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Basketball Party Ideas for Kids

March 13, 2015 8 Comments Holly & Nat

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.  #SkittlesTourney #CollectiveBias

It’s mid-March, and in our house that means one thing…. college basketball tourney time! Both of my boys play basketball and we enjoy watching their games all winter long. Now that their seasons are coming to an end, I thought it would be fun to host a party for members of their basketball team. We decked out our bonus room and celebrated with one of our favorite treats — Skittles! Here are some ideas for hosting your own “Swish the Rainbow” Basketball party:

Rainbow party decor_basketball party

1. Choose a fun theme – We decided to incorporate Skittles into our party décor and chose a rainbow theme for party favors and treats.

Swish the Rainbow

For a party-size bag of Skittles, we went to Sam’s Club and grabbed their huge bag (54 oz.) in the bulk candy aisle. It’s even on sale right now!

Skittles_Sams Club
Sams Club Candy Aisle

We continued the “Swish the Rainbow” theme with balloons, streamers, and even found this awesome set of rainbow colored basketballs!
Each guest got to take one home!

rainbow basketballs

2. Plan Your Party Menu – We served appetizers of crackers and cheese, and had pizza for our main course! I knew we had to have some yummy treats for the kids and also wanted to include Skittles in a creative way. So we served drinks first… each kid got to make their own Skittles Soda:

Skittles soda

We had the kids add some Skittles to the bottom of their cups, then poured Sprite in and let them fizz away. We all toasted cheers to a fun party! One of our favorite treats were the cake mix cookies we made, inspired by Skittles flavors… strawberry, orange, and my favorite, lime!

Skittles cake mix cookies

Don’t they look delicious? They taste even better than they look! My family is already asking me to make more!

Skittles Cake Mix Cookies Recipe

– Cake Mix in flavor desired (strawberry, orange, or key lime) *I used a Pillsbury Key Lime Cookie Mix for the lime
– 2 eggs
– 1/3 cup oil
– powdered sugar

Directions: Mix dry cake mix, oil and eggs together in large mixing bowl. Roll dough into balls and lightly coat in powdered sugar. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. After removing from the oven, press a Skittle on the top. Let cool. Enjoy!

Strawberry Skittles cake mix Cookies

3. Plan Games & Activities – For this basketball party, I planned a Basketball Skills challenge course for the kids to complete. They each had a score card and as they finished each station they recorded their score. At the end, we tallied the scores and the winner got to take home the grand prize!

basketball skills challenge

Our stations included “Shooting with the Stairs” where each contestant had to shoot baskets from the bottom of the staircase into a hoop at the top of the stairs. After 3 shots, they moved up 3 stairs. We also had a Slam Dunk Contest, complete with official judges and scorecards, and our last station was called “Granny Shot” where each kid had to make baskets while sitting down in a chair. They had so much fun completing the challenge!

Another idea that would be perfect for a party during the college tournament games is this Basketball Bingo:

Basketball BINGO

Each person would get a small bowl of skittles and a Bingo card with various things that are bound to happen during a college basketball game… three-pointer, player falling into stands, dancing mascot, buzzer beater, etc. Everyone marks off their card during the game (and enjoys a few Skittles in between) and calls out BINGO when they have 5 in a row! Download our PDF of 4 different Basketball Bingo cards here.

basketball-bingo
4. Party Favors – The kids always love to take a party favor home at the end of the event, so I created these simple favors with clear gumball tubes (you can find them at any party store) and layered the Skittles in a rainbow pattern. I added a small foam basketball favor on top. Aren’t they cute?

Skittles basketball party favor

We had such a blast getting together and celebrating the basketball season! Now, we can’t wait to start watching the tourney games as a family next week.

Basketball party tourney

Do you enjoy the games as a family or with friends? Or both?

For more recipe and party ideas, make sure to check out the Skittles Facebook page!
Have a great weekend!

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Comments

  1. Cindy says

    March 15, 2015 at 11:25 pm

    Love the rainbow color scheme! Where are the colored wire baskets from?

    Reply
    • Karen Taylor says

      December 19, 2015 at 6:15 am

      Love this! Going to throw a basketball themed baby shower next year and I love the favors. Where did you get the balls?

      Reply
      • Holly & Nat says

        January 15, 2016 at 1:26 pm

        Sorry for the late reply! The balls were purchased from Amazon. 🙂

        Reply
  2. Carolyn West says

    March 16, 2015 at 4:35 pm

    I am coming to all your parties! This looks like so much fun and I love all the bright colors. I can eat Skittles all day. #client

    Reply
  3. Cindy says

    March 16, 2015 at 5:29 pm

    Love the rainbow colors! Where did you get the wire baskets?

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    • Holly & Nat says

      March 23, 2015 at 1:21 am

      Aren’t those baskets cute?? I got them in Target’s dollar spot about 2 years ago… I wish I would have bought more!! They’ve had some others recently that are similar in size, but not quite the same.

      Reply
  4. Teresa says

    April 11, 2016 at 7:04 pm

    Love the party favors. Where did you find the tiny basketballs on top of the tubes?

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  5. Maureen says

    April 29, 2016 at 7:26 pm

    How did you get the basketballs to stick on top and where did you purchase he balls at? I found some basketball bouncy balls at party city but they will not stick not even with gorilla glue. Please help

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