--- title: Super Bowl LI: Unexpected Items for Party description: These are the six unexpected items you'll want to buy for your Super Bowl party, from stress balls to eye black stickers. canonical: https://time.com/4650538/superbowl-party-items/ author: Sports Illustrated article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-26T22:13:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T02:58:38.296Z og:title: The 6 Unexpected Items You'll Want at Your Super Bowl Party og:description: Get ready for some football og:url: https://time.com/4650538/superbowl-party-items/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06c94fe23fee48fa/6988b6fe2dce0119db9ec049/170124_superbowl.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 170124_superbowl og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The 6 Unexpected Items You'll Want at Your Super Bowl Party twitter:description: Get ready for some football twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06c94fe23fee48fa/6988b6fe2dce0119db9ec049/170124_superbowl.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The 6 Unexpected Items You'll Want at Your Super Bowl Party by [Sports Illustrated Staff](https://time.com/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Sports Illustrated Staff Jan 26, 2017 10:13 PM UTC  Julian Edelman #11 of the New England Patriots celebrates with Tom Brady #12 after scoring a touchdown during the third quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium on January 22, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Julian Edelman #11 of the New England Patriots celebrates with Tom Brady #12 after scoring a touchdown during the third quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium on January 22, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.Getty Images by [Sports Illustrated Staff](https://time.com/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Sports Illustrated Staff Jan 26, 2017 10:13 PM UTC Whether you’re hosting a group of your rowdy friends at your place, or heading out to watch the game on someone else’s TV, you’ll need to be prepared for all of the Super Bowl LI festivities on February 5\. Don’t wait until the last minute—get these random items you didn’t know you needed right now, so all you’ll have to think about on Super Bowl Sunday is stocking up on beer and ordering pizza. You’re welcome. ### **SUPER BOWL LI PARTY SUPPLIES PACK** Plates, cups, napkins—these are things you definitely need at any party where there is food and drink. This party pack has everything you need for a big crowd, printed with the official Super Bowl LI football and logo. Available at [Amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N7H5WFG/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fsp%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF80&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01N7H5WFG&linkId=ac0c530859da2d452dcfe19f510f7112&tag=timecom-2) | $49.99 for 24 guests ### **EYE BLACK STICKERS** Whether you supply them to your guests or bring them to your friend’s house, these eye black stickers will be a hit. Bonus: They come with a white pencil so you can draw and write whatever you’d like on them. Franklin Sports available at [Amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009Z2WXA4/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fsp%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B009Z2WXA4&linkId=82125cc05cb5fa9d920a7f1c29d3d210&tag=timecom-20) | $10.47 for 24-pack ### **MINI FOOTBALL STRESS BALLS** There’s always that small group of people in the room who are fans of the teams in the game and actually care about the results. These stress balls are for them. Pats fans, Falcons fans: Get your squeeze on. Wilde Tyke available at [Amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019G6FY0O/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fsp%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B019G6FY0O&linkId=a883eb9e5ac0cd42e7de205451a577a2&tag=timecom-20) | $15.99 for a dozen ### **ETCH-IT PARTY CUPS** R.I.P. to all of the drinks you’ve abandoned because you’ve put your cup down at a party and couldn’t figure out which one was yours. Put an end to that madness with these cups that let you etch your name right into the cup with your fingernail. Bonus: They won’t smear. Etch It Inc. available at [Amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0089DPRJ4/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fsp%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0089DPRJ4&linkId=c4def802bf40cafb110137ccfb1df0d9&tag=timecom-20) | $8.77 for 24-pack ### **DECORATING CLIPS AND HOOKS** A must-have for damage free hanging of any and all Super Bowl decor: signs, streamers, betting boxes and more. Command available at [Amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0084M67LM/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fsp%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0084M67LM&linkId=c96cab0f627ebe1cbd128848dee87ce1&tag=timecom-20) | $6.72 for 40 ### **JUMBO SHARPIE MARKERS** This seems like a no-brainer, but how many times have you picked up a Sharpie only to find out it’s all dried up? Do yourself a favor, order this chisel-tip double-pack and be done with it. You’ll need it for your Super Bowl pool and betting boxes. Sanford available at [Amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003H8XEYG/ref=as%5Fli%5Fqf%5Fsp%5Fasin%5Fil%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B003H8XEYG&linkId=e813e441a59d1cddd983a88a6b6c85d4&tag=timecom-20) | $5.24 for 2-pack _This_ [_article_](http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/01/26/super-bowl-party-useful-random-things/) _originally appeared on_ [_SportsIllustrated.com_](http://sportsillustated.com) _We’ve included affiliate links in this article._ [_Click here_](http://time.com/4605406/time-affiliate-link-policy/) _to learn what those are._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4650538/superbowl-party-items/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4650538/superbowl-party-items/"},"headline":"The 6 Unexpected Items You'll Want at Your Super Bowl Party","datePublished":"2017-01-26T22:13:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T02:58:38.296Z","description":"Get ready for some football","url":"https://time.com/4650538/superbowl-party-items/","keywords":["onetime","timeshop"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06c94fe23fee48fa/6988b6fe2dce0119db9ec049/170124_superbowl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sports Illustrated Staff"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06c94fe23fee48fa/6988b6fe2dce0119db9ec049/170124_superbowl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"170124_superbowl","caption":"AFC Championship - Pittsburgh Steelers v New England Patriots","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4650538/superbowl-party-items/","name":"The 6 Unexpected Items You'll Want at Your Super Bowl Party"}}]}] ```