Superhero Training Day
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Superhero Training Day

Cora Sehardt, 2 and a half years old, sits on the floor at the end of the crawl-through tunnel that is part of the obstacle course for the Superhero Training Day at Shirlington Library. She sits amidst a room full of K-5th graders attending the Jan. 31 event.

Cora Sehardt, 2 and a half years old, sits on the floor at the end of the crawl-through tunnel that is part of the obstacle course for the Superhero Training Day at Shirlington Library. She sits amidst a room full of K-5th graders attending the Jan. 31 event. Photo by Shirley Ruhe.

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Superhero Training Day

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Photo by Shirley Ruhe

Henry Rahn and his sister Juliette decorate their superhero capes at Superhero Training Day at Shirlington Library on Jan. 31. Henry’s favorite superhero is Superman and Juliette’s is Bat Girl. Black masks are scattered on the table. “You can glue feathers, put on colorful tape or anything you want, then decorate your cape.”

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Photo by Shirley Ruhe

A Superhero Training Day participant has crawled under a red, a green and another red hoop and is throwing balls at three circles before advancing to the hurdles. The room is crowded with children running, jumping and gluing sparkles on black masks and parents pulling red string through decorated capes. “You can decorate your cape and then go through the obstacle training. When it is complete, you will get your cape and become a superhero.”

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Photo by Shirley Ruhe

Lillian Barrett, 7 years old, works diligently on her superhero cape. While she isn’t ready to reveal exactly the symbolism of what she is drawing, she points to the specific places in the middle of the design where the super power resides.

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