Man dresses up as Spider-Man to cheer up children in Houston hurricane shelter

As Texans displaced by Hurricane Harvey gathered in the George R. Brown Convention Center, one man decided to cheer up the children by giving them a superhero.

Stef Manisero, a reporter at Spectrum News Austin, posted videos on Twitter of a man dressed up as Spider-Man visiting with kids on Tuesday.

In one video, “Spider-Man” gives a sticker to a child and says, “There you go. Now you’re on Spidey’s team, you’re a good guy.”

Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man making kids smile at the GRB: pic.twitter.com/K2NSweXAE4

— Stef Manisero (@StefManisero) August 29, 2017

And this one. These videos courtesy of @RobbieVaughn79 are priceless: pic.twitter.com/DARkwFmaAy

— Stef Manisero (@StefManisero) August 29, 2017

“Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man making kids smile,” Manisero wrote.

Spider-Man is here to bring some cheer. The superhero was spotted in #Houston visiting with those displaced by the flooding @CBSDFW #Harvey pic.twitter.com/8zNDC2GTtU

— Jeff Paul (@Jeff_Journalist) August 29, 2017

Spider-Man is at the convention center in #Houston! pic.twitter.com/WlYqE21wVf

— Erin McLaughlin (@erinoherin) August 29, 2017

The Los Angeles Times reported that a man at the convention center passed out stickers in a Spider-Man suit and “immediately attracted a circle of squealing children, soon joined by several men shyly asking to pose for photos.”

The Times reported that the convention center, built for 5,000 people, is currently sheltering about 10,000.

MaryJane Mudd, a local spokeswoman for the American Red Cross, told the Times, “This is a crazy difficult moment."

"We have enough basics to get people off the street,” she said. “We won't turn anybody away. But there's not enough. We're over capacity. We planned for weeks, but even then, this is rough.”

(H/T: The Hollywood Reporter)