My nephew’s birthday was last week, and we wanted to make something homemade as a gift. Chickpea rolled up her sleeves and helped me make her cousin a cape and mask from an old pillowcase. I found the idea here. Here’s what we did:
Our supplies were
- an old pillowcase
- scissors
- ribbon
- fingerpaints
- needle and thread (not shown)
Step 1 – Cut the pillowcase lengthwise into two pieces, and cut off the cuffed hem – this will be your mask.
Step 2 – Cut out eye holes.
Step 3 – Have fun with fingerpaint.
Step 4 - Attach ribbon for straps to the cape and mask, and voila – a new identity.
Enjoy -it’s frugal and it worked for us.
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What a great idea!! My kids would love this.
Stacy
Cooool. I was just brainstorming this morning as to how I could make a cape for my son. He currently ties his towel or blanket around his neck.
Thanks for the tutorial.
What a neat project! I’m bookmarking this one.
I am so sewing challenged, it is scary. How did you attach the string to the pillowcase for the cape? I am having a superhero birthday for my 3 year old in a couple weeks and I thought it would be fun to let all the kids make capes. I don’t really want to spend $20 a piece for each kid. This idea is perfect! I just need to figure out how to attach string to the cape. Thank you! I hope to hear back from you.
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What a fun idea! I bought my kids capes from http://www.powercapes.com this holiday, but I’ll have to give this a try!