Make It! Superhero Costume

Nothing says imagination like a superhero costume. Superman or Wonder Woman can rock this outfit, styled and decorated just the way they like it. Let Mom and Dad put the cape together and the rest of the decorating is up to you.

NOTE: This is a project where your creativity and exploration are essential! You can cut your own shapes from fabric scraps to decorate your cape even more. Use crayons, colored pens or oil pastels to really make it your own! Use your imagination, and don’t forget the most important step: HAVE FUN!

Now go out and conquer the world! POW! ZAP! SPLAT!

MAKING YOUR SUPERHERO CAPE

WHAT YOU NEED:

• 20" x 23" Silver Fabric Rectangle
• 40" White/Black Ribbon
• Fabric Glue

LAY your silver fabric on a flat surface, with the shiny outside face down.

PLACE your white/black ribbon along a short edge of your fabric about 2" away from the edge.

RUN a line of fabric glue on the inside of your silver fabric just below the ribbon.

FOLD the fabric over the ribon, closing it in but ensuring no glue gets on the ribbon - you don't want the ribbon stuck down just yet.

ALLOW the glue to dry completely.

GATHER the fabric toward the middle of the ribbon so that it bunches slightly.

MAKE SURE there is an even amount of ribbon sticking out of both sides of the cape - this will tie the cape around your neck.

GLUE the ribbon to the fabric just inside the opening on either side of the collar - this will keep the ribbon from sliding out.

SUPERHERO ACCESSORIES AND DECORATIONS

SUPERHERO ACCESSORIES

• Superhero Mask
• Fabric Wrist Bands x 2
• Mini Plastic Tube x 2
• Plastic Gems - orange and green

SUPERHERO COSTUME DECORATIONS

• Sticky Felt Sheets - Red, Blue and Yellow
• Die-Cut Sticky Stars
• Pencil
• Scissors

FILL one mini test tube with orange gems and another with green gems.

GLUE the tops of the test tubes to ensure the gems don't fall out - these will be your power neutralizer/antidote vials.

USE the die-cut sticky stars to decorate your mask, wrist bands and cape.

TRACE images onto your sticky felt sheets to make more decorations - lightning bolts, stars, etc.

CUT the shapes out of your sticky felt and STICK them onto your cape.

Don’t forget you can layer your shapes- make a tri-colored star or a two-toned lightning bolt!

WRITE your superhero name in bubble writing on your sticky felt and CUT the letters out to STICK onto your cape.

TIE your cape around your neck.

SLIDE the wrist bands onto each wrist.

PULL the mask over your eyes.

HOLD a power neutralizer/antidote vial in each hand.

BA-BAAAM! You are a superhero!

WANT TO HAVE SOME SUPERHERO ADVENTURES?
MAKE A COMIC BOOK OF
YOUR ESCAPADES.

PRINT the comic book page templates. 

TIP: Print the cover separate on a colored piece of paper, and the remaining four pages front to back to create an actual booklet.

Cover  :  Title Page  :  Page 1  :  Page 2  :  Page 3

COMBINE the sheets to make a book or use them as seperate sheets.

DRAW your comic strip adventures.

COLOR your comic strip.

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