Different Types and Styles of Pom Poms For the Cheerleading Team

One cannot deny the impact of cheering pom poms give to a cheer routine. Aside from cheerleading costumes, pom poms are the very first accessories to get noticed and stand out.

Pom Poms these days are made of different materials, come in different shapes, sizes and colors.

Here are a few tidbits about cheering pom poms:

1. Most poms come in standard sizes of 4″, 6″, 8″, and 10″. This size refers to the length of each streamer strand from where it comes out of the handle. When considering the size of a pom, consider who will be using them, how they will be used, and what the desired effect is.
2. Most pom poms come in widths of either 3/4″ (wide) or 3/16″ (narrow), though some brands may offer variances in this sizing. The standard width for poms is 3/4”, have 1000 streamers and provide a fluffy ball shape. The 3/16″ width has 3000 strands and has a longer, flowing look which also provides for more movement.
3. There are four main handle styles for poms: Baton, Hidden, Standard, and Block.
4. There are several different pom strand finishes that provide different looks.  Plastic gives a matte finish. The “wet look” has a shiny finish and reflects light – as though the pom pom strands are wet. There are metallic and glitter stands as well.
5. Pom pom colors are based on school or team colors and come in 1, 2 and 3-color poms.

Speaking of pom pom colors, here are different styles according to mix and match of colors:

Solid Pom Poms: One single color for all strands.
2-Color Mix Pom Poms: Mixture of two different colors of strands.
3-Color Mix Pom Poms: Mixture of three different colors of strands.
Solid with Glitter Pom Poms: Mixture of one color of strands mixed with another color of glitter strands.
2-Color Mix with Glitter Poms: Mixture of two colors of strands mixed with another color of glitter strands
Solid with 2-Color Glitter Poms: Mixture of one color of strands mixed with two colors of glitter strands
Half & Half Pom Poms: Two colors of strands on one pom, each color is one-half of the pom, and colors are not mixed
Target or Bullseye Pompoms: Two colors of strands on one pom with one color on the outside and one color on the inside (not mixed), creating a bullseye or target. If this style is chosen with the baton handle, there will be two targets, one on each side of the handle.

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Hello November!

This was the last school activity for the kids before they went on sembreak. Instead of doing the more popular tradition of Halloween trick or treating, the school told the kids to go dressed up as a saint and introduce themselves to class. After much thought about it and with the brilliant suggestion of my sister, I decided to let them go as Padre Pio and St. Cecilia after deliberating it over whether getting an Aldelo System for a restaurant a friend is putting up would be more cost-effective of not.

Of course I had to make sure they dress the part (I have Google images to show off the seamstress!);
Here is my Padre Pio and St. Cecilia:

Matthew joined a couple of contests as well. Martha almost cried trying to memorize her “little” speech. Haha. I seriously do not know what approach to take with the little girl.

She was supposed to say:
“Good morning everyone, I am St. Cecilia, the patroness of music. My feast day is November 22. Music is the language of the soul. I thank you.”

And she told me, all she was able to say was “Good morning everyone, I am St. Cecilia.”

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My kids’ Recognition Day was held last Monday and both of them got awards from their respective levels.

Martha received the 10th Honors distinction (over-all Nursery Level), and we were so proud of what she has accomplished! Remember I was even scared she would not even make it through the first week of school? Well, she passed with flying colors alright!

A funny thing – when the kids went home on the last day of school, Mato told us that he was 9th Honors and Martha was either 8th or 9th – Marts instantly said:
“Hindi, Top 2 ako!”
“Wow, really Marts, top 2?”
“Opo, top 2!”
Mato butts in – “Martha top 8 ka lang!”
Marts gets mad and pikon – “Hindi nga, top 2 ako! Top 2 sa pinto!”
(Their top ten ranking are displayed —- in their classroom’s door – pinto)

So I say (and believe her): “Wow, si Ninia top ten din like you?” (that’s her BFF)
Marts then delivers the punchline:
“Oo! Si Ninia Top 2, si Dzos Top 2, si Marcus Top 2!”
(Those are her friends in school, apparently everybody is Top 2! Hahaha!)

Matthew was 9th Honors over-all, with awards: Best in English, Best in Math, Best in Religion and Best in Hekasi.
I hope he gets a good conduct grade next year, he deserves to be within the top 3 in his batch.

You bet we were proud parents. We ordered pizza from Shakey’s and celebrated with my parents. They were going to have their swimming lessons in the afternoon so our celebration would be “extended”.

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The culminating activity for the kids’ Foundation Day Activities was the Field Demonstration. It was a bit new to us, having two kids to watch perform. I took care of Martha and Edil went to Matthew to fix his hair. I made sure that our digital video cables were complete and the batteries fully charged so we can document it and show to the stage grandparents and ninangs.

It goes without saying, we were so proud of the kids!

Martha was in her element – she loves to dance and I was near tears because she wasn’t even shy during her performance. I would love to post more but the pictures had some of her classmates in it so I am not sure that would be appropriate.

She would even wave at us after her performance! (I also realized how much of a giant she is, she was towering over everybody).

Matthew, on the other hand, was a revelation! They danced to some ballroom tunes and he rocked it! This little man has rhythm in his body, he was into the beat, and he was enjoying himself. And how handsome is my son?!

We can’t wait for next year!

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Matthew joined most of the games for Palarong Pinoy: luksong tinik, sack race, sungka and hampas palayok. They had the games under the sweltering heat in the middle of the afternoon so you can imagine how tired he was after. (Good thing he inherited his Dad’s genes – I hope – so he isn’t tipping the scales just yet because his appetite is HUGE!).

He was ahead of the game until the girl beside him tripped and he fell down as well.

But he was able to catch up:

And look at the burned crisp to the skin big boy:

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Matthew, being part of the Journalism Club, was listed to join the PhotoJournalism contest. They were encouraged to shoot people in a plaza and then they would write about it. He chose his pictures and had them under “Having Fun in Simple Things”.

He didn’t win but we were still proud of the captions he did.

“In the modern world, people are becoming too materialistic. They buy computers and gadgets for fun, but in truth fun is found in simple things.”

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My kids are geniuses (love your own – hahaha!). I didn’t take any prenatal vitamins when I was pregnant with them but they are doing well in school. They haven’t given me any headache when it comes to doing assignments, studying for tests and making projects. They LOVE to study, I hope it doesn’t change. They are diligent and often have the initiative to do their homework on their own.

When Martha was about to go to school, I was feeling guilty. I had been home with her for two years and she still hasn’t learned her colors nor the alphabet. But thankfully, she was able to adjust beautifully. One of her hobbies is to complete puzzles and play with clay lately. She completes puzzles fast and now has progressed with the digital version, Doodle Fit on my iPhone. So when I saw they had puzzle making activities in school, I enlisted her.

And they won first place! (She has that exact puzzle at home LOL)

During leg building they were told to make something they use and love. I asked what was this and she told it was a “fouremly” – whatever that means.

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It was the kids’ Foundation Week over the weekend at school and it was Martha’s first time. Since she is still a pre-schooler, she still needed a guardian all throughout so we were there the whole three days there were activities. We would often go home after lunch (and don’t come back, hehehe) but Matthew needed to stay because it’s extra points for his extra curricular activities in school.

It was a fun, albeit hot and tiring weekend. It was nice to see our kids interact with their classmates and I had come to a few realizations of my own. Whereas before I was scared Martha would have a hard time interacting with others, I was surprised and happy to learn that she is friendly to everybody and goes out of her way to greet them. Of course, it’s a different thing altogether when we are talking about adults telling her she is cute and all, but this girl can run for Ms. Congeniality all the time. I am pressed to say that she might be a little bully too. Not only is her height an advantage (she towers over everybody by a head!), she is such a brave girl. She isn’t scared to venture in the playground alone, with 2nd graders competing their way in turns for the slide. She blends in. She still whines when she sees me, and acts like a baby, but when left alone, she can cope. And shine.

Matthew, on the other hand, is really a loner by nature. He has always been unique, maybe even a little odd. He converses easily with people older than him and loves to sit in and listen to adult conversations. He has a habit of not greeting people he knows (even if they greet him first) and is just content standing by himself. And the thing is, he doesn’t mind. (I think he doesn’t mind) It reminds me of someone I know who always felt like she was an outcast back in her elementary days and would often be labelled masungit. In fact, I think the only thing that kept her from being an outcast was because she was very intelligent and was a teacher’s pet. (And yes I am talking about me). It is bothering me a bit because I want my son to have friends and a normal social life and yet I know that we shouldn’t pressure him into doing things because it’s the NORM. I want him to be comfortable enough in his own skin. Raising kids doesn’t get any easier. That’s for sure. I am raising a socially-challenged tween and a daredevil preschooler!

Anyway, I will be listing some highlights of the foundation day activities and will blog about it in detail along the way:
1. Lego/Puzzle Making Contest (Preschool)
2. Photojournalism Contest
3. Palarong Pinoy (Pinoy Games)
4. Field Demonstration

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