Last year I coached a PeeWee Football team and what we did is everyone ordered buckets to use all year. We used Autograph Sign Shop in Arlington and they were just $20.00 already decorated for all the girls. You could also do some type of Duffle bags too. Check out Etsy as they have tons of cute stuff.
Homecoming I went to a place called The Sale Place and you can buy all the supplies in Bulk to make Mums. It came to about $10.00 a kid and we had all the parents come over and make the mums (we did small ones as they had to cheer in them) and made them all look the same. For the football players we did Spririt sticks which was a dal-rod with ribbon hanging down with footballs attached to the top with bells. The parents held them during the games. We also made all the parents picture buttons for homecoming also.
The end of year gifts we did dog tags with the team name and girls name and the football players got there name and number on them. We did these for $5.00 a piece.
For stuff like this it was great to have the team moms for the cheerleading and football to work together to come up with stuff. I would come up with stuff before it ever starts and let the parents know what the cost is and collect the money all at one time with letting them know this is what we plan on spending but if it is over we will let you know what the difference is.
I had a couple of parents that complained about everytime we collected money so I just asked for it upfront and anything left over we used to go toward our end of year party. Let me know if I can help you with any other questions.