The first presidential debate for the 2024 election is Thursday night.
As the presidential debates approached in 2020, my Etsy shop finally started making some sales. The item that was selling was a set of printable presidential debate BINGO cards.
I think I sold a dozen sets, and after going a year without making more than one or two sales, selling that many of a single item was huge for me!
PS. If you want to know more about my Etsy shop journey, there’s an entire post on it.
So, I brought back the presidential debate BINGO cards for the 2024 election!
Many people I know personally told me they won’t be watching the debate, but no matter the circumstances, I think it’s important to see what the candidates say.
I also know that for many people, the debate will be difficult to watch.
So, why not lighten things up a touch by playing BINGO while it’s on?
Each bingo card has 25 squares (including one free square) that cover some topics and visuals that may come up during the debate.
I have a set of six unique cards and a set of 13 unique cards, so you can play with multiple people (I see you, debate watch parties) or play with multiple cards.
Presidential Debate BINGO has been popular in the shop already, and the coolest part? Anyone playing the game will be playing along with people across the country!
So far, people in the following states have purchased the BINGO set:
Kentucky, Nevada, Missouri (x 2), Arizona, Florida (x 4), Illinois, California (x 5), Washington, Georgia (x 2), West Virginia, New York, Connecticut, Ohio, Maryland, North Carolina, Texas, Massachusetts, Iowa, Michigan (x 3), New Mexico, Indiana, and Tennessee.
I’ll be playing along, too! I love being part of the collective, so knowing there are so many people watching the debate and playing the same BINGO cards is so cool!
For even more fun…
I also made a festive drink menu: the Star-Spangled Sips List!
This instant download includes a visual page with 10 different drinks on it, along with three pages of recipes so you can make the drinks.
Need to slam some 1776 Punch while the debate is on? Go for it! I made a value pack that has the BINGO cards and the Star-Spangled Sips.
You can use the Star-Spangled Sips list for debate nights, election parties, July 4th, Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, cheering on Team USA — you name it.
For presidential debate night, I’m planning to have a dinner of snacks (truly hoping to find some red, white, and blue M&Ms and put them in some Chex Mix), and I’ll pull out my BINGO paint markers, and lay out all my cards (I printed three for myself).
I’ll probably have a festive mocktail, too!
If you haven’t gotten your BINGO set yet, there’s still time. They are delivered instantly upon purchase, right to your email inbox. Just download and print them whenever you’re ready!
I hope you’ll play along!
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