SpongeBob SquarePants, the beloved Nickelodeon cartoon, lends itself to many games and activities at children's parties. With themed decorations and party supplies, and a few creative touches, you can create your own Bikini Bottom and throw a memorable bash that kids will love. Does this Spark an idea?
Party Supplies and Decorations
No SpongeBob-themed party would be complete without special supplies. Purchase SpongeBob paper plates, napkins and cups at your local party supply store. You can save money by printing SpongeBob invitations from your home computer. Several websites have free invitation templates available for download, as well as templates for a SpongeBob banner that can bear the birthday honoree's name. Decorate the party table with a large pineapple centerpiece, and scatter seashells and some inexpensive unused yellow square sponges around the table. Create a Bikini Bottom atmosphere by hanging yellow and blue streamers and balloons around the room, as well as underwater accents such as life preservers and fish cutouts.
Games
Get creative when it comes to entertaining. Almost any recurring theme in the SpongeBob cartoon can be made into a game for little to no cost. Host a Krabby Patty relay race, where kids use plastic spatulas to flip hamburger buns into a bucket at the finish line. Pin the pants on SpongeBob can be conducted like the traditional Pin the Tail on the Donkey game. Just download a high-resolution image (so it can be blown up into a game board) of SpongeBob, and cut out pants shapes for kids to tape on while blindfolded. A sponge toss is perfect for a hot day, when kids will be eager to throw wet sponges and see who can get the most distance.
Favors
Send guests home with a beach bucket of SpongeBob goodies. Clean sand, available at most arts and crafts supply stores, can anchor items in the bottom of a plastic beach pail. Include a packet of SpongeBob fruit snacks, SpongeBob coloring book, and a small SpongeBob plastic figure or keychain. Or let your child pick out his favorite SpongeBob-themed items to include in the buckets.
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