craft. So, I  like to combine what I like with what the rest of the family likes, which makes for perfect fall and winter days in my opinion. Last year I made a football shaped stadium out of cardboard to serve hubby's birthday supper and used it again for our super bowl super. This year I asked a friend, who is great at wood-working if she would help me make a more durable version of my cardboard football stadium. I designed the football stadium fairly large to accommodate big parties but it works out well for our Sunday suppers as well. Now my obsession is filling the stadium with different food to look like a football field and players.  My football stadium serving tray I sketched out a quick picture of what I wanted my stadium to look like and my talented friend built this for me. To decorate ...

Our super bowl parties are going to look a little different this year but that doesn't mean that we can't have a family friendly party. Here are some ideas to entertain the kids and get the familyinto the super bowl spirit. Even if the whole family doesn't want to watch the game just add some fun games and good food and there's bound to be something for everyone. Pin the Football in the Quarterback's Hand This activity is also a fun craft to make with the kids, or it will give them something to do while they're impatiently waiting for the good snacks.     What you need: A roll of craft paper or white paper. Brown construction paper Markers Tape What to do: Roll out the craft paper long enough for someone to lay on.  Trace the outline of the person lying on the paper. Using the markers turn the outline into a football player by coloring a uniform and giving him a helmet. Cut football shapes out of the brown construction paper. Cut out enough for all the payers an...