For Kids: Superhero Capes

We hope you enjoy this quick and easy craft to celebrate National Superhero Day and help keep your own little superhero feeling strong, powerful, and super awesome! Courtesy of Makes and Takes.

Supplies:(makes 2 kid capes):

• 1/2 yard fabric – no fray fabric using either polyester, felt, or fleece

• scissors – good fabric cutting scissors

• felt pieces in different colors

• Velcro (optional)

• glue – hot glue is quick, but you can use E-6000 for a good hold or tacky glue if you can wait overnight for it to dry.

Note: There’s a lot of free-hand cutting in this tutorial, but this cape is so forgiving, there’s no need to worry! We like polyester because it’s light, a little stretchy, and the edges don’t fray.

Directions:

1. Cut your fabric into 2 equal pieces lengthwise so you’ll have a second cape to make later. One piece should measure 28″x18″.

2. Fold your fabric in half. On the top of one end, starting on the fold side about 4 inches from the top, cut straight and then up towards the top, making a sort of half U shape. Start to curve your scissors up when you are 1-2 inches from the edge. The long thinner ends of the U shape will be how kids will tie the cape around their necks.

Optional: at this point, you can glue or sew on a piece of Velcro onto either side of these thinner ends for kids to Velcro their capes around their necks.

2. With your fabric still folded in half, turn to the other end. With your scissors, starting from the folded side, cut 2 large scallops (when the fabric opens, there should be 4 scallop shapes.)

You can be done with your cape here. That’s it! Just a few cuts and you’re on your way to being even more awesome. But… keep reading if you want to add a little flare to your cape!

3. With your felt material, cut out a superhero symbol. You can cut it freehand or find images on the internet and print them out for a pattern. You could also the first letter of their name!

4. Glue on the felt shape to the back of the cape. You’ll want to glue it about 1/2 way up from the bottom and centered. I used hot glue so it would dry fast, but hot glue is for adult-use only. If your child wants to do the gluing, you can use craft glue, like tacky glue, and let it set overnight.

Note: be careful with hot glue, it can bleed through the felt if you use too much or press too hard and can burn slightly. 

All your cape needs now is a superhero to try it on. Tie the two top ends around their neck into a soft knot and they are ready to be awesome!