| If your child is a Spongebob fan (and who isn't?) | | | | uninflated balloons to create tentacles. String up |
| you will be surprised at the wealth of ideas, | | | | lots of sea blue and green crepe paper streamers |
| crafts, games, party favors, and party packages | | | | to blow in the wind. |
| available online, in party supply stores, and | | | | Spongebob Squarepants Party Games |
| department stores. You can even download free | | | | Have a black bag of chocolate coins, and give |
| Spongebob music online, and burn cd's to play at | | | | each guest a ziplock bag. Everyone gets a coin at |
| the party, and even include in the goodie bags as | | | | the end of each game, and a warning to guard it, |
| party favors! | | | | because Mr. Krabs might be waiting to scoop |
| Spongebob and his bubbly bunch can be found | | | | them up! |
| online. You can find a photo you like, and using | | | | "Who Am I?" is a great game! Have pictures of |
| your photo editing program, create party | | | | Spongebob and all his friends ready. Call each |
| invitations featuring your child lounging on a beach | | | | guest, one at a time. Tape a Spongebob |
| with Spongebob. All you have to do is find a | | | | character printout on their back, allowing the other |
| photo of Spongebob, or whichever of his friends | | | | guests to see. The person with the photo on their |
| your child loves the most, take a picture of your | | | | back can ask yes and no questions, such as, "Am |
| child, and create a photo that looks as if they | | | | I yellow?" "Am I a Snail?" etc., until he can guess |
| were side by side when the photo was taken. | | | | which character is on his back. |
| Make copies of this photo, including the time and | | | | "The Jellyfish Stomp" is another fun game! Before |
| date of the party, directions to your house, and | | | | inflating some of your jellyfish balloons, put small |
| be sure to specify a time the guests should be | | | | pieces of paper inside with the name of a party |
| picked up after the party. It is always a good idea | | | | favor on it (like "Stickers" "sour straws"...) and |
| to invite a couple of other parents you know, so | | | | when the music stops, the dancer stomps a |
| they can lend a hand, and the party is on! | | | | balloon, and wins the gift inside. |
| Spongebob Squarepants Decorations | | | | Before singing happy birthday, play the |
| If you are able to hold this party outdoors, the | | | | Spongebob theme song (Who lives in a pineapple |
| decorations are very easy. Most anyone can buy | | | | under the sea? SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!!) |
| Spongebob, Patrick Star, Sandy Cheeks, Gary, | | | | Then sing happy birthday, and serve cake, ice |
| Squidward Tentacles, Mr. Krabs, Jellyfish, Plankton, | | | | cream and seawater punch. |
| and Bikini Bottom posters, which can be glued to | | | | Seawater Punch |
| cardboard (ask the local appliance store for big | | | | Blue Raspberry soft drink mix (mixed according |
| boxes) and you can even make cutouts, if you | | | | to package directions) |
| want. Use a very sturdy glue, such as F-26, to | | | | 1 bottle lemon lime soda |
| affix wooden spikes, and put them into the | | | | 1 pint of vanilla ice cream |
| ground throughout the party area. Put kiddie pools | | | | 1 can pineapple juice |
| out, and even if it is too cool to swim, you can fill | | | | Be sure to have lots of washable markers in each |
| the pools with sand and pails and shovels. Stake | | | | child's goodie bag, and allow them to color some |
| out a few sheets of clear plastic, onto which you | | | | printed and copied coloring pages, while, one at a |
| can paint Spongebob and his friends, or affix | | | | time, each child is allowed to have his photo taken |
| stickers, to provide clean areas for crafts and | | | | with his favorite cardboard character, and allow |
| eating. Make jellyfish from pink balloons, by | | | | them to take the photo home with them when |
| blowing up a balloon, and gluing or taping long, | | | | they leave. |