Comments on: San Antonio, Texas: High School Homecoming Mums

By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 06:46:09 +0000

For those who haven’t found out about the spirit jeans – you’ll should give those a try as well.All it is… blue jeans and fabric paint. Even made my daughter a spirit shirt (mascot is a lion) so I cut the shirt to represent the lion ripping the shirt- Have her wear it with contrasting colors and it looks awsome. I’ve even made spirit bags! Anything goes!

By: Cassandra

Cassandra — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 06:40:47 +0000

Well, born in south Texas but moved up to California when I was 15 and guess what it was Homecoming TIME! Here I am LIL’ OL’ Texan me asking where are the mums. You’re right no one outside of Texas has any clue about Homecoming Mums. Sure it’ll hit-em some day! Gosh Darn It – things are getting so expensive. My girls are only 7 and 11 – still have ways to go! See you’ll later….

By: Mary Ellen Dunlap

Mary Ellen Dunlap — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:51:36 +0000

When I was in high school (mid-70’s, San Antonio) we ordered football mums from the florist, with real live mums! Later, we discovered Travis Wholesale Florist, and went there to buy supplies to make them ourselves. This was before Hobby Lobby and Michael’s were around. The guys got boutonnieres (carnations) to pin on their shirts; nowadays, it’s arm garters. While my high school did football mums for every game, my son’s school only does them for Homecoming. Everyone gets in on the act; it’s not limited to any age, ethnicity, or gender.

By: Kay

Kay — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:39:04 +0000

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I just moved to Texas, and I had no idea what a mum was either. I’m about to have my first homecoming dance in a few weeks and I was freaking out because everyone is talking about these mums and how they all have bells and whistles and whatever, I was so confused. O.o This was really helpful! Thank you.

By: SusanB

SusanB — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 14:25:14 +0000

I’m from New Mexico living in Colorado and was looking for football mums. We had these when I was in high school, the real live mums from the local florist. The girl with the most trinkets and ribbons was the most popular also meant that the person who bought it spent a lot of money too. I have teenagers now in a brand new high school and have been searching for football mums hoping that I could find a way to do myself so I can possibly start a new tradition with the school. Most parents I have talked to – don’t know what a football mum is so they don’t get it!

By: angela

angela — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:02:20 +0000

Good write up. It is for sure not a race thing in Texas with the Mums. It is like a rite of passage for girls to wear their first Mum. I am not from Texas but my girls were born here and they get so excited at this time of year. Just got back from Michael’s with the supplies to make my Juniors Mum. Can’t wait for the humongus white and silver senior mum for next year. She is already planning it and will talk about it until next year lol….with all the traditions that have fallen by the wayside because of the dangers of society, at least they still can have this.

By: CG

CG — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:53:00 +0000

ok. I’m from La, and I live in Texas now. I didn’t remember mums,and was really confused when my daughter started high school and these mums came out of no where. Every one talked about it like I should know what they were for. I was beginning to think I missed something in High school. Now, I know its a Texas thing.

By: Clare

Clare — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:28:41 +0000

I could have sworn growing up in Central Wisconsin we had mums (real flowers with just ribbons) for homecoming along with a Big parade with Big floats but maybe it is just a Texas thing.

By: Margo

Margo — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:11:45 +0000

I live in Georgia now, but I am so glad I went to High School in Texas. The Texas tradition made my childhood great. I am orginally from California and in comparison to the girls in my family that didn’t live in Texas, I had the best High School experience. (Cheerleading, Mums, Pagents, Texas State Fair, Summer Camps, Food, Culture and History) I was able to be a kid and enjoy my youth. I am big on traditions now as an adult. I have two girls (10 &1)(African American) and I will try to make sure they get their mums every year. It’s what being young is all about. And I am so suprised by the lady who thought it was not a black thing. Who was she around as a child? Even worse as an adult, how negative could she be. Somebody buy that lady a mum and a better attitude. Happy Homecoming everyone.

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:23:18 +0000

I have to confess that I learned something new today. I had no idea that homecoming mums were so regional. That’s us Texans for you, we figure if we do it, then everyone does (or should!). Growing up we used to get our mums from the florist and since I attended such a small high school, a bunch of girlfriends would often get together and we would go as a group to homecoming and get our own mums and NEVER the basic models. And yes, they were real mums so all you were left with was a very expensive dead mess after the occasion. Matter of fact, you could always tell which girls had dates, they would have the mums that were very conservative and plain. This past weekend my sister-in-law and myself took this opportunity to take our minds off hurricane Ike’s aftermath (she Lake Jackson and myself Houston) and crafted mums not only for my 16-year-old nephew’s mystery date, but for my 4 and 8-year-old nieces as well. It was a blast, and to be true to my past, I really went over the top. Nowadays though, that’s the rule and not the exception. It was a great, fun project and I urge anyone who has an upcoming homecoming to try their hand at making their own mum.