It’s time to start thinking about Halloween, and if you’re the type of person that usually runs out of time to build your ideal costume, here’s your chance to get it right! 

This year you want a costume that everyone goes nuts for, right? Then I’ve got one word for you: SUPERHEROES!  Who doesn’t love a friendly, colorful crime-fighting friend? When I put this on to show my roommates, they went crazy for it. They went so crazy, in fact, that I might even wear this costume out dancing tonight. Want in on the fun? Here’s how I started …

 You will need:

-Main cape fabric from Goodwill (preferably knit fabric, like t-shirt material which won’t fray at the edges). The fabric could be an old sheet, an extra-large t-shirt, something from the fabric section, a blanket, towel, or whatever you find in a bright color!

-Piece of contrasting fabric or ribbon

-Scissors and thread

-Superhero masks, metallic onesie, glittery chest plate, neon wigs or many other fantastic accessories from Goodwill

- Super human strength

Step 1:

Cut a rectangle of fabric for the cape. Easy! Make it long enough to reach from your shoulders down to your knees and wide enough to go from shoulder tip to shoulder tip (if you want to get fancy like I did in step two make it one-and-a-half times the width of your shoulders).  Hint:  use a knit fabric so you don’t have to hem the edges, this will make you happier.

Step 2:

I cut my rectangle wider than my shoulders, so that I could get fancy by adding pleats.  Fold, pin, fold, pin, fold, pin, fold, pin, and sew.

Step 3:

Finally cut a strip of fabric about four inches wide and three feet long and attach it over top of the pleats. Sew with a zigzag stitch so that your threads stretch a bit with the fabric and won’t break while you’re cuttin’-a-rug on the dance floor.

Step 4:

Deck out your costume with tights, belt, masks, bunny ears, and all that other good stuff you find at Goodwill!

Step 5:

Almost done!  Here’s the best superhero trick in the super hero trick book … tie your cape around your shoulders like backpack straps and it won’t choke you, so you’ll feel more like a superhero throughout the night

Step 6:

Now you’re ready to fly, well sort of. Go superhero Go!

P.S. - If this was all a little too much- you can always use a bath towel and safety pins :-)

Happy Halloween!