Superhero Program Ideas: Every Hero Has a Story Program Ideas: Every Hero Has a Story Topic: Training Training: Training Course, made from the items listed below (30 mins) Materials:

Superhero Program Ideas: Every Hero Has a Story

Topic: Teamwork

Training: Teamwork Challenge (20 mins)

Materials:

1 large hula-hoop

Have everyone stand in a circle and hold

hands with the hula-hoop starting on

someone’s arm and thus part of the circle.

Pass the hula-hoop around from person to

person without breaking the circle! People

will have to dodge under the hula-hoop and

walk over it to get it all the way around the

circle!

Activity: Create Superhero Persona (20 mins)

Materials:

Superhero Questioner Worksheet

Fill in superhero name, symbol,

colors, enemy name, and super

powers.

Draw a picture of you as a superhero

on the back.

2 Computers with superhero name generator

website to give kids ideas:

http://superhero.namegeneratorfun.com/

Colored pencils

Markers

Crayons

Activity: Decorate Superhero Mask (20 mins)

Materials:

Masks

Foam Stickers

Foam Paper

Tacky Glue

Glitter Glue

Markers

Sample

http://superhero.namegeneratorfun.com/


Topic: Training

Training: Training Course, made from the items

listed below (30 mins)

Materials:

Fake Dumbbell for kids to pretend to lift

Large cardboard roll

Large black & white paper

Newspaper to stuff the ends

Tape

Empty Large Cardboard Boxes

Pop-up Tunnels

Hula-Hoops

Jump Ropes

Skip it

Rope

Tennis Balls

Paper Mache Rock for kids to pretend to lift

Newspaper

Flour

Water

Paint it to look like a rock

Activity: Superhero Hand Cuffs (20 mins)

Materials:

Toilet paper rolls (110)

Scissors

Foam Stickers

Foam Paper

Glitter Glue

Sample


Topic: Speed

Training: Speed, (30 mins)

Materials: Minute-Win-It Games

40 Yard Dash Course

Rope

Stop Watch

Dice (timed, stacking as fast as possible)

Ping pong balls (carry ball on spoon-

Plastic spoons -in relay race)

Pedometers (attach to headband-

Headbands/hat -try to get highest #)

Jenga (# take out w/out it falling fastest)

Activity: Superhero Shield (20 mins)

Materials:

Cardboard stripes for handle

Paper Plates or Cardboard circles

Scissors

Stapler/staples

Foam Paper

Foam Stickers

Glitter Glue

Sample


Topic: Drawing

Training: Drawing (30 mins)

Materials:

Comic WS

Sample

Coloring Pencils

Pens

Pencils

Crayons

Markers

Example Comic Books

Activity: Superhero Suit (15 mins)

Materials:

Large brown paper bags

Scissors

Foam Stickers

Foam Paper

Glitter Glue

Sample

Activity: Superhero Bookmarks (15 mins)

Materials:

Large Popsicle Sticks

Markers

Example Bookmarks

Samples


Ninja Turtles

Power Rangers

The Avengers

Spiderman


DC

X-Men

Make Your Own

Superhero


Topic: Building

Training: Build a City (30 mins)

Materials:

100 Solo Cups

100 Blocks

200 Toothpicks & 100 Marshmallows

100 Toilet Paper Rolls

100 Books/Old VHSs

Must work in teams of 10

Each group will use one of the sets of items

to build a city

Each team gets 5 minutes at each station

Activity: T-Shirt Capes (30 mins)

Materials:

T-Shirts (cut everything off the t-shit expect

the band that goes around the neck and the

entire back, angle it down so it looks like a

large triangle)

Scissors

Felt

Fabric Glue

Fabric Paint/Spray Paint

Fabric Glitter Glue

Fabric Markers

Scrap material

Press in gems

Sample


Topic: Villains

Training: Save the Heroes (30 mins)

Materials:

Action Figures

Paint Brush

Magnifying Glass

Cup

Room temp water (in cup)

Turkey Baster

Spoon

Freeze action figures in a block of water

ahead of time

Have children use all items to rescue the

action figures from the block of ice.

Activity: Paint your Villain (30 mins)

Materials:

Paint

Paint Brushes

Cups of water

Paint Pallets

Cardstock

Sample


Topic: Save the City!

Training: Stop the Villains (30 mins)

Materials:

Silly String

Pictures of villains attached to sticks staked

into the ground ahead of time

Tape

Sticks

Have children spray the villains with silly

string

Activity: Superhero Symbol Light (15 mins)

Materials:

Pringles Cans with transparent lids

Flash Lights

Colorful Paper

Scissors

Black sharpies

Sample

Activity: Build a Sidekick (30 mins)

Materials:

Tissues Boxes

Foam Paper

Glitter Glue

Colorful Paper

Puff Balls

Large googley eyes

Sequins

Feathers

Pipe Cleaners

Glue Sticks

Sample

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