If you’re looking for a quick, inexpensive, no-sew way to create capes for your super-preschooler, look no further!  No super powers are required here, just fabric, self-adhesive Velcro tabs, and scissors!

For your fabric, start with tricot (pronounced “tree-co”).  Call your local fabric stores to find one that carries it.  It is fabulously shiny and light so that it ripples and flows as the wearer takes flight!  As for super powers, it doesn’t fray, so it doesn’t require any hemming to finish the edges.  Tricot comes on very wide bolts.  You only need about 20 inches, so with the wide width, you can purchase twenty inches and make probably 3 or 4 capes.  Once you have the tricot, cut a rectangle about 18 inches by 20 inches.  (The size is by no means exact.  This is the size that has worked for my 2-5 year olds, but feel free to adjust!)

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