I am really impressed with the quality of this cape.  It's so much better than what you would get in a Halloween costume, or what I saw in the stores.  It's a nice substantial velvety  material with a good quality padded hood that stays up and falls in the right place, even on my 3 year old's small head. The hood can be worn up or down (falls back out of the way like a hoodie).  This is good enough to stand up to toddler play every day, and would also make a better Halloween costume - with just the addition of a shirt and black pants, maybe a belt - than a full costume set.