DIY Tomato costume for a boy

The tomato is the hero of many children's parties. Matinees or performances are not complete without beautiful fairy-tale costumes. Making your child an outfit in the shape of a vegetable or fruit will be an excellent way to prepare for the holiday. The Tomato costume will help add color and originality to your look.

Features of the Tomato costume

The Pomodoro suit is performed in classic shades - red and green. For decoration, you can use black and white to create a face or highlight details.

To create the image you will need the main part is the shape of a tomato. And in addition, the cap (the top of the tomato). Many craftswomen experiment with the image and add their own creative solutions.

This look is easy to create. It is one of the most colorful, as red is a bright, rich shade. The Tomato outfit is great for kids and adults. The main thing is to choose the right details, and a fabulous image will be created without difficulty.

We will show you how to make such an outfit with your own hands.

How to sew a Tomato costume for a boy

For a boy, the image can be created in several versions.

First option

To create the first one we need the following.

• Red loose-fitting T-shirts (one is for a boy, the second can be taken from dad).
• Green felt.
• Filler (cotton wool, foam rubber, padding polyester).
• Threads, scissors.

Work algorithm

• Turn a large T-shirt inside out. Sew the bottom of the fabric to the bottom of the item to size. At the same time we sew with a small gathering.
• We turn the product onto the face and cut off the sleeves.
• We wrap the cut edge inward so that the threads are not visible, and hem it to the sleeve of a small T-shirt.
• We cut out leaves from green felt, like on a real tomato. The size of one leaf should be within 5–10 cm. We decorate the neck with cut out parts (attach or sew by hand from the front side).
• To sew a hat, we will need the remaining sleeve of a T-shirt and a small piece of green felt fabric. We take the flap and tighten its cut with threads. We decorate it with cut out green leaves.
• The final stage will be assembling the costume. We put T-shirts on the child and put cotton wool or foam rubber inside through the neck between the sewn T-shirts. We put a hat on our head (if desired, you can sew an elastic band so that the hat does not fall off). The children's costume is ready.

Second option

To create the second image we need to prepare the following materials.

• Men's loose-fitting red T-shirt.
• Satin ribbons.
• Green felt.
• Felt in black, white, pink shades.
• Threads, scissors.
• PVA glue.

Algorithm of actions

• We turn the bottom edge of the product inside out and pin it with hairpins and pins in a circle.
• Using a machine, we make equal cuts on the curved part every 8 cm.
• We thread the tape into the thin holes. The edges should come out inside out.
• We cut the sleeves of the T-shirt, fold them over and sew them in a circle.
• From colored felt we cut out eyes, a nose, a smile and leaves for decoration. Sew leaves along the neckline. We attach the details of the face to the center of the front part.

Incredible look to wear!

How to sew a Tomato costume for a girl

If you need to create a costume for a girl, you can do without cutting and sewing complex models.

Choose green tights or leggings. We put it on top red skirt (you can sew a pack of the same shade) with a jacket. Instead of a skirt and blouse, you can choose dress. The image is almost complete.

Will help complement the outfit cardboard hat in the shape of a tomato. We draw a figure and cut it out on thick cardboard of the desired shade. We attach the resulting cardboard tomato to the headband, elastic band or tail.

Advice. You can make a skirt for the outfit from tulle yourself.

To create a pack you will need an elastic band slightly larger than the child’s waist and material. We tie an elastic band at the waist and fasten strips of tulle in a circle.

It turns out a bright, beautiful fluffy skirt.

How to make a suit out of paper

If you don’t have any luck with sewing, and you have a large cardboard at home, then don’t worry. ANDCardboard can make a stylish holiday costume. It's not difficult to make.

• Draw two ovals of equal diameter on cardboard and cut them out. This will be the back and chest. The size of the figure will depend on your preferences and the height of the child. The two parts are secured to the shoulders with elastic bands or green rubber bands.
• On the figure that will be the front part, we paint green leaves along the neck.And in the center we depict a smiling face. If desired, parts can be cut out from colored cardboard or scraps of fabric and glued.

Important! In order not to waste time preparing the details of the face, you can buy self-adhesive stickers in the store. They will look bright and beautiful on a suit.

To complete the look we need a hat.

If you have a light green hat, then you can safely choose it.

In the case where there is no such thing, the headdress can also be made from cardboard. To do this, draw a wide strip the size of the child’s head and cut it out of cardboard. Glue the two ends together and attach a green triangle in the center.

The party outfit is complete!

How to make a costume from foam rubber

To create the image we will need:

• a sheet of foam rubber of medium thickness;
• atlas of primary colors;
• scissors, thread.

Cut two circles of the same diameter from foam rubber. We transfer them to the material, folded in four, and draw an outline. We make an allowance of 2 cm along the edges. Cut out the resulting part.

Between two flaps of satin we place one circle of foam rubber and sew the product in a circle. We make two identical volumetric circles. Then we sew the two parts on the sides. Parts for the arms and neck should remain open.

You can optionally attach the face of a vegetable to the part that will be the main one. This way you can give the image a fabulous look. Now all that remains is to complete the outfit with a head set.

cap made from diamond-shaped wedges. The three parts are sewn together, and a branch of the stalk is attached in the center. The finished outfit can be worn with leggings, trousers and a shirt, blouse or turtleneck.

How to create a Tomato look in a simple way

To transform into a Tomato, you don’t have to sew elaborate outfits or buy special costumes. For a children's event you can create an outfit from scrap items.

• For example, if you wear green tights, pants, leggings, and on top a red sweater, dress, tunic, shirt. Glue the self-adhesive parts of the face to the outerwear, then you will get a tomato. You can also replace the face with vegetable figures and stick them all over your clothes.
• Another win-win option would be a headdress in the shape of the selected vegetable. You can attach a tomato shape to a hoop, elastic band or bandage and dress in the color of the vegetable. The main thing is imagination.

A tomato costume can be sewn, glued, knitted, or created with your own hands from scrap items and auxiliary materials.

All you need is desire, time and a little creative thinking. Then the universal outfit for the holiday will be ready. Don't forget to take a photo of your happy child!