PHOTO DECORATIONS SPONGEBOB PHOTO OP
Take Polaroids of each of the partygoers in this giant SpongeBob costume! BIKINI BOTTOM SEA SCENE
Transform your party space into a watery wonderland with just a few
streamers and lots of imagination SPONGEBOB'S PINEAPPLE-HOUSE
CENTERPIECE
Each table can look like Bikini Bottom with a miniature replica of
SpongeBob's pineapple home! TIP
Music can be a great way to "decorate" your party! Put together a selection
of your child's favorite beach-themed CDs or click here to buy a SpongeBob SquarePants soundtrack SPONGEBOB PHOTO OP WHAT YOU NEED A twin-sized sheet of egg-crate foam
mattress padding* Large sheet of brown craft paper White craft glue or double-sided poster
mounting tape Red and white construction paper Black marker Velcro strips or ribbon ties Camera
* You can buy a mattress pad in the camping section of most discount stores
for under $10. Or check the packing supply section of office supply stores. WHAT YOU DO
1. Cut the foam to be about 21" x 60".
2. Fold the foam in half the long way.
3. Cut a hole about 7 inches below the fold, around the size of your child's
face. This is the body of SpongeBob.
4. For the shorts: Cut a piece of brown craft paper that is 2 ˝ feet across
by 7 inches high. Wrap this sheet around the bottom part of the "sponge,"
bringing it around the sides and to the back of the front piece. You can
secure it with white craft glue. (Gluing tip: It's tricky to glue flat paper
to a bumpy surface! Apply the glue to the tops of the bumps and then press
the paper down. You can also use double-sided poster mounting tape to attach
the construction paper pieces.) Decorate the front of the brown paper to
look like SpongeBob's shorts.
5. For the shirt and tie: Glue white construction paper on for his shirt,
and red for his tie. Use black markers to draw the collar and add definition
around the tie. Add black strips for his belt.
6. For the eyes: Make big white circles out of construction paper and glue
them above the face hole you cut (the left eye slightly overlaps the right).
Make small blue circles inside the eyes, and smaller black circles within
the blue. Glue three black eyelashes above each eye.
7. For the mouth: Create SpongeBob's mouth from some black construction
paper, adding two big white teeth and a pink tongue. Glue the mouth
underneath the face hole.
8. Attach Velcro straps or ribbon ties to the sides so that children can
easily slip the giant SpongeBob on and off over their heads. You can use a
stapler to attach these straps securely.
9. Take an extra strip of foam (19" x 5") and place it inside SpongBob
underneath the fold at the top. This cushioning will rest on the child's
head and allow the face hole to stay in position, with SpongeBob's eyes
above the child's face. The foam should just cling in place with no need to
attach it.
10. Take pictures of each child in the costume! BIKINI BOTTOM SEA SCENE WHAT YOU NEED Blue and green streamers WHAT YOU DO
1. Use the blue and green streamers to create an underwater atmosphere for
your party room. Hang the streamers in a doorway and dangle them from the
ceiling in different lengths. SPONGEBOB'S PINEAPPLE-HOUSE
CENTERPIECE WHAT YOU NEED Whole Pineapple Knife Light blue construction paper WHAT YOU DO
1. Cut a few inches off the bottom of the pineapple, so that it has a flat
edge to stand on.
2. Cut two squares and a rectangle from light blue construction paper. Glue
them onto the pineapple as windows and a door.
A twin-sized sheet of egg-crate foam
mattress padding*