Cheer Team Gifts: Friday Night Lights Bracelet Stacks
There’s something about high school football season that just feels different.
The Friday night games.
The school colors.
The packed stands.
The pep rallies.
Homecoming.
And, of course, the cheerleaders on the sidelines bringing the whole thing to life.
My daughter is still in middle school, but she and her friends are starting to get to the age where going to high school football games is becoming a thing.
And it got me thinking about how fun it would be to have a little something they could all wear on those Friday nights.
And it reminded me of a gift I had recently made for the college football crowd.
I created these cute little bracelet stacks with a printable that says Saturdays Are for the Girls, and I loved how they turned out.
So I thought…
Why not make a high school version?
Something that would be just as fun for girls heading to a Friday night football game — whether they’re going with friends, cheering from the sidelines, dancing at the game or just there to soak up the whole high school football experience.
I kept the idea simple: a few bracelets in your school colors, stacked together and finished with a cute printable.
But instead of Saturdays Are for the Girls, this time the bracelet wrap simply says:
Friday Night Lights 🏈
And I think it makes the perfect little cheer team gift for football season.
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What You’ll Need
The best part about these gifts is that you don’t need a lot of supplies or any special equipment.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Stretch bracelets — Look for bracelets in your team’s colors below. Since they typically come in packs, you can buy a few sets and divide them into groups of three to five.
- Free Friday Night Lights printable bracelet wraps — Download my Friday Night Lights printable below.
- Scissors/Paper Cutter
- Glue or double-sided tape
That’s it!
I found that using three to five bracelets for each stack worked best.
It gives the girls enough bracelets to create a cute stack without making the gift too bulky.
How to Make the Friday Night Lights Bracelet Stacks
These are really more of a print-and-assemble gift than a DIY project, which makes them especially easy if you’re making them for an entire team or group.
Step 1: Choose Your School Colors
Start by choosing bracelets in your school’s colors.
I’ve done the work for you and rounded up bracelet options for many of the most common high school color combinations below, so keep scrolling to find yours!
Step 2: Create the Bracelet Stacks
Choose three to five bracelets for each gift and stack them together.
You can make every stack identical, or mix and match the bracelets so each girl gets a slightly different combination.
Step 3: Print and Cut the Bracelet Wraps
Print the Friday Night Lights bracelet wraps on cardstock for a little extra sturdiness.
Each 8.5 x 11-inch sheet includes eight bracelet wraps, so you can make quite a few at once.
Cut each bracelet wrap along the edges.
You can download the free Friday Night Lights bracelet wraps below.
Step 4: Wrap and Secure the Bracelets
Wrap the bracelet wrap around the bracelet stack and secure the ends with a little glue or double-sided tape.
That’s it!
No special crafting skills required.
Just a few bracelets and a cute printable turn into a little gift that feels much more special once it’s packaged up.
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They use the same easy wrap-around concept as these bracelet gifts, just with different artwork.
Make Them in Your School Colors
Not sure where to start?
I’ve rounded up bracelet options in some of the most popular high school color combinations below.
Find your school colors below, grab the bracelets you need, and you’re ready to create your stacks.
Popular High School Color Combinations
You can make all of the stacks identical or mix up the bracelets so each girl gets a slightly different combination.
Either way, they’re a fun little way to show some school spirit.
How Much Does Each Bracelet Stack Cost?
One of the reasons I love these as cheer team gifts is that they’re inexpensive enough to make for a whole group.
Depending on the bracelets you choose and how many you use in each stack, you can typically make each one for under $5.
That makes them a great option for:
- An entire cheer team
- A dance team
- Your daughter’s friends
- A homecoming group
- Football moms
- A first-game-of-the-season surprise
You get something that feels personalized without having to spend a lot.
Who Are These Cheer Team Gifts For?
I originally made these with my daughter and her friends in mind, but once I had them finished, I started thinking about all the other people who would love a little Friday Night Lights gift, too.
Here are a few of my favorite ways to use them.
A Cheer Team Gift for Friday Night Football
Fall football and cheerleading just go together.
For many high school cheer teams, Friday night means getting into uniform, heading to the stadium, cheering from the sidelines and being part of one of the biggest school events of the week.
So why not give the girls a little something to celebrate the season?
These bracelet stacks would be fun to give the cheer team before the first home game, at a team dinner or even as a little surprise before a big game.
They’re inexpensive enough to make for everyone but still feel like a thoughtful little gift.
And because they’re bracelets, the girls can actually wear them throughout the season.
A Little Something for Homecoming
Homecoming was actually one of the reasons I wanted to make a high school version of my college football bracelets.
There’s something so fun about getting ready with your friends, heading to the game and having everyone together for a night that feels a little more special than the usual Friday night.
Make the bracelet stacks in your school’s colors and give one to each of the girls before they head out for the evening.
They could wear them to the game, to a team event or while getting ready with friends.
It’s a tiny gift, but sometimes those are the things that make a night feel special.
Friday Night Lights for the Football Moms
The girls aren’t the only ones who get into Friday night football.
If you’ve spent a season sitting in the stands, cheering from the sidelines and watching your kids take the field, you know that football season becomes a whole experience for the moms, too.
These bracelet stacks would make a cute little gift for a group of football moms, whether you’re looking for something to give the moms of the players, the cheer moms, or a group of friends who spend their Friday nights together at the stadium.
Make them in your school’s colors and give one to each mom at the beginning of the season, before a big game or even as a little homecoming surprise.
They’re inexpensive, easy to put together and just the right size for a little “We’re in this season together” gift.
And I love that the Friday Night Lights tag works just as well for the moms as it does for the girls.
Don’t Forget the Dance Team
While I originally had cheer teams in mind for these bracelets, I think they’re equally perfect for the dance team.
If your school’s dancers perform at football games, these little bracelet stacks would be a sweet way to celebrate them during football season, too.
Use the school colors, stack three to five bracelets together and add the Friday Night Lights printable.
You could even make matching stacks for the cheer and dance teams — a simple little way to celebrate all the girls who help bring school spirit to Friday nights.
The Friday Night Lights Printable
Of course, the printable is what brings the whole gift together.
I created a simple Friday Night Lights bracelet wrap featuring a football and football field that’s designed to fit around a small bracelet stack.
I wanted something that felt festive and sporty without being too specific to one particular team.
Just print the wraps, cut them out and wrap one around each bracelet stack.
The result is a simple little gift that looks like you put much more effort into it than you actually did.
And because the wrap simply says Friday Night Lights, you can use it for so many different occasions throughout football season.
Friday Night Lights
I love taking a simple idea and giving it a little twist for a different age group or occasion.
The Saturdays Are for the Girls bracelets were originally created for college football game days, but I couldn’t resist making a high school version.
Because Friday nights have their own kind of magic.
The school colors.
The friends.
The cheering.
The music.
The excitement of the game.
And all the memories being made along the way.
Whether you’re looking for a cheer team gift, a dance team gift, something for the football moms, or just a little surprise for your daughter and her friends, these bracelet stacks are an easy way to celebrate the season.
And if you love this idea for college football, be sure to check out my Saturdays Are for the Girls College Football Game Day Gifts, too.
Because some of the best memories happen under the Friday night lights.
Magic is in the details,
