I purchased this hat knowing that the hat was going to be large since several other posts stated that (thanks very much..by the way).  My daughter is 10 years old and absolutely LOVES pokemon and is dressing up as him(or is it her) for Halloween.  So we purchased this hat and a yellow shirt for her to wear and I will be making a Pikachu tail for her.  The hat is very large even for her (she has very thick long hair) so if you are planning on purchasing for a young child you will definitely have to take it in.  The hat is very cute and soft and she immediately fell in love with it as soon as we got it.