Potential Magazine October 2013 | Page 37

Show Your Spirit Take every opportunity to incorporate team colors and logos into your décor to ramp up the “rah-rah” factor. And don’t forget the food. How cute are the schoolspecific cookies? Find free downloads for printables like invites, drink markers and mini pennants at potentialmagazine.com. GO BIG OR GO HOME! If you’re having a big group, consider moving the party outside and enjoying some crisp fall air while cheering on your team. Don’t have a 70-inch TV (or don’t want to drag it into the great outdoors)? No problem. Hang a white sheet for the screen and use a simple projector to show the game. And throw up a portable tent (in one of your team’s colors, of course) to provide shade and a little “real tailgate” feel to the experience. GET IN THE BINGO GAME If the game itself is just not that exciting to everyone in your family or friend group, add extra interest with a round of “football bingo.” While watching the game, players look for the symbols on the bingo card. Traditional bingo rules apply for the rest: the first to see five in a row (horizontal, vertical or diagonal), wins. Download cards for multiple players at potentialmagazine.com. www.potentialmagazine.com 37