Having a football party necessitates having some big bowls. It doesn’t matter what charming crudités and finger food you’ve got on the table, everybody on the couch wants stuff from a big bowl, on the coffee table, between them and the HDTV. Thus, they can keep their eyes glued to the tube and still stuff their mouths.

Now that you see the error of your bowl-less ways, here are some ideas to prepare you for next weekend’s game day. Crate & Barrel’s mahogany serving bowl is pretty and sturdy, and $33 (top). Another of their wooden bowls that looks like it could stand up to heavy use is the Borneo low bowl of sustainable mango wood, on sale for $70. If you stay with a wood theme, Crate & Barrel has a whole page of possibilities. William Sonoma has a nice wooden bowl with inset ceramic dip holder, and Pottery Barn’s Springwood chip and dip bowl is pretty (also made of mango wood) for $50.

Sure it’s a little risky to trot out a glass bowl, but Lenox has a striking crystal angled chip and dip bowl for $40, and another pretty bowl in polished metal alloy from Horchow ($115) would be practical and slick. If you want to get artsy, the Museum of Modern Art’s online store has a beautiful river stones bowl ($175, pictured above right) that is one of the museum’s best-selling items.

Going with a Latin theme next weekend? La Tienda has multiple options, such as the Roman terra cotta bowl for $23. Cookware.com also has all kinds of sizes and types of serving bowls online. Is all of this just a little too pricey for your crew? Ikea has several less expensive options, including the $8 Sekin bowl. Sur la Table is usually on the high end, but their white terra cotta bowl is only $17. And TheFind has lots and lots of bowls to browse through. Or just forget all this fancy stuff. Target has bowls emblazoned with your pro team’s name, or go for the generic “touchdown” bowl for $20 (pictured above). FansEdge has something for every team’s fans, such as the “snack helmet” for $62.