Hi again, Live.Laugh.Rowe readers! Jill here from Create.Craft.Love. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and that you were able to spend it with friends and family. It always feels like kind of a let down once the hustle and bustle of December is over. Fear not! There are tons more great events coming up! We are a sports household so we are really looking forward to Superbowl Sunday! Today, I am sharing my candy filled Super Bowl Party Favors! These are bound to be a hit with kids and adults alike!
Super Bowl Party Favors
Super Bowl Party FavorsWho wants to learn how to make your own Superbowl Party Favors — and score a touchdown with your friends?
Supplies:
Brown kraft paper
Football image for tracing
Pencil
Scissors
DMC embroidery floss (#841)
Needle
Embellishments (to decorate your football)
Candy (your choice)
Step One:
Begin by folding the kraft paper in half. Trace your football image and cut. I do it this way so the footballs are symmetric.
Step Two:
Now you have two footballs. Place them on top of each other. Thread your needle with the embroidery floss (#841 is the color that most closely matches the kraft paper).
Step Three:
Next start stitching up your football. I used a simple hand stitch. Be sure to leave a small opening at the top so you can fill with candy.
Step Four:
Once you sew up to the small opening, fill your football with candy. I chose Reese’s Pieces because they looked more manly. Haha!
Step Five:
Stitch the football up and tie off to secure. Trim the excess embroidery floss.
I cut out some stripes and stitching on my Cameo for decorating the football pouches. If you don’t have a Cameo, use a white paint pen and draw them on! I hot glued my stripes and stitches in place. A glue stick did NOT hold.
Aren’t they cute and festive? To open, simply poke your finger through the top of the football and ENJOY!
Jessica @ Mom 4 Real says
Oh my goodness…these are too cute! What a fabulous idea!
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. says
Thanks Jess!!
Gina says
SO CUTE! I know my kids will love them!
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. says
Thanks Gina! They will love them! My kiddo already ate through the ones I made for the post! LOL
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says
Very fun idea – a great way to get the kids excited to help with game day prep!
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. says
Thanks Brenda! They are definitely a BIG hit! But of course, anything with candy is cool in their eyes, right? 😉
Amanda says
These are soooo cute, love them!
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. says
Thanks Amanda!
JM says
Where did you find (or how did you make) the football field tablecloth shown in these pictures? I need something JUST like it but have been going crazy trying to find one!
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. says
I found it at Party City! Unfortunately, it does have NFL logos all over it. But if you are ok with it, then it would work great!
JM says
THANK YOU! I need this for a project I’m doing tonight and was about to resign myself to making my own version out of felt!
Cindy deRosier says
I’m the Editorial Assistant for Fun Family Crafts and I wanted to let you know that we have featured your project! You can see it here:
http://funfamilycrafts.com/super-bowl-party-favor/
If you have other kid friendly crafts, we’d love it if you would submit them. If you would like to display a featured button on your site, you can grab one from the right side bar of your post above. Thanks for a wonderful project idea!
Mary Hollowell says
This is a popular activity. Children enjoy decorating their footballs.
It’s the stuffing process that they like best. This craft is not overly complex and for speed, have the brown bag footballs cut ahead of time.