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[Let’s All Cheer] Items to Boost the Sports Festival. Handmade Goods, Too

[Let’s All Cheer] Items to Boost the Sports Festival. Handmade Goods, Too

Last updated:2025/5/27

[Let’s All Cheer] Items to Boost the Sports Festival. Handmade Goods, Too

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When you cheer on and energize members of the same team at a sports festival, you often prepare some goods, right?

In this article, we’ll introduce recommended items for sports festivals.

From classic goods like matching class T-shirts and towels to handmade original items you can decorate yourself, we’ve gathered a variety of options.

Wearing items in the same color as your team or class creates a sense of unity and makes the memories of the sports festival even more vivid.

Be sure to get some goods ready and make your sports festival even more exciting!

[Cheer Together] Items to liven up the sports festival. Including handmade items (1–10)

Deco Handy Fan

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Introducing the perfect deco handheld fan for a sports festival where everyone’s spirits become one.

Gather sparkly rhinestone stickers, beads, tweezers, and glue, and let’s make a decorated handheld fan.

Tweezers are especially handy for placing tiny stickers and help the process go smoothly.

The way you arrange the stickers will change the overall look of the fan.

We recommend mixing and matching your favorite colors as you stick them on.

Decorating it with your favorite idol or character in an original style makes it even more fun.

If everyone carries matching fans, it’s sure to boost the excitement!

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wristband

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wristband

Make it with soft, fluffy towel fabric! Here are some wristband ideas.

A wristband is a band worn around the wrist.

When playing sports, people wear them to keep sweat from dripping onto their palms or to wipe away sweat.

This time, let’s try handmaking a wristband using a towel! You’ll need a towel, flat elastic, scissors, a sewing machine, and so on.

Matching ones with friends would be adorable! Since it adds volume to your wrist, the right material could also make your photos pop!

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deco hammer

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Do you know what a deco hammer is? It’s a decorated version of a squeaky toy hammer that makes a sound when you hit it.

You buy a squeaky hammer in your favorite color and decorate it with beads and other embellishments.

If several people are making them together, you could have each person choose a different color.

For the finished look, it might help to imagine a weapon from an anime hero.

Try designing it with a focus on cuteness.

By the way, when cheering, you can make sounds by tapping it on your knee or the palm of your hand.

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Deco megaphone

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When it comes to cheering items, megaphones are a classic, right? How about decorating a megaphone? First, choose the color of the megaphone you want to decorate.

If you go with a lighter color, it will make the decorations stand out more later.

Once you have your megaphone, start sticking on things like stickers and photos.

Making your own original stickers to put on is also recommended.

If the megaphone is a dark color and the stickers might be hard to see, try first applying a layer of black construction paper as a base.

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deco bat

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Decorate a bat! Here are some ideas for “deco bats.” Since it’s for a sports festival, how about decorating items used in sports? Instead of equipment used for actual games or club activities, using a toy bat for decoration can be really cute.

You can attach sparkling rhinestones and chains, or add stickers of your favorite characters and styles.

Fluffy faux fur and ribbons will completely change the vibe, too!

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deco penlight

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Get into the spirit! Here are some ideas for decorating penlights.

Penlights are often used as merchandise at concerts for artists and idols, right? This time, let’s liven up the sports festival with DIY penlights using materials you can buy at a 100-yen shop.

What you’ll need: photos, a light stick, laminating sheets, lace, pearl stickers, and more.

These penlights will be perfect both for cheering at the sports festival and for photo ops afterward!

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Cheering board

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Let me introduce a must-have cheering board for sports festivals.

Prepare styrene foam board, decorative panels, self-adhesive laminating film, cutting sheets, and holographic sheets.

First, use double-sided tape to attach a decorative panel to a sheet of styrene board, and make two of these.

Then stick the two together to transform them into an A3-sized board.

Adjust the size as you like.

Once you’ve settled on a design, create the letters and photos.

Stick the letters and photos onto a white cutting sheet, then cut them out.

Apply colored cutting sheets in the shapes of the letters to finish.

Use a ruler or similar tool when applying to avoid air bubbles and achieve a clean result.

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