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Superhero Day Ideas for Spirit Week

A hero of your own from what is in the closet: an outfit, a power, a cape and a name.

Superhero Day Ideas for Spirit Week

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  1. Secret IdentityA button shirt worn open over a bright tee, a tie hanging loose and a name tag that reads "Definitely Not a Hero."
  2. Rain Boot HeroRain boots with your pants tucked into them and a top in the color of the boots. Hero boots, already by the front door.
  3. Hero in One ColorOne bright color from collar to socks and shoes in a second one. Stand with your hands on your hips and the outfit does the rest.
  4. Shorts Over LeggingsLeggings or sweatpants with bright shorts pulled on over them, a long-sleeved tee tucked in and tall socks: the hero outline, straight from the drawer.
  5. Sweater CapeA sweater draped down your back, each sleeve held to a shoulder of your shirt with a clothespin. It goes back on when the room gets cold.

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Outfits from the closet 19

  • Dish Glove Hero Rubber dish gloves and tall socks in one color over plain dark clothes. Borrow the gloves from under the sink and put them back.
  • Goggles Up Flyer Swim goggles pushed up on your forehead, a zipped jacket and gloves: a hero who flies fast and has just landed.
  • Hero in One Color One bright color from collar to socks and shoes in a second one. Stand with your hands on your hips and the outfit does the rest.
  • Hero in Training Gym clothes and a sweatband on each wrist. Tell anyone who asks that it is day one of hero training.
  • Hoodie Reveal A zipped hoodie over a bright tee. Unzip it slowly whenever someone asks who you really are.
  • Long Tee and a Scarf Belt A long tee over leggings with a scarf knotted at the waist, the ends hanging at one hip.
  • Off-Duty Hero Jeans and a plain tee, with the corner of a dish towel hanging out of your backpack: the cape, packed in a hurry.
  • Rain Boot Hero Rain boots with your pants tucked into them and a top in the color of the boots. Hero boots, already by the front door.
  • Rescued Citizen Everyday clothes and a stuffed cat under one arm. Thank every caped classmate for getting it out of the tree.
  • Scarf Sash Hero A long scarf worn across your body from shoulder to hip and knotted at the side, over plain clothes in one color.
  • School Colors Hero The school's two colors are your hero colors, and the mascot's first letter goes on your chest in tape. The power: school spirit.
  • Secret Identity A button shirt worn open over a bright tee, a tie hanging loose and a name tag that reads "Definitely Not a Hero."
  • Shorts Over Leggings Leggings or sweatpants with bright shorts pulled on over them, a long-sleeved tee tucked in and tall socks: the hero outline, straight from the drawer.
  • The Sidekick Dress one shade plainer than a friend who is the hero, carry their backpack and keep a notebook of their best moments.
  • Sweater Cape A sweater draped down your back, each sleeve held to a shoulder of your shirt with a clothespin. It goes back on when the room gets cold.
  • Swim Shirt Suit A swim shirt and leggings in two bright colors: the nearest thing in the closet to a hero suit, and comfortable all day.
  • Two Tees, One Hero A short-sleeved tee over a long-sleeved one in a second color, with socks to match the sleeves: two colors, cut the way a hero suit is.
  • Vest and Gloves A puffer vest zipped over a long-sleeved tee, with winter gloves. It reads as armor and comes off when the room gets warm.
  • Windbreaker Hero A windbreaker zipped to the chin, track pants and sneakers. From across the hall it passes for a flight suit.

Capes, cuffs and emblems to make 15

  • Backpack Jet Pack Two cardboard tubes taped side by side to your backpack, with strips of red and orange paper hanging from the ends as flames.
  • Cape for a Sidekick A paper napkin taped on as a cape for a stuffed animal that rides in your hood or your bag pocket all day.
  • Cardboard Tube Cuffs Slit two cardboard tubes down one side, wrap them in foil and slip one over each wrist.
  • Cereal Box Emblem Cut a shape from an empty cereal box, color the plain side and tape it to your chest: a leaf, a gear, a wave or a paw.
  • Emblem on the Cape Tape a big paper emblem to the back of your cape, so the people walking behind you know who just passed.
  • Headband Crest A paper shape taped to the front of a headband: a flame, a star or a pair of wings. It stands in for a mask.
  • Hero ID Card A card pinned to your shirt: hero name, power, one weakness and "In an emergency, call my sidekick."
  • Old Tee Cape Cut the back out of an old tee and clip it to your shoulders with two clothespins: a cape light enough to fly at recess. Ask before you cut.
  • Paper Boot Tops Fold a sheet of colored paper around each ankle and tape it shut, so a cuff stands over the top of each sneaker.
  • Paper Plate Buckle A small paper plate, colored in and taped to the front of your belt, with your initial in the middle.
  • Pillowcase Cape A pillowcase pinned by two corners to the shoulders of your shirt, with your emblem drawn on paper and taped to the middle.
  • Scarf Cape A light scarf clipped to your shoulders with two hair clips. No knot, and it flies when you run at recess.
  • Sock Arm Guards A pair of old long socks with the toes cut off, pulled over your forearms. Ask before you cut.
  • Tape Emblem Your first initial in masking tape or colored tape on a plain tee, inside a circle of tape.
  • Towel Cape A bath towel clipped to the shoulders of your shirt with two clothespins. It comes off in a second for class.

Dress as a power 22

  • Brain Power A collared shirt, a pencil behind each ear and sums written on strips of tape down both sleeves.
  • Color Change A reversible jacket, or a second tee in your bag: change colors at lunch and deny that anything happened.
  • Flight Sky blue on top, cotton-ball clouds taped around your ankles and both arms out in front for every photo.
  • Growing Pants cuffed high and sleeves pushed up as if you had outgrown them, with tiny paper houses taped to the tops of your shoes.
  • Heat Power Red, orange and yellow in layers, with paper flames taped inside your cuffs so they show when you point.
  • Ice Power White and pale blue, mittens and paper snowflakes taped along both sleeves.
  • Invisibility Plain clothes and an empty paper picture frame to hold in front of your face for photos. The caption: "Hero, not pictured."
  • Light Power White or yellow clothes with strips of foil at the collar and cuffs, to catch the light in every doorway.
  • Magnet Power Gray clothes with paper clips, foil scraps and a paper spoon taped to your sleeves, as if they had flown there.
  • Plant Power Green from collar to socks, a chain of paper leaves wound around one arm and a paper flower in your pocket.
  • Shrinking Carry one giant thing made of paper, a pencil as long as your arm or a huge paper clip, so that you look small beside it.
  • Stretching A long-sleeved shirt two sizes too big, so the cuffs hang past your hands, and long socks pulled over your pant legs.
  • Super Jump Paper springs, folded like an accordion, taped to the tops of your sneakers, and a look at the ceiling before every step.
  • Super Kindness A paper heart as your emblem and a pocket full of folded notes, one kind line on each, to hand out all day.
  • Super Speed Running clothes and sneakers, hair brushed straight back and paper streamers taped to your shoulder blades, as if you had just stopped.
  • Super Strength A plain tee with the sleeves rolled, and a barbell made of a cardboard tube with a paper plate on each end, marked 1,000 lb.
  • Talks to Animals A tee with an animal on it, a stuffed animal riding in your hood and a paw print as your emblem.
  • Teleporting A sign on your back that reads "Just got here" and a name tag from another room. Never be seen arriving.
  • Time Freeze A paper watch on each wrist and a clock face as your emblem. Freeze for three seconds whenever a bell rings.
  • Water Power Blues from light to dark, paper waves taped along your hems and a paper drop as your emblem.
  • Weather Control A raincoat, a paper sun on one shoulder and a paper cloud on the other. Announce tomorrow's forecast at lunch.
  • Wind Power A scarf pinned so it points to one side, hair combed the same way and a paper pinwheel in your hand.

Everyday heroes 19

  • Animal Shelter Volunteer An old tee, a paper leash looped at your belt and a stuffed dog under one arm that still needs a name.
  • Bus Driver A collared shirt, a steering wheel made from a paper plate and a cheerful good morning for every single person.
  • Cafeteria Cook An apron, hair tied back and a big spoon cut from cardboard. This hero feeds a whole school by noon.
  • Crossing Guard A bright yellow or orange top, gray tape in an X across the chest and a paper stop sign taped to a ruler.
  • Custodian A work shirt, a ring of paper keys at your belt loop and a rag in a back pocket. Fix one small thing before lunch.
  • Doctor on Rounds A white button shirt worn open as the coat, a pen in the pocket and a stethoscope cut from paper.
  • Farmer Jeans or overalls, a flannel shirt and boots, with a paper carrot in the pocket. Everyone's lunch started here.
  • Firefighter A raincoat and rain boots, two bands of gray tape around each sleeve and a paper badge with your house number as the engine number.
  • Good Neighbor Everyday clothes, an oven mitt and an empty baking dish with a paper label: "For next door."
  • Librarian A book under each arm and a paper date stamp in your pocket: the hero who knows where every answer is kept.
  • Lifeguard Red shorts, a white tee, a towel around your shoulders and sunglasses pushed up. Sit very straight in every chair.
  • Lineworker After the Storm Jeans, boots, work gloves in a back pocket and a tool belt cut from paper. The hero who gets the lights back on.
  • Mail Carrier A blue top, a shoulder bag of paper letters and a real note to deliver to one teacher and one friend.
  • My Hero Medal Your own clothes and a big paper medal pinned on, naming your hero and why: "My aunt. Fixes everything."
  • Nurse A loose tee and drawstring pants in one pale color, comfortable sneakers and a pocket of stickers for brave patients.
  • Paramedic Dark pants, a dark polo, a paper patch on one sleeve and a lunch box packed as a first aid kit.
  • Search and Rescue Volunteer An orange or yellow top, hiking boots, a day pack and a paper map folded in your pocket.
  • Teacher A cardigan, a lanyard, a pen behind one ear and a stack of papers to grade under one arm.
  • Veterinarian A white shirt worn open as the coat, and a stuffed animal with a bandaged paw tucked under one arm.

Make your own hero name 10

  • Birth Month Plus Favorite Snack The March Pretzel, The July Peach: a name nobody else will have. The snack is the emblem.
  • Captain Plus Your Best Subject Captain Fractions, Captain Spelling: put Captain in front of what you are best at and write it on a paper nameplate across your chest.
  • Guardian of Your Street Name yourself after the street you protect, The Guardian of Maple Street, and draw its sign as your emblem.
  • The Opposite of Your Weakness Always late? You are The Early Bird. Lose things? The Finder. Name the hero you are working on becoming.
  • The Remarkable Plus Your First Name Write The Remarkable and your own first name in big letters on a paper banner pinned across your chest.
  • Shirt Color Plus Favorite Animal The Green Otter, The Orange Heron: the color of your shirt and the animal you like best. Add paper ears or a tail in that color.
  • The Thing You Always Do Turn a habit into the name: The Door Holder, The Pencil Lender, The One Who Remembers. The emblem is the thing itself.
  • Your Classroom Job Line Leader, Plant Waterer, Light Switch Chief: wear the job title on a paper sash and treat it as a power.
  • Your Initials Your initials are the hero's whole name. Tape them to your shirt in block letters and answer to nothing else.
  • Your Pet Gets the Title The hero is the pet: Admiral Pickles, Mighty Biscuit. You are the human sidekick, with a paper paw print on your sleeve.

Last minute 6

  • Dish Towel Cape A dish towel clipped to the back of your collar with one clothespin: the smallest cape in school.
  • Hero Name Tag Everyday clothes and a name tag that starts "Hello, my power is". Fill in something true, such as "finding lost pencils."
  • Paper Wrist Cuffs Two strips of paper taped around your wrists, each with one big button drawn on it.
  • The Pose No costume at all. Choose a pose, hands on hips or one fist up, and strike it in every doorway.
  • Socks in Your Hero Colors One sock in each of your two hero colors, pulled up over your cuffs, and a name for the hero by first period.
  • Sticky Note Emblem One sticky note on your chest with a single letter or a fast doodle. Done before the bus comes.

For friends or a whole class 13

  • A Cape Color for Each Grade Each grade gets a cape color, and towels, scarves and sheets all count. From the back of the gym you can count the grades.
  • Cape Parade A lap of the hallway or the gym in capes, the youngest class first, while the others clap.
  • Classroom Job Powers Each student's job is a power for the day: the line leader has super speed, the door holder super strength. Wear the job on a paper badge.
  • Everyday Heroes Crew Four friends, four helpers: a firefighter, a nurse, a crossing guard and a mail carrier, walking in together.
  • Hero Roll Call The teacher reads the roll by hero name. Each student stands, says a power in three words and sits.
  • Hero Team Name Name the lunch table, The Table Four Squad or The Back Row Team, and write it on a paper banner for the photo.
  • Heroes and the Crowd Half the class in capes, half holding paper signs: "Thank you, heroes" and "You saved my homework." Swap at lunch.
  • One Class, One Emblem The class votes on an emblem on Monday, and everyone tapes a copy to a plain tee on hero day.
  • One Emblem, Five Colors Every friend wears a different single color and the same paper emblem: a team that reads as one from across the gym.
  • Power Trio Three friends, three powers: one fast in running clothes, one strong with a paper barbell, one clever with a pencil behind each ear.
  • The Rescue Scene One hero in a cape, one reporter with a paper microphone and one citizen holding a stuffed cat. Act out the rescue on request.
  • Team Photo Pose The whole group in one pose for the picture: hands on hips, capes held out to one side, eyes on the horizon.
  • Thank-You Medals The class cuts paper medals and delivers them to the school's own heroes: the custodian, the cooks, the bus drivers and the office.

For teachers and staff 13

  • A Medal for a Colleague Each adult wears a paper medal naming a colleague who saved their day this year, and why.
  • Cape Over the Cardigan Work clothes as usual, with a towel or a tablecloth clipped to the shoulders. Teach the whole lesson without mentioning it.
  • Door Greeter in a Cape The principal meets the buses in a cape and asks every student for a hero name on the way in.
  • Front Office Powers Each desk posts its power on a paper nameplate: Finds Any Form, Knows Every Bus, Fixes the Copier.
  • Hero Card in the Badge Holder Slide a card in behind your ID: hero name, power and years of service.
  • Hero of the Red Pen A red check mark as the emblem and a red pen behind one ear.
  • Library Card Hero The librarian's cape has a paper pocket that holds a library card, and the emblem is an open book.
  • Mission on the Board Today's mission goes on the board where the agenda was: "Mission: fractions. Danger level: low."
  • One Staff Emblem Every adult in the building wears the same paper emblem with the school's initial, from the front office to the lunch line.
  • Powered by Coffee A travel mug drawn on the emblem and the real one in your hand. The power wears off at three o'clock.
  • Science Teacher, Goggles Up The lab coat, safety goggles pushed up on the forehead and Brain Power written on tape across the pocket.
  • The Substitute A name tag that reads "Filling in for a hero today." It works for the regular teacher too.
  • Whistle and Cape The gym teacher adds a cape to the usual tracksuit and times the class around four cones: hero training.

How it works

These superhero day ideas for spirit week start with outfits straight from the closet, such as shorts over leggings or a sweater worn as a cape.

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Superhero ideas for school spirit week, with no character to copy

Every hero here is one you invent, so nothing has to be bought and no two people arrive as the same one. Choose a power first: each comes with what to wear. Speed is running clothes and paper streamers, ice is pale blue and mittens, plant power is green with a chain of paper leaves.

A cape, an emblem and a hero name

A bath towel clipped to your shoulders with two clothespins makes a cape that comes off for class. The emblem can be your initial in tape. For the name, put Captain in front of your best subject, or name yourself after the street you guard.

  • Clip the cape to your shirt and never tie it at the neck. A clipped cape lets go when it catches on a chair.
  • Skip the mask. A paper crest on a headband says hero and leaves your face free.

Questions and answers

What are good superhero day ideas for spirit week?

Outfits that read as a hero with nothing bought: shorts over leggings with a tucked-in tee, rain boots with a top in the same color, a zipped hoodie over a bright tee, or a swim shirt and leggings in two colors.

What are last minute superhero day ideas for spirit week?

A sticky note with one letter on your chest, a dish towel clipped to your collar as the smallest cape in school, or a name tag that reads "Hello, my power is finding lost pencils."

What are superhero spirit week ideas for a whole class?

One emblem the class votes on and tapes to every tee, a cape color for each grade, a roll call by hero name, or paper medals delivered to the custodian, the cooks and the bus drivers.

Who can you be for superhero day if you do not want a cape?

An everyday hero: a firefighter in a raincoat and rain boots, a crossing guard with a paper stop sign, a mail carrier with a real note to deliver, or a lifeguard with a towel and sunglasses.

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