Materials

 For SpongeBob:

• One yellow kids outfit
• One white kids top
• Yellow felt
• Turquoise blue felt
• Red felt
• White felt
• Tan felt
• Brown felt
• Black felt
• Black fabric paint with a fine nozzle
• Red fabric paint with a fine nozzle
• White ribbon
• Thin wooden dowels

Plankton:

• One green kids outfit
• Headband
• Black pipe cleaners
• Black felt
• Yellow felt
• Red felt
• Light pink felt
• White felt
• Black marker
• Fabric tape

Tools:

• Hot glue gun & sticks
• Scissors

Instructions:

For SpongeBob:

Create the body:

• Cut two rectangles of yellow felt that fits over the child’s body. 

• Fold the top short edge of each rectangle and glue it to make a small, long pocket for the thin dowel to fit through. Insert the dowel and secure it with glue. This will help to keep the costume’s shape at the top. 

• Glue white ribbon ties to the top of both rectangles to tie them over the shoulders. 

• For the front and back of the body, use white felt for the shirt, brown felt for the pants, black felt for the belt, and red felt for the tie in the front of the body. Hot glue these pieces to the bottom section of the yellow rectangle. Use black fabric paint to draw the necktie line and outline the triangle collar so they stand out a bit more. 

Make the face details:

• Cut the circle eyes and eyelashes from white, turquoise blue, and black felt. Cut two small rectangles of white felt for the teeth, and cut ovals of tan felt for the sponge holes. Hot glue these pieces to the face. 

• Use black fabric paint with a fine tipped nozzle to draw a large smiling mouth. Use red fabric paint to draw the round cheeks and freckles at the edges of the mouth. Use red fabric paint to draw a curved chin just below the teeth. 

For Plankton: 

Make the antennas:

• Twist 3 black pipe cleaners together for each antenna. 

• Twist 4 short pipe cleaners along the top section of each antenna.

• Wrap the ends of each antenna onto a black headband. 

Create the face:

• Use black felt for the eyebrow, yellow felt for the large eye, and red and white felt for the pupil. Glue these pieces together and attach it to the front of the hoodie with fabric tape. 

• Cut a large open mouth from red felt. Glue strips of white felt along the top and bottom of the mouth. Use a black marker to draw vertical lines on the white felt for the teeth. Glue a light pink felt tongue inside the mouth. Glue a small bit of curved black pipe cleaner to the top edges of the mouth. Attach this piece onto the hoodie with fabric tape.

Pro-Tips

• For more fun and cute character costumes check out our DIY Characters Page!