Are homecoming mums a Texas thing?
A Texas tradition Traditionally, the mum was designed and ordered by the male date and the garter was designed and ordered by the female date, to be later exchanged on the night before the homecoming football game. However, many high school students now buy their own.
What do you need to make a homecoming mum?
Things You’ll Need
- Curling ribbon.
- 3 round cardboard backing circles.
- Mum flower (fake or fresh)
- Small plush trinkets such as a teddy bear.
- One large safety pin.
- Scissors.
- Hot glue gun.
- Stapler.
Why are homecoming mums so expensive?
Size of the mum, the bigger the mum the more cost. Location is a price game changer. If you live in a one horse town your mums will either be much cheaper then the norm because it’s a small area or be 3 times more expensive BECAUSE it’s a small area.
How do homecoming mums work?
More: What is a Homecoming Mum? Made of mostly ribbon, the homecoming mum is given to a girl at Homecoming to wear to school then to the Homecoming game and dance, if any. Males wear a mum as well referred to as a “garter”, the mum is attached to a garter worn on the arm.
Do freshmen wear mums?
Be sure to order the mum in the school colors EXCEPT SENIORS! Seniors get white and silver or white and gold depending on the school. It is ok to add a little bit of an accent color to Freshman, Sophomore, Junior mums as well.
Are mums just a Texas thing?
Mums, it turns out, are a very specific tradition, popular only in Texas (and parts of Oklahoma) and are huge, ginormous corsages.
Why are mums only a Texas thing?
But the tradition’s origin is largely obscure—and surprisingly, not Texan. Homecoming mums are said to have appeared in Texas during the 1930s, but the first known homecoming mums were worn in Missouri, which also hosted the first-ever homecoming football game in 1911.
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