I grew up in a family of 6 kids; 3 girls and 3 boys. We lived in a huge farm house and it was always filled with lots of loving and laughter. With 4 guys in the house, to say we watched a lot of football would be an understatement. My brothers and dad were huge Ohio State and Cleveland Browns fans. My mom would prep for those football game days almost as if it were a holiday like Thanksgiving or Christmas. She would clean, cook and cater to the guys’ needs as well as the other men who would come over to watch the big game. I swear, Super Bowl was like one of the biggest deals in our house! We had a few Super Bowl traditions I wanted to share with you!
- Apparel: On game day, not one of us walked around without wearing some sort of sports apparel. The guys had on their team jersey and hats, while my sisters and I would wear their hand me downs that were too small for them anymore. My mom, who always be dressed to the “T”, had her make up on and was ever so polished, even had on her team shirt!
- Decorations: This was my sister’s and my favorite part of the game day preparations. Mom would go to the party store and get plates and napkins for the Super Bowl as well as balloons and streamers and other decorations. We would spend the entire morning covering the lower part of the house with Super Bowl decorations.
- Food and Drink: My dad was a huge soda drinker, so mom would have a ton of bottles on ice as well as several other beverages available. The guys loved wings, so mom would make a few varieties to suit everyone’s taste. Dad loved his super hot, while the kids preferred them more on the mild side. Mom also made a sticky Asian wing that was always a huge hit. Mom also had plenty of nuts, chips, sandwiches, brownies, cookies and a ton of other goodies.
Now that I am a mom, I have adopted several of my family game day traditions for the Super Bowl for my family. The teams have changed (Go Titans and Patriots), but the enthusiasm has not. Even my daughter, who is not a huge football fan, gets excited about prepping for Super Bowl game day. She really gets into the spirit, helping me in the kitchen, wearing her Titans team tee and decorating with banners, streamers, football cups and paper plates and more. One tradition we cannot live without is shopping at Walmart for several of our P&G products.
Game Day Traditions
Just like the family in the video below, we use a lot of P&G products to prep for our family game day. Just like mom, I want to look my best for our party guests, so I am sure to have my best face forward, using my Cover Girl Mascara.
We tend to go through a lot of Bounty paper towels, especially for those messy wings! And one thing you can count on is at least one fumble that has that wing sauce all over someone’s jersey. No worries! With Tide, those stains come right out! With so many people in and out of the restroom, we are also sure to stock up on plenty of Charmin toilet paper.
See how one family preps for the Super Bowl with their P&G products from Walmart!
What are your #GameDayTraditions for a successful Super Bowl Party?
Mimi Green says
We don’t have any game day traditions per say but FOOD, FOOD, & MORE FOOD.You can’t go wrong with food. lol
Shannon Gurnee says
This looks and sounds like an amazing game day meal! I love food on game day! So much fun…and yummy too!
Rebecca Swenor says
These are great game day traditions indeed. I don’t through a Superbowl party but my sister and her boyfriend do. They make a turkey dinner usually with all the trimming. Everyone that goes wears jerseys and ends up being an awesome party. I love your little football player salt and pepper shakers which would make a great gift idea by the way.
ricci says
First of all that chicken looks amazing!! Secondly, I am obsessed with Bounty paper towels!!
Crystal Lopez says
These are wonderful game day traditions! We are game watchers also and having all of the decor and food makes the whole thing awesome!
Ann Bacciaglia says
These are great game day traditions. I always stock up on Bounty paper towels. They work so well cleanup after the big game is easy.
Kiwi says
I wont lie I am more of a basketball fan than a football fan. But our GameDay tradition is to celebrate Superbowl…I like going for the food, friends and half-time show!
Chubskulit Rose says
My son has been mentioning this all day since yeasterday. He said that we should make Sunday a family game day which I agree.
OurFamilyWorld says
This sounds fun. We don’t have game day traditions. My husband loves to watch sports, but that’s about it.
Up Run for Life says
We usually enjoy spending time together for Super Bowl Sunday. We go over to my the in laws house to watch the game, we cut cable a few years ago. We usually have pizza and a few snacks. It’s fun and we get to visit with family.
Lynndee says
We don’t have game day traditions because we’re not really huge football fans. But we do watch football when it’s the NC Panthers playing and we make sure not to miss the Super Bowl too.
HilLesha says
One of my family’s favorite game day traditions is wearing apparel that supports our favorite team. We also love to make snacks to eat while watching the game.
Erica Brooks says
What awesome game day traditions. If I was into football I would create a few game day traditions for our family.
Michele D says
First of all, Go Pats! Wings are a must for my families Game Day traditions. We love them and anything cheesy dips. Yum!
Miles L. says
We don’t have any family game day tradition. However, after reading this, we might want to create a new one.
Annemarie LeBlanc says
Our family’s game day traditions are pizza, spicy grilled chicken wings (if the weather permits), and all sorts of finger food with a yogurt-garlic dip. I am looking forward to this fun day with the family!
Jacqueline says
I always wanted to grow up in a big family like that! I love your childhood memories! I am throwing my first Superbowl party this year and wish my extended family could fly down to attend! This is my first year of starting a game day tradition. I can’t wait.
Sicorra@NotNowMomsBusy says
I know this is a lot of fun for a lot of people, and it is a good way to bring people together to enjoy the event.
Watching sports is not a big thing in our house, and I am ok with that too.
travel blogger says
I also grew up with 6 siblings! Four boys and two girls. While we didn’t have game day traditions growing up, my husband does has lots, and he is teaching them to our son. We could use a lot of these products for the big game this year.
Jeanette says
I don’t think we really have a tradition because we are not big football fans here. We do watch the game and I do like going to a Super Bowl party or hosting one but that’s mostly because of the food.