Parents can even dress up as Sponge Bob Square Pants for their kid's party.
Sponge Bob Square Pants is the title character of a popular cartoon television show on Nickelodeon. Due to his wide appeal among older and younger children alike, Sponge Bob is often a popular theme for birthday parties. The character of Sponge Bob, as well as other themes, characters and places from the hit show can easily be incorporated into a birthday party. Does this Spark an idea?
Food
Food is often the central element to most parties. If you have a certain menu planned, it's easy to incorporate small elements of the Sponge Bob character into your food. Many cake shops and even major grocery stores have Sponge Bob-themed cakes for purchase or you can ask them to create one for you. Purchase Sponge Bob cupcake cups at grocery stores or online to put cupcakes or muffins in. Grocery stores and online shops also sell Sponge Bob fruit snacks, candies, and lollipops.
Birthday Activities
Sponge Bob-themed birthday activities can make a child's birthday party a memorable experience. Sponge Bob pinatas are available at several party stores and online. Play the classic birthday game "Pin the Tail on the Donkey" with a Sponge Bob-themed version. If you can't find a version at a local store, make your own. Put a Sponge Bob poster on the wall, and cut out several pictures of the character's nose, and place a loop of masking tape on the back of each nose. Blindfold the children and spin them around; then ask them to take the nose and put it as close to the nose on the poster as possible.
Decorations
The easiest way to make sure kids know that the party is a Sponge Bob Square Pants party, is with appropriately themed decorations. Online stores and local retailers have lines of Sponge Bob decorations -- such as cups, napkins, paper plates, party hats, center pieces, banners and table cloths. Hang Sponge Bob posters on the walls of the party spot as well. If you want a decoration that also serves as an activity for kids, lay out blank butchers paper on the table where the kids are seated. Glue or tape pictures from a Sponge Bob coloring book on the paper and lay out crayons for kids to color with. They can color the pictures or draw their own Sponge Bob on the blank paper. This is a great way to keep kids busy while they're waiting for the food or cake to be served.
Entertainment
After the party activities are over, there are a number of Sponge Bob-themed ways to entertain party guests. Have DVDs of the cartoon playing for guests to watch during the party. Set out Sponge Bob Square Pants board games for guests to play at their leisure. The board game "Cranium" as well as the game "Sorry" each have special edition Sponge Bob Square Pants versions available.
Gifts
Gifts are one of the most exciting parts of birthday parties for most children. Make the Sponge Bob birthday party even more special with Sponge Bob-themed gifts. There are a variety of toys, action figures and clothing available for purchase. Not only are Sponge Bob gifts a great idea for the birthday child, but they can be great party favors for all the guests. Sponge Bob toys, key chains, pens and books are all inexpensive gifts to send home with party-goers. Purchase Sponge Bob gift bags to hold the gifts.
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