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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
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
My son decided he wanted to be Spongebob for Halloween. I suggested to him that I make the costume and his head could be the Krusty Krab hat. Oh no, he wanted to “be” Spongebob. I racked my brain thinking of different ways to make it and here is what I came up with. I … Read more
My husband and I love to dress up and strive to be the best costume in town every year. My grandmother taught me how to sew when I was four or five years old and since then have always made my own Halloween costumes. This year’s Papa Smurf and Smurfette costume was by far my … Read more
When me and my sister did this Simpson costume one we painted a whole bunch of yellow on my aunt,uncle,and 2 cousins. With all that yellow they wanted to be the Simpsons. We got my aunt’s ugly green dress she did not care for. For her hair we gathered up a lot of blue weave … Read more
The Spongebob costume is made of cardboard with wood reinforcements, a layer of fiber fill (the stuff you fill cushions with), and felt (yellow, brown, and white). There are two padded beams going through the suit allowing it to sit comfortably on my shoulders. The facial features I made on the computer and printed them … 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
I wanted to share my costume with my son, so we decided to be Superman and coming out of a phone booth. I made the costume out of a wardrobe box. It comes complete with Clark Kent dress shirt and glasses, a public phone with phone cord (in the rear), and a crinkled front page … 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
I’ve always thought Jessica Rabbit was hot, and this was a very easy and comfortable costume to make and wear. I just purchased a slinky red dress from a thrift store, then bought red spray glitter (2 cans) from craft store and sprayed it so it would be sparkly. Then ordered the stuffed Roger Rabbit … Read more
This was my first attempt in making a costume. I made the entire Rainbow Brite costume as well as the wig. Growing up, Rainbow Brite was my hero! So I decided to be her for Halloween. It was such a hit. Everyone at the Halloween party I attended raved about it. I had so much … Read more
This is me and my wife in our Homemade Sponge Bob and Patrick Costumes.