Super Bowl

The Super Bowl begins at 6:30 PM on Sunday, February 9.  That means, if your kids are excited about the Super Bowl, they’ll be waiting ALL DAY for the game to start. In my experience, it helps to fill the day with some fun to build up to the big game.

Here are some winning ideas if you’re game (see what I did there?).

1. Throw a football to the dog.
2. Do a football toss with targets (these can just be poster boards on the grass, maybe just the colors of the two teams playing in the game that year)…or you can get an inflatable target (they sell players and field goal posts online).
3. Print coloring pages and put out some crayons.
4. Flick football games (google it…you fold a paper into a football shape and flick it, while your pal makes field goal posts out of their fingers.
5. Make signs for whichever team you like best…if you’re like us and your team never makes it all the way to the Super Bowl, just choose one.
6. Bake football cupcakes or make pigs in a blanket (these are easy for kids to help with).

Pro Tip

For young kids who don’t really know too much about football and don’t care much about the outcome of the game, The Halftime Show can easily be the grand finale of the Super Bowl.  It usually happens at around 8:30. In the past, these halftime shows were a little more family friendly than they have been recently. If you’re concerned, you may want to skip that part altogether.

Exceptions Make The Rule

If your child is very excited about football, it may be a good idea to tell them they can stay up for the whole game.  In my experience, if they’re tired out, they’ll fall asleep right in front of the TV and you can carry them up to bed.  Also, for our kids, routine has such a strong draw, it can be good for them to vary their routine for fun things. It keeps them flexible for the times when the changes in the routine cannot be prevented (this happens more than you might think, so it’s always good to stay flexible).