Available in sizes: Toddler 3-4T (approximate measurements: chest 44", waist 46") and Child 4-6x (approximate measurements: chest 53", waist 54") Cut or poke two small, side-by-side slits on the sweatshirt’s waistband, inside layer only. (The holes should cut through only one layer of the waistband.) Use the safety pin to pull shoelace, string, or elastic through the waistband. Leave the ends free to gather and tie at assembly. The gathered waistband will create the bottom of the tomato and allow you to “stuff” the tomato to make it round. Here's the dirt: this tomato costume has a green leaf collar and red beanie hat with green leaves poking out from the top. It's great for young adults, women, and men with smaller frames. string or shoelace, twice the length of wearer’s waist or 1 ½” wide elastic, length of wearer’s waist plus 2 inches Prepare the beanie. Place the large end of one of the cut sleeves on the wearer’s head. Gather the excess of the sleeve at the top of his head. Leave an extra 2-3” of the sleeve above that. Cut off the remaining small end of the sleeve. Twist together the cut end with a green pipe cleaner. Remove the beanie from the wearer. Turn over the beanie’s raw, lower edge to the inside and secure with hot glue.

If you don’t have time to make a tomato costume, or if you can’t find a sweatshirt large enough to “stuff” the tomato and make it look round, you can buy quality tomato costumes for both adults and children. Adult tomato costume