For Lucas’ superhero birthday party, I made all of the kids their very own superhero capes. There’s no sewing involved in making these capes either so they are extremely easy to make and at about $2 per cape, they are also very affordable.
What You’ll Need:
Felt
Hot glue or spray glue
Velcro iron on strips
Download superhero cape template.
Instructions:
Once you have your cape cut out, then you will need to attach Velcro to the neck. I used the iron on Velcro, but if you have time — it is better to attach them with a few stitches by hand. The last thing is to decorate the back! Lucas got a spider for his favorite superhero–Spiderman!
For the rest of the kids, we simply cut out shields and stars from felt and attached them with spray glue. Easy peasy!
Thank you for sharing! Planning a 6th birthday party and this is Perfect!!!! Thank you ! Thank you ! Thank you !
Thanks, Carla – so glad it was helpful to you! Happy birthday to your kiddo : )
Thank you!!! We are hosting my daughter’s 6th birthday, and her theme is Capes & Crowns. Choose your own royalty or superhero dance party. This idea saved me!!
OMG, Melissa – I LOVE your theme idea – will have to remember that for future parties! Happy 6th Birthday to your little girl!
Hi! I love this and we are having a superhero party soon. Question, where did you get a bulk of the felt from to make the capes?
Bethany – I got the felt at Joann’s. Good luck with your superhero party!
Hello! Love your no sew cape! I’m having trouble downloading the template. Can you help?
Hi MJ – sorry you’re having trouble downloading. Try going here: http://www.slideshare.net/jollymom/superhero-cape-template and clicking on SAVE at the top of the page. Let me know if that works.
Thank you so much! That worked for me!!
Thank you so much! This is perfect. We’re doing a Superhero’s “Random Acts of Kindness” birthday party for my 4 year old. We live in CT, so it’s especially meaningful. All the kids will get a cute little cape and we’ll go into the town center and do a bunch of random acts(fill up parking meters, hand out flowers, hand out stickers for kids, all with a little “random acts of kindness, pay it forward note…” so excited to get the cape part down. By the way, Joann’s has on sale this week for $3.74/ yard (online too). I figured 4 yards for 20 kids to play it safe.
Great share Piera, I really appreciate it!
You’re welcome, Kimberly! And, I just LOVE, LOVE the Random Acts of Kindness birthday party idea – LOVE it! Happy birthday to your kiddo!
Thank you so much! I have a quick question, where did you find the spider for the back of the cape?
You’re very welcome, Profmom! If I recall I just Googled “Spiderman Logo”. Not sure if this is the one I used, but it looks just like it: http://www.dragoart.com/tuts/11067/1/1/how-to-draw-the-spiderman-logo,-spiderman-symbol.htm
This is PERFECT!!!!! My son wants a superhero party for his 7th birthday this year and this will be perfect for him.
Where did you find your felt?
I got it at Joann’s : )
About how many yards of felt do you think I would need for 12 capes?? Thank you so much for sharing this idea – I was stressing about the idea of getting a dozen capes sewn in time for my son’s birthday party.
Thanks for this awesome idea. My son is having a batman party this weekend ! Going to try and make them today.
Can you use something else besides felt. Because in the picture looks kind of stuff. could if I was to use a different kind of fabric then I would to sew around the around found the template
Hi Samantha – yes you can definitely use another type of fabric if you are going to sew. The nice thing about the felt is that you don’t have to sew at all though. Let me know if I can help with anything else! : )
I made them using fleece fabric (in blue, green and red) and they turned out great and no need to sew. They are also very flexible, not stiff at all. It was on sale for $5.99 a yard and I could get about 4 per yard.
Thank you so much I am planning a Super Hero 6th birthday party for my son! This is perfect!!!
Question on the capes. You said your felt was 18×24. Was that the size before you folded in half? The finished size? Sorry I’m trying to imagine and I’m stuck.
Amanda – the felt was 18×24 before I folded. Hope that helps!
Yes it does! I’ll have t and you pictures!
I’m so excited. Thank you for sharing your idea and information. My son is going to be so happy once he sees his cape for his superhero birthday party.
Love this idea! How well did the logos stay on the capes? What do you think about using fleece with the felt logo’s?
Mottsmom – you might want to try some iron on adhesive instead – that would probably hold much better. Let me know how they turn out!
Is that the same as the spray adhesive? I bought a fleece remnant and some felt and spray adhesive to try out tonight. I’ll let you know how it worked!
Mottsmom – no, it’s different and has a much stronger hold. Here’s a link to what I’m referring to: http://www.stuff4sewing.com/3-8-x10-yards-heat-n-bond-ultra-hold-iron-on-adhesive-3509-38.html?CAWELAID=858436958&gclid=CIyDtJXtoLUCFeyPPAodUQQAQA
Mottsmom – how did the fleece cape with felt logo work out? Need to make 30 capes and don’t want to order that much fleece if it will need sewing?
Hi!
The capes are adorable. I would like to make them.
Could you please confirm the measurements of the piece of felt.
Thank you!
Patti Gage
Ok here’s what I did, I said I’d let you know. I waited till Joanne fabrics had felt on sale. That way I could get all the colors I wanted at less than having a 50% off coupon. If you use a coupon you can only get one color aka cut of fabric. I had her cut the 8 color at exactly on yard each. Then… All I did was fold it in half. Cut down the LONG side. Now you have 2 hinged pieces. I cut about 8.5 inches off the folded end so I could cut shapes from the excess. It took me all of 30 minutes tops to cut out all the capes. Now I just have to do the neck holes which always easy on my tester. I’m so excited they look awesome!
What weight felt did you use? I am thinking of buying online, but don’t want to waste money on the wrong type. Thanks.
Thank you! you saved me! we are doing a princesses and knights birthday party and I needed some more fun/inexpensive dress up ideas for the boys! This is perfect! Thank you!!
So glad they are helpful, Sabrina! Good luck with your party!
Thanks so much!
Hi! Can you email me the superhero cape template? For some reason I can’t access it on my computer or at work so I can print it. thanks
Thank you so much!!
I’m doing a superhero theme birthday party for my soon to be 1 year old son. I can’t wait to see all the babes and children in their capes! Where do you get the velcro?
Hello there. I wanted to say a big thank you for this tutorial. Great pictures and really clear instructions. I used it for my daughters party activities. And I just put in a link to here on my blog post – http://www.cleocobb.co.uk/sample-page/
Thanks again
Cleo
Thank you, Cleo!
Thank you soooo much!i just made 16 of red and blue capes for my God-son’s 5th Spider-Man themed birthday.i just need to cut out a spider and glue to their back.Where did u get the spider?
The link to download for Slide Share is not working for me either. Any other way you can email or share?