Curling Party Ideas

You’re going to bring down the house by dropping the hammer with these curling party ideas at your own bonspiel! Draw up some plans, skip into action and hurry hard, as you get ready for delivery of this nail biter! Get your rocks polished, there's going to be a curling party in your house.

Curling Party Invitations

To make your own handmade curling party invitations, start with a five inch by seven inch piece of white paper. Then, create a sheet of ice, including the house and guard zone. To make the house, cut out a large circle in your favorite color (representing the twelve foot), a smaller white circle (representing the eight foot), and another smaller circle with the color of your choice (representing the four foot). Glue these circles on top of each other and place a curling rock sticker on top (representing the button and pin). Glue the entire house near the bottom of the invitation. Finally, write your information for the event in the free-guard zone, saying something fun like, “this party is going to be a HIT” or “this party is going to ROCK”.

Curling Party Decoration Ideas

With a curling party keep the decorating on the sophisticated side.

Have curling jackets and shirts hanging from the wall, either from famous curlers or your own.
Create a display of brooms, going from oldest to newest and have a piece of paper in a frame or chalkboard providing simple historical information about the evolution of curling and the advancement of curling broom technology.
String up real ribbon from the ceiling and around serving tables. Go for a thick 1.5 to 2 inch ribbon with piping in the sides to create your shapes and depth. This will make the area look like a sheet of ice.
On your tables place table runs to mimic the curling lanes and then the place settings will appear to be the curling rocks.
For a centerpiece, it would look fantastic if you could borrow a couple of the granite rocks in different sizes (the little rock composite size and real full size). If this is not possible you can create the same look out of Styrofoam. Cut it with a bread knife and then spray paint them.
Have a lot of crystal for serving dishes and martini glasses for treats, dessert, candles, etc. Make all the glasses and candle holders different heights.
Set up a chess board for the look as curling is known as chess on ice.

Curling Party Games and Activities

Go Curling - Many curling clubs will let you rent the facility and some offer a teacher to help teach your guests the proper way to curl. This is a great idea if you are also trying to get some friends to join your league. Curling is the best low impact sport. There are many variations that can be combined to suit all guests, including wheelchair, and stick curling.

Play a regular game of curling if you have eight people, four for each team, including a skip, vice, second, and lead. If you only have six people, just have the first two people throw three rocks.
Play mixed-doubles, this works great if you only have four people, then it is two versus two.
Try going glow in the dark bowling (this may require entering into a bonspiel and require extra planning).
Go curling with a theme and go dressed up in costume, make sure though that any costumes are safe, and do not leave fluffs or anything on the ice.
If unable to rent ice, play a board game version of curling. This would even be a fun way to start off, if some people are unfamiliar with how the game works or if they need a refresher.

Air Hockey Curling - Set up a regular air hockey table and place red and blue tape to mark out the curling lines. Your guests will be surprised how challenging this is with the upward air.

8 Stones - Go on a scavenger hunt to find 8 rocks, 2 fibreglass curling brushes, and 1 pair of gloves. If you wish, leave clues to where the guests can find the next objects, using fun, clever sayings.

Wii and Video Game Competition - Have a round robin of a specific sport or game. There are a couple of curling games on the market or check out a multi pack sports game. These have quick games with a score to see who will continue in the rounds.

Curling party real game with three curlers

Go Curling - Many curling clubs will let you rent the facility and some offer a teacher to help teach your guests the proper way to curl. This is a great idea if you are also trying to get some friends to join your league. Curling is the best low impact sport. There are many variations that can be combined to suit all guests, including wheelchair, and stick curling.

Play a regular game of curling if you have eight people, four for each team, including a skip, vice, second, and lead. If you only have six people, just have the first two people throw three rocks.
Play mixed-doubles, this works great if you only have four people, then it is two versus two.
Try going glow in the dark bowling (this may require entering into a bonspiel and require extra planning).
Go curling with a theme and go dressed up in costume, make sure though that any costumes are safe, and do not leave fluffs or anything on the ice.
If unable to rent ice, play a board game version of curling. This would even be a fun way to start off, if some people are unfamiliar with how the game works or if they need a refresher.

Air Hockey Curling - Set up a regular air hockey table and place red and blue tape to mark out the curling lines. Your guests will be surprised how challenging this is with the upward air.

8 Stones - Go on a scavenger hunt to find 8 rocks, 2 fibreglass curling brushes, and 1 pair of gloves. If you wish, leave clues to where the guests can find the next objects, using fun, clever sayings.

Wii and Video Game Competition - Have a round robin of a specific sport or game. There are a couple of curling games on the market or check out a multi pack sports game. These have quick games with a score to see who will continue in the rounds.

Curling Party Food

Curlers are often hungry after a game, and using these curling party ideas, get some inspiration for party food:

Have a cheese and grapes on a granite slab.
Have a wide range of appetizers and possibly a main course. Check out local restaurants, as many now have take out and at home re-place the food into your own dishes. Or serve your favourites.
Curling rock cupcakes - have cupcakes with red and blue icing and curling rock cake toppers
Curling rock cupcake cake - create a house out of cupcakes, with one cupcake in the middle and three rings around it in varying colors.
Fruit and vegetable spread and fruit cabobs, like curling brooms
Curling Drinks - the bar is open. Have a range from the traditional beers and wines to the extravagant mixed drinks and non-alcoholic options, such as soda and chocolate milk for those who do not drink (especially ones that look like the rink).