My daughter LOVES Dora the Explorer so I knew that I had to start looking for costumes. Sadly I did not like any of the ones sold in stores/online so I decided to put a Homemade Dora Costume together using things she already had around the house and buying whatever else she needed. Many people … Read more
My 3 year old son kept saying he wanted a Spongebob Halloween costume. I was hoping he would want to be something simpler, like Spiderman, or Batmam, so I waited to see if he would change his mind (as many 3 year old’s often do). But he insisted on being Spongebob. So very last minute … Read more
For this Spongebob Squarepants costume we used felt material for the main part of the costume, then we added a hat to the interior to hold the suit in place. Then we added a pair of old dress shoes (worn once for a wedding), a pair of white socks, and red and blue electrical tape … Read more
Using hot glue & leftover ice cream cone cushioning foam, the homemade Spongebob costume’s body is a simple rectangle leaving one end open. Arm holes were cut in the sides & a rolled piece of foam was glued in for a sleeve. I went online to find a pic of Spongebob’s face & drew a … Read more
For Halloween this year our family decided on SpongeBob as our theme. I was elected to be Patrick. It was a bit of challenge, since we didn’t have a pattern to base the homemade Patrick Star Halloween costume on, so I had to come up with a lot of paper patterns for the costume first. … Read more
I wanted to do some sort of costume that had hair made of craft foam. Judy Neutron, Jimmy’s Mom is perfect since her hair and the look of her clothes are so distinctive. For the “hair” I used two yards of 1/2” green craft foam. To get the shape right I started by making a … Read more
As most boys his age, my son loved Bob the Builder. I was pleased he chose this costume as I love doing homemade costumes and prefer them over store bought anyday, and most store bought unless very pricey are not very good quality. This choice was a bonus since I knew this one would be … Read more
As others have stated, the key to a good Spongebob costume is finding the right box. We got lucky – the new vacuum cleaner we purchased in early October was exactly the right size. I sprayed it with white primer and cut generous holes for the face and arms. Then, I spray painted eggcrate foam … Read more
For this Homemade Patrick Star from Spongebob Costume I started with McCall’s 8938 and skip any animal parts, just need the basic jumper and hood pieces. Jumper just needs to be sized to fit your child, I used a size 2 and downscaled to fit my 5 month old son. It’s made from fleece with … Read more
This year my son asked to be Spongebob. I didn’t want to buy the costume because I thought it was a waste of money and not that cool of a costume if it were bought. So, I used a banker’s box (not the actual banker box but the box that ships the banker box’s) from … Read more
Here are my versions of homemade Spongebob and Patrick costumes. Very easy to make both! Spongebob is basically a giant box with a poster taped on the front. I painted the back yellow, added the shoes to match, and am wearing a yellow shirt. Patrick was a little more complicated. He is made 100% out … Read more
I went on a search for a quick and cheap costume to make and I got the idea for a Blue and Steve from Blues Clues Costume when I saw the blue sweatsuit. It was a big hit and everyone loved it!! Blue’s Supplies: light blue sweatsuit ($12) royal blue t-shirt ($4) 1 inch thick … Read more