Halloween just got more green: Transform your little one into the cutest veggie in the garden with this DIY Baby Butterhead Lettuce costume.
We’ve teamed up with Primary Clothing to create an adorable costume that’s sure to “leaf” a lasting impression and remind us all how important it is to eat—and wear—our veggies.
Why Go Green?
Just as getting kids curious about cooking opens a world of delicious experiences, dressing them as their favorite foods can cultivate a lifelong love for all things green. This costume isn’t just about looking cute (though it has that covered). It’s about planting seeds of food curiosity in a fun, creative way.
A Recipe for Cuteness
Creating this costume is easier than you might think—no green thumb or expert crafting skills required! Here’s what you’ll need:
Materials
- Light green felt
- Green pipe cleaners
- Hook and Loop Fastener or VELCRO ®
Tools
- Hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
- Scissors
Instructions
1. Create the hood
Use an existing hood from a hoodie to trace the pattern onto green felt. Cut about ½” from the traced edge. Glue the hood together along the seam line.
2. Create the leaves
Cut wide bibb lettuce leaf shapes from green felt. Glue pipe cleaner veins to each leaf. This will also help to give the leaves structure and shape. Curl the ends of each leaf gently by bending the pipe cleaners.
3. Assemble the costume
Hot glue the leaves layered over each other and connected to each other, starting on the hood, and cascading down the shoulders, back, and chest. Leave an opening in the front, essentially making a hooded cape of leaves. The front leaves should layer over each other a bit when worn. Hot glue a hook and loop fastener just under the front of the hood to hold the costume closed.
Wearing Green Today, Eating Green Tomorrow
While it might just be a cute Halloween costume now, every positive exposure we offer kids to fresh, healthy food works to make a lifelong impression. Their plant palette will grow the more they see, touch, and munch! Plus, the memories last forever: No one ever forgets the year you dressed up your child as a head of lettuce.
