My daughter’s school has ‘spirit days’ every month- they are a lot of fun for the kids & gives them an excuse to wear unusual things & think creatively. One of the themes is ‘Super Hero Day’. It could be as simple as wearing a graphic tee- but they sky’s the limit. 🙂 This year my daughter & a classmate decided they would be ‘Terrific Twins’; their super power was to make others smile. They did some drawings & thought of the lightning bolt logo & my daughter asked if we could make capes. I loved their enthusiasm so we looked up some ideas & found a tutorial for a mask on SlowMama’s blog– which is fabulous & easy to follow- but we had to add some ribbon!
Here’s how it looked pinned up:
I used the pink 5/8” sheer box pleat ribbon along the top & 5/8” elastic ribbon for the headband portion. I pinned both of the ribbons between the 2 layers of felt before stitching them together.
And the finished project:
We added sequins & a lightning bolt in glitter glue after the stitching was done.
We thought some wristbands would add to the ensemble:
For these I measured a strip of felt around my daughter’s wrist & then cut at an angle. The elastic ribbon makes them easy to slip on & off- you can see it only takes a snippet of elastic for these! They are only one layer, but I stitched all the way around for a fun detail.
We made a cape too- same basic idea as the one I made for her Harry Potter party at school, but I did round the edges on this one- and the fuchsia/pink 5/8” textured two-toned ribbon matched the fabric Hadley chose really well!
And here are the Terrific Twins & their Superhero Teacher! They all make me smile!
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you’ve been inspired!
By Jen Shears
Other Supplies Used
- Felt (fabric store sheets)
- Fabric for cape (Ben Franklins)
- Sewing machine & thread
- Straight pins
- Martha Stewart Glitter Glue
- Sequins (Joanns)
Terrific project! Thanks for the great construction photos…very helpful. Looking forward to making this for my granddaughters!
You are thee best momma ever! What fun outfits!
These are SUPER COOL Jen!!!
What a FUN day and FUN Mum 🙂
LOVE how you added the sequins & sparkly lightning bolt – they really are Terrific Twins!!!
I think I want one of these….