Ideas for Homecoming Banners

Schools use homecoming banners as a way to raise school spirit and gets kids involved in the homecoming game. Banners are typically made from crepe paper, which is lightweight and thin, or poster board, which is thicker and heavier. Ideas for homecoming banners include methods that cheerleaders and student council members use to make the banners.

  1. Make Your Own Banners

    • Make your own banners from Velcro and windbreaker material, suggests Oak Harbor Cheer. Windbreaker material is lightweight and durable. It stands up to even the harshest outdoor elements, meaning it's possible to hang the banners outside the school and in the parking lot. Cut the windbreaker material into long rectangles and attach two pieces together with Velcro. Write a letter on each piece with fabric paint, spelling out the name of the school or a slogan. Hang the pieces together to spell out the word or phrase.

    Individual Player Banners

    • Roll out sheets of craft paper and have the team players lay down on the paper: one player per sheet. The cheerleaders or volunteers trace around the player, leaving an outline of his body on the paper. Use markers, paint and crayons to decorate each banner, making it look like the player. You can even cut clothing from pieces of colored paper or construction paper and glue the clothing onto the banners. Write the player's name and number underneath the drawing and remind students that it's homecoming time. Hang the banners in the school hallways.

    Banner Contest

    • Create traditional homecoming banners on sheets of craft paper, which is typically white or brown. Pass out sheets of paper to each homeroom and ask the rooms to decorate the banners. Hold a contest where the classes vote on their favorite banners. Ask the classes to create their own slogan involving the opposing team. Hang the banners outside each classroom and hold a vote at the end of the week. The class that created the winning banner wins front row seats to the homecoming game, a spotlight dance during the homecoming dance or free tickets to the dance.

    Break Through Banners

    • Lay out a sheet of crepe paper and decorate it with the homecoming slogan, the name of the opposing team and the school mascot. Write the names of the players around the edges of the banner and use it before the homecoming game. Ask two cheerleaders to hold the banner and when the team is announced, they run through and "break" the banner. The lightweight nature of the crepe paper makes it easy to break.