Christmas Bowling Party Ideas

Hosting a Christmas bowling party can be fun entertainment for coworkers, friends or family members. No matter what skill level you are as a bowler, a Christmas party can be a festive way to celebrate the holidays.

  1. Company Party

    • Planning a company party can bring your coworkers closer together in a relaxed and fun environment. Organize a party committee to come up with costs, food ideas, and themes for the party. Be sure to ask the bowling alley representative whether it is acceptable to bring in your own decorations. Most alleys serve food, so be sure to ask if bringing in outside food is allowed as well.

    Family or Friend Party

    • Depending on the number of family members or friends attending, you can plan accordingly for your party needs. Family or friend parties can encompass more personal party aspects than company ones. Send out Christmas-themed invitations to friends or family members about getting together to bowl. Create prizes so everyone has a chance to win. One prize idea, for example, could be a $10 gift card for a restaurant for the person who has the most strikes in three games. You also could divide family or friends into teams where one team wears red and the other wears green.

    Bowling Alley Party Room

    • Most bowling alleys have a party room, but call your local alley to make sure one is available. Reserving time in a party room can be a great way to have private family time before or after bowling. Renting the party room allows a little more freedom in decorating for a party and isolates your party from other bowlers. If you are allowed to decorate, be sure to ask what amount would be too much and remember that you will clean up what you bring in and put up, but do not let that limit your creativity. Organize a family secret Santa gift exchange for the party room and exchange one or a few gifts before or after bowling.

    Cosmic Bowling Party

    • Cosmic bowling offers a different twist to traditional daytime bowling. Cosmic bowling can benefit both company and family parties because cosmic bowling is commonly offered on Friday and Saturday nights. Since the normal lights go out and the black lights come on, you can get creative with some party ideas. For example, you can design Christmas sweaters or sweatshirts with glow-in-the-dark craft paint and give them out as gifts after each game.