Are you looking for a birthday theme, play group activity, Halloween costume, or even just a rainy day project? Look no further. Super heroes to the rescue!
You can make a “super cool” cape from an ordinary t-shirt! Making a super hero cape is easy peasy: Simply remove the sleeves and cut off the front of the t-shirt. Cut carefully around the neck hole, leaving it so it can be pulled over your child’s head. Easy on,easy “take off”!
We made these capes at preschool for a hero themed summer camp. You can make any design or word by carving it into green florists foam with a sharpened pencil and then painting over your design with acrylic paint. After painting the foam, press the design onto the shirt. It can be reused over and over if you can keep the kiddos from poking their fingers into it. ( I was doing it….it’s fun!)
If you are going to write words, don’t forget to write them backwards. I totally bombed that one the first time. POW! and BAM! make a lot more sense than !WOP and !MAB.
Make a mask covered with stickers or paint for “incognito emergencies”.
Off to fight crime in the city, neighborhood backyard!
*The photo opportunities are endless…
- Come out of a refrigerator box “phone booth”
- Lay on a table with arms out flying
- Lift cardboard dumbbells
- Wrap rope around a bad guy
Use your imagination. I know you have t-shirts just lying around, so if your children are too….You’re in business.
