Ideas on how to dress children up as a fruit or vegetable?

JVRMac

Hi

My kids school is having a fancy dress for Red Nose Day and they have to dress as either a fruit or vegetable? Has anyone got any ideas, as I'm really struggling with this one. They can also dress up a teddy in the same way.

LJM

all in green or orange for a pea pod or a carrot thats about it atm im not functioning today lol

JVRMac

LJM wrote: »

all in green or orange for a pea pod or a carrot thats about it atm im not functioning today lol

Thanks I was thinking of green jogging bottoms and calling him a runner bean lol

Rubynewshoes

You could try and find a pumpkin costume somewhere left over from halloween. Charity shops or ebay might have some.

suejb2

How about blowing up a few balloons green or purple and pinning them to a top and go as a bunch of grapes?
Wear all orange and spray hair green - carrot (or oompalumpa!!)
Stripy top and a beret -French bean

LJM

JVRMac wrote: »

Thanks I was thinking of green jogging bottoms and calling him a runner bean lol

good idea my kinda thinking lol

JVRMac

suejb2 wrote: »

How about blowing up a few balloons green or purple and pinning them to a top and go as a bunch of grapes?
Wear all orange and spray hair green - carrot (or oompalumpa!!)
Stripy top and a beret -French bean

Ohh I like the french bean idea, could send my 8yr old as a runner bean and my 5 yr old as a french bean.

Now where can I get a beret???

PootleFlump_3

JVRMac wrote: »

Ohh I like the french bean idea, could send my 8yr old as a runner bean and my 5 yr old as a french bean.

Now where can I get a beret???

You can make one quite easily with either felt or fleece. If you dont have a sewing machine, just hand sew it. (Its for dolls but just increase the size to whatever you need)

http://bjdmagazine.com/2011/01/22/tutorial-create-a-simple-french-beret-for-your-bjd/

dawnteabag

wrap in bubble wrap sprayed yellow - with a green hat - SWEETCORN!!

MrsCrafty

If it's for a small child, buy some red crepe paper. Hem top and bottom with either ds tape or a simple slip stitch but make sure you put some string in first. Pull it till it's ruffled secure strings top and bottom at the back, make slits for arms and make some sort of leaf head thing with elasitc and they can go as a tomato.

Kitchenbunny

Dress them identically and say they're a pear (pair)

Otherwise, I was going to go with the purple balloons for grapes idea.

KB xx