Most kids absolutely love anything to do with Superheroes and lots of the catalogues aimed at FS classes (e.g. TTS) have started to stock superhero capes for role-play. They are usually pretty nice but also pretty expensive. I've had some in my outdoor role-play box for a couple of years now and they get lots of use by both boys and girls. They are very cheap and easy to make for yourself if you own a sewing machine (or know someone that does).
All you need is about a metre of a shiny satin fabric (about £5/m at my local fabric shop), some elastic & the sewing thread. From that metre of fabric, you'll get at least 2 capes. If you cut your fabric carefully, you'll only have to sew a hem on 2 edges, plus the channel for your elastic, to stop fraying. You basically need a square of fabric, hemmed so it will not fray, and with a channel sewn on one edge. Thread the elastic through the channel and then sew together to secure. The elastic will cause that edge to bunch up and is perfect for the children to stretch over their head without it being too tight. They can be worn on either the head or around the neck.
I have 2 black (Batman), 2 blue (Superman?), 2 red (Spiderman?) & 2 pink (for the girls). If you want, you can always applique a fancy design onto it (or just glue it on) to add more detail but the children generally don't care about that sort of detail. They just want an excuse to be allowed to run around like a lunatic sometimes!
(BTW- 3 sequinned ones in the TTS catalogue almost £30)
Go for it- it's not as difficult as you may think!
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