Wacky Ways to Dress for Cheer Camp

Thousands of girls and boys attend cheer camps across the United States each year, readying themselves for their upcoming cheerleading seasons and learning new skills. While your cheerleading team can wear their uniforms, you may be looking for wacky ways to dress for cheer camp. There are a variety of options to spice up camp wardrobes.

  1. Campwear Based on School Colors

    • At cheer camp, you are sure to see many cheerleading teams dressed in shorts and T-shirts that reflect their school colors. Your team can do the same while punching it up for a wackier look. Add funny hats, absurd athletic socks or nutty leg warmers, all in your school colors, to create an amusing camp outfit for your entire squad. The members on your team can further enhance the ensembles by wearing lipstick or other makeup in hues that match your school's colors, as well as temporary tattoos.

    Campwear Based on School Mascot

    • Whether your school mascot is a bulldog or a red devil, dressing your entire cheerleading team for a week at a cheer camp in a mascot-inspired uniform can increase your wacky-factor. Face paint and leotards can be the base of this off-the-wall ensemble, and you can add long or corkscrew tails, big or little wings, specialty noses or furry shirts to resemble your school's mascot. This not only gives your team a unique identity among other teams at camp, it helps rev up your team's school spirit.

    Campwear Based on Theme

    • Hold a special meeting before cheer camp starts and choose a theme for the week. Whether it's team-building, family or something more serious like the environment, your team can put together a wacky look to represent the theme your squad has selected. If your cheerleading team has chosen a theme of family, for instance, half your squad can dress as children, while the other half of your team can dress as adults -- doing so can lead to the development of loony skits and dance routines that enhance your wacky look and entertain the other cheerleading teams at camp.

    Considerations

    • A word of warning: make sure any wacky looks achieved through hats, shirts and other clothes do not impede your team's ability to move freely because cheer camps are quite strenuous. Ensure that you get the most out of camp by making cheerleading ensembles lightweight and quick drying, allowing for free movement of arms and legs. If your cheerleading team intends to participate in stunting, opt for sleek but wacky costumes that will not interfere or put your team members in danger.