Superhero Swagger

Elevator Pitch

The Motley Kids are rocking their super bling! In this craft-along session you’ll be making superhero arm cuffs and an easy T-shirt cape to decorate at home. Tall buildings not included!

You will need your Responsible Adult available for this craft as you will need to be cutting with sharp scissors. This is also a messy craft with permanent markers so protect your workspace and your clothes!

This Craft Makes: 

This is the description of the craft (with pictures)

Supplies: 

Adults will need:

  • Sharp scissors or a knife for cutting soda bottles and fabric

You will need:

  • For the CUFFS:
    • An empty soda bottle, clean and with the label removed
      You can get a couple of cuffs from 1 soda bottle
    • Permanent Markers
    • Something to cover your workspace
    • A paper plate for your craft to dry on
  • For the CAPE:
    • An old T-shirt (the bigger the better) to cut up
    • Markers (Sharpie or Fabric work best, but any markers will do)
    • For safety, Motley Kids recommends Velcro fasteners at the neck. If you don’t have Velcro we’ll talk about some other options!

You may also want:

  • Hot glue or Superglue
  • Gemstones and jewels
  • Stickers (foam stickers work best on fabric)

Steps to Make It

Superhero Cuffs:

Adults:

  1. Clean the soda bottle and remove the label.
    You can use rubbing alcohol (if you have it) to remove any date stamps on the plastic or color over them with a dry erase marker and wipe off.
    Use any oil (mineral oil or cooking oil) to remove the label adhesive if needed.
  2. Cut the top and bottom of the bottle off and put them aside or recycle them
  3. Cut strips of the bottle about 1 1/2 – 2 inches wide.
    If your kid can’t fit their wrist comfortably through them, you can cut a slit in one side, but it’s not necessary.

Kids:

  1. Decorate your fancy superhero cuffs with the Sharpies, stickers, and any sticky gems you might have. If you want to paint them, use acrylic paint
  2. Let them dry while you make your cape

Superhero Cape

Adults:

  1. Use your scissors to cut up the sides of the T-shirt and over the top of the sleeves, leaving the neckband intact for now.
  2. Cut the neckband up the middle to open it
  3. Attach Velcro to both sides of the middle opening
    Anything tied at the neck is a choking risk and Motley Kids strongly recommends against it.
    If you don’t have Velcro you can make a buttonhole closure.

Kids:

  1. Decorate your cape with markers, foam stickers, and bling
  2. Put on your cape and cuffs
  3. Leap tall buildings in a single bound!

Notes for Setup/Teardown