You probably think about chili and dips when you think about game day menu for the big game. But be sure to add something sweet!
The Philadelphia Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs in the big game at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Lousiana on Sunday, February 9, 2025.
Bring the kids into the game day preparations with these tips:
- Let the kids pick their favorite team or choose your family's favorite team
- Visit the dollar store to pick plates, cups and napkins in your team's colors
- Decorate the house and table - Use football shaped platters for more fun!
- Add to the game day fun with this free printable for the fam! Game Day Just Got Better: Free Scavenger Hunt Printable for Families
- Let each of the kids pick a favorite food to help prepare for game time or halftime! Here's our favorite Family Friendly Football Game Day Snacks
- Looking for easy food options for picky kids? Make Your Own Charcuterie Board at Home
- Plan a fun dessert the kids can help make - See below for our family's favorite football brownies!
- Watch the Puppy Bowl as a warm-up to the big game! The Puppy Bowl streams on discovery+ and airs on Animal Planet on Sunday at 2 PM on Animal Planet
- Explain the basic rules of the game - Here's a beginner's guide to football to get you started
- Check out the team rosters and let each child pick a starting player to watch during the game
- Vote for your favorite commercial or just pick out the funniest ones
- Learn more about the big game at https://www.nfl.com/super-bowl/event-info/
Football Brownies
Ingredients:
1 13x9 pan of brownies (we start with a box mix of brownies)
1 container of chocolate frosting, heated in the microwave to make glaze
1 tube of white icing
1. Bake a 13x9 pan of brownies according the the directions on the box or buy a pan of brownies.
2. Using a cookie cutter or knife, cut the brownies into football shapes.
3. Heat the chocolate frosting in the microwave on high. Heat for 30 seconds at a time, then stir. Repeat as needed until the frosting is liquidy.
4. Glaze with chocolate frosting. Let dry.
5. Use the tube of white frosting to make the football laces and you're done!
Kids get bored easily, but if you include them in the planning, they will enjoy the big game more.
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