Who was your child’s first best friend? Before playdates and string bracelets, kids find love and companionship in their stuffed animals—a playmate, a shoulder to cry on, and a superhero all wrapped into one.

If you are in the NYC area, please join me on Saturday, January 19th at the Museum of the City of New York to celebrate the exhibition, A City for Corduroy: Don Freeman’s New York. The classic story celebrates the bond between a girl and her bear, who through her eyes, is perfect just as he is. We will be making superhero capes for your kids’ favorite lovies (stuffed animals are welcome too!).

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MAKE A SUPERHERO CAPE:

What you’ll need:

• felt
• 24″ ribbon
• Aleene’s Turbo Tacky Glue
• Gems, pompoms, buttons, foam shapes

Make it:

1. For a medium-sized stuffed animal, cut an 8-inch-by-10-inch piece of felt. Cut 6 slits about 1/2-inch down from top edge.
2. Weave ribbon through the slits.
3. Decorate the cape the cape using Aleene’s Turbo Tacky Glue to keep those embellishments right where you want them!
4. Tie cape onto stuffed animal and watch them leap tall couches in a single bound!

1. For a medium-sized stuffed animal, cut an 8-inch-by-10-inch piece of felt. Cut 6 slits about 1/2-inch down from top edge.
2. Weave ribbon through the slits.
3. Decorate the cape the cape using Aleene’s Turbo Tacky Glue to keep those embellishments right where you want them!
4. Tie cape onto stuffed animal and watch them leap tall couches in a single bound!

January 17, 2019| Activities, Animals, Early Elementary, Family Bonding, Older Elementary, Preschool, Unplugged Time, Yarn & Fabric