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by: Alison

Easy and Creative Tailgate Ideas with Free Printables

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #ShareACokeHuddleUp #CollectiveBias
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Regardless of the teams we cheer for, everyone can agree that tailgating with good friends, great food and delicious Coca-Cola® is a win for all! “Share a Coke” bottles are back in Walmart this season and they are better than ever. Not only do the 20 oz. Coke bottles feature over 1,000 unique first names, now you can purchase bottles of Coca-Cola® and Coca-Cola® Zero Sugar with your favorite college football team logos.

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Tailgates and Touchdowns: Easy and Creative Tailgate Ideas 

In the past, we’ve hosted football watch parties and chili cook-off homegating parties with family and friends. But nothing really compares to the unique environment of tailgating. Tailgates should be fun and inviting while also remaining functional and easy to set up. Packing most loose items in coolers and crates greatly helps with transportation. Then, once you arrive at the tailgate, these same coolers and crates can become the framework of your setup. Walmart makes it so easy to shop for, and stock up on, all the things you need for your tailgating parties this football season. In a quick trip to Walmart, I was able to grab the “Share a Coke with my favorite team” bottles, as well as food, some extra plates and napkins, and the black foam board for my DIY pretzel “Snack Time Playbook” display.

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When I first started planning this tailgate display I knew I wanted it to have a bit of a vintage feel with chalkboard and hand painted elements. I also knew I wanted the main color palette to be green, black, white, and brown. As with almost all of my parties and displays, I first started by creating some custom graphic designs to bring my ideas to life. I first designed the 20×30 inch “Tailgates and Touchdowns”  backdrop printable. Then I moved on to the bottle labels, “Down. Set. Eat.” pennants, and “Snack Time Playbook” sign. All of these printables are available for free in the Just Add Confetti printable library.

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Snack Time Playbook: DIY Pretzel Display

Looking for easy and creative tailgate ideas? This quick DIY certainly fills the bill. I wanted to create a fun, eye-catching food display as an additional element of this tailgate. I loved the idea of incorporating pretzels as the “X’s” that are iconic in football plays. With only a few materials and about 30 minutes time, I whipped up this “Snack Time Playbook” DIY pretzel display. The materials needed and step-by-step instructions are listed below.

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To create your own DIY Pretzel Display you will need black foam board, the “Snack Time Playbook” free printable (located in the Just Add Confetti printable library), white acrylic paint, hook push pins, one party fan, hot glue, and pretzels.

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Step 1: Start by printing the “Snack Time Playbook” free printable (located in the Just Add Confetti printable library). To make this sign a bit more durable I recommend gluing this printable to a piece of white foam board. Then, attach both the “Snack Time Playbook” printable sign as well as the party fan to the top of the black foam board with hot glue.

Step 2: Next, using one pretzel as a guide for size and spacing, determine where you would like to place all of the hook push pins that will hold the pretzels.

Step 3: Once you have all of the hook push pins in place, paint “O’s” and arrows on the black foam board to complete the look of the football plays. Allow the paint to dry. Then, hang all of the pretzels from the push pin hooks and display at your tailgate!

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Be the MVP of your next tailgate with the new “Share a Coke with my favorite team” Coca-Cola® and Coca-Cola® Zero Sugar bottles from Walmart! Also, while you are shopping at Walmart, stock up on all your other tailgating essentials. Convenience and one-stop shopping is a total game changer!

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I hope you enjoyed my tailgate display and found these easy and creative tailgate ideas to be useful! If you use any of these ideas or printables I’d love to see them! Please follow along on Instagram and tag me. I love connecting with all of you and seeing your awesome celebrations!

LOOKING FOR THE FREE PRINTABLES?

All of the free printable designs from this tailgate display are located in the Just Add Confetti Printable Library.

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  1. Kelly says

    September 6, 2019 at 12:20 pm

    LOVING this easy game day party theme. I’m all about the classic football colors with just a hint of color from the team Share a Coke bottles!!! #client

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    • Alison says

      September 6, 2019 at 5:54 pm

      Thank you so much Kelly! I really appreciate your kind words. This was SUCH a fun party to work on. I had such a blast.

      Thanks again! Have a great weekend!
      Alison

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  2. Deb says

    January 6, 2024 at 11:19 am

    Thanks so much for offering the freebies! We don’t tailgate, but I can’t wait to use some of them for our Super Bowl party in February!

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