My youngest daughter Sarah was obsessed with SpongeBob Squarepants. Since I always made the costumes, she begged me to turn her into SpongeBob. This was when he was pretty new and the store bought costumes just weren’t there. I worked in a restaurant, so I never had a bunch of money. I did, however have … Read more
I have a 3 year old grand baby that lives with me and was watching Spongebob on TV. She said, “Mammal can I be Spongebob? So I sat down one weekend and had a box and started cutting it out. I wanted to make a costume for her but not spend a boat load of money. I … Read more
We used paper mache to make the hat, then painted it. We just looked up some YouTube videos on paper mache hats and just tweaked them to suit our needs (the black bill and the height). The actual Spongebob body we bought, then we got some mid calf socks and painted the lines and wore … Read more
My son loves Spongebob Squarepants, so he chose Spongebob Squarepants in a motorboat wheelchair costume for his Halloween costume. To accommodate his wheelchair, we decided to have Spongebob sit in his motorboat. The Spongebob costume we purchased at a local Target. We used two large sheets of cardboard from a refrigerator cardboard box, stretched it around the chair in … Read more
I am cheap and refused to pay $40 for a costume for my 2 year old. I found this website and saw the one where she made a Spongebob Halloween costume out of a paper bag. It required no sewing (which I can’t do) so I tried it! I went to a fabric store and … Read more
For a fancy dress party I decided to go as Spongebob Squarepants, (why wouldn’t I?!). After looking for costumes for sales, I was disappointed by the low quality and high price of what was for sale, most weren’t even square! So after deciding to make my own Spongebob Adult Costume, I found this website and … Read more
My friends and I decided to do a group costume. I am the only one that sews so I was nominated to make the Sponge Bob crew. I sewed Sponge Bob from some discount yellow fabric. The person wearing it really wanted her head to show so that is the look we went for. The … Read more
Sponge Bob was made from a refrigerator box that was cut to size. With legs he was 7 feet tall. Most of the covering is made from felt that was attached with spray on craft glue. His mouth is the viewing window and is made from solar screen. His eyes are paper plates covered in … Read more
I made my five year old into the best Spongebob ever! She first came to me with the idea of Patrick Star, but, then she said, “Mommy, I want to be Spongemaddy Squarebuns!”. And so, Spongebob came to be! (Actually Spongemaddy Squarebuns). I made this Homemade Spongebob Costume out of paint, a cardboard box, and … Read more
My Homemade Spongebob Halloween Costume Idea was created with: -A large Box -Construction Paper -2 cans yellow spraypaint -rubber black shoes with attached black shoelaces -socks with 2 stripes on each (colored with sharpies) -brown capris, rolled up -yellow sweatshirt -white sleeves, cut off from an old shirt -yellow leggings The entire costume took several … Read more
My 7-year-old loves SpongeBob. To make his costume this year, I first looked here on this website for ideas; there is obviously no shortage of ways others have made this SpongeBob SquarePants Costume. I personally did not want my son’s costume to cover his head, and I preferred to sew a softer costume rather than … Read more
This SpongeBob Squarepants costume was made by using an “egg-crate” mattress pad (spray-painted yellow) over a cardboard box. Holes were cut out of the box to allow for arms and head, the bottom left open for better mobility. Colored foam poster board was used to make the eyes, mouth, and clothes. Black rubber outlines the … Read more