Recently, my daughter’s cheerleading team participated in a team-building activity in which they were each asked to dress up in a super hero costume. Instead of choosing one of the more famous super heroes, my daughter decided to be a little unique and selected Word Girl as her super hero. I was delighted with her novel choice and in just a few hours, I managed to create a prize-winning costume for her.
I began by scrutinizing Word Girl images I found online and making a list of items I would need.
MATERIALS:
- · 1 red shirt
- · 1 pair of red leggings
- · A scrap of red felt
- · 3 yards of yellow material
- · Yellow ribbon
TOOLS:
- · Scissors
- · Glue stick (gel)
- · Straight edge
- · Copy paper
- · Pencil
- · Eraser
- · Safety pins
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES:
- · Brown boots
- · Brown gloves
- · Brown belt
- · Stuffed monkey
The tools and optional accessories were items I already had at home and I was able to purchase all of the items on the materials list for about $21.00 at a local “mart” store.
THE SHIELD AND STAR:
Using one of the pictures I found online for reference, I sketched Word Girl’s shield and star design on a piece of plain copy paper. I cut out the shield and star to make a template and placed the template on a section of the yellow material. I traced around the template to transfer the design to the material and then carefully cut out the design. I used the gel glue stick to adhere the shield to the front of the red shirt.
THE CAPE:
For the cape, I draped the remaining yellow material over my daughter’s shoulders to determine the appropriate length and simply cut off the excess fabric. I cut two pieces of yellow ribbon and pinned them to the top edge of the cape about shoulder width apart and tied them in a bow under her chin.
THE CAP:
The cap was the hardest part for me. If you have any crafting or sewing experience you may have a simple pattern for a cap but I had to wing it here. After a few failed attempts, I ended up cutting a large half circle of red felt. I placed this on my daughter’s head with the curved edge to the front and used a safety pin to pin the corners under her chin. I folded the material at the top front of the cap to make it fit closer to her head and used another safety pin to secure the fold.
FINISHING TOUCHES:
I added boots, gloves, a belt, and a stuffed animal monkey to complete the look of this affordable, easy-to-assemble Word Girl costume. Worrrrrrd UP!