It starts with a yellow sponge.
Children of all ages love SpongeBob Square Pants. Parties planned around a SpongeBob theme are always a hit. SpongeBob favors for the party guests to take home are simple to make with just a few craft supplies. They won't take you long to make and your child's party guests will be thrilled to take SpongeBob home with them at the end of the party. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Cut a small slit in each long side of a yellow kitchen sponge and slide one yellow pipe cleaner in each for SpongeBob's arms. Glue them in place. Bend the pipe cleaner to simulate four fingers at the end of each "arm." Tack the end of the pipe cleaner to the wrist with a drop of glue.
2. Cut two small slits in the bottom, short side of the sponge. Slide two white pipe cleaners into place and glue them for Bob's legs.
3. Cut out one strip of white construction paper 3/4 inch wide by 8-1/2 inches long for each SpongeBob shirt.
4. Cut one strip of brown construction paper one inch wide by 8-1/2 inches long for SpongeBob's square pants.
5. Overlap one brown strip on top of one white strip by 1/4 inch so that 1/2 inch of white shirt is left showing and glue in place. Make large, wide dashes with a black marker to simulate SpongeBob's belt.
6. Wrap the shirt and pant combination around the bottom portion of the yellow sponge, overlapping it in the back, and glue it in place. Trim the overlap, if necessary, to 1/2 inch.
7. Cut two white triangles to simulate SpongeBob's shirt collar and one red tie shape and glue them to the center-front of the shirt and pants already in place on your sponge. Allow the tie to cascade over the pants.
8. Cut three exaggerated eyelashes from the black construction paper to go over each of the googly eyes and glue them in place, anchoring them on the back of each eye. Glue the eyes, complete with eyelashes, in place on the top third of SpongeBob's face.
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