SpongeBob Valentine Box (With Printable Template)
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This SpongeBob Valentine box is perfect for little SpongeBob fans! Crafty kids can even make it on their own with this easy, free printable template.
The crafting spree has begun! Every year I go a little overboard with Valentine’s Day box ideas, from this unicorn valentine’s box to a Minions valentine’s box.
Harry Potter fans can even make a Monster Book Of Monsters Valentine Box from Harry Potter, which may just be one of my favorite crafts ever. This year I gave a SpongeBob Valentine Box a try and love the way it turned out!
Scroll to the end of this post to see my entire list of Valentine’s Day Boxes
SpongeBob Valentine Box
To make this extra easy, I made a template that you can print and trace! This makes it the perfect craft for kids of all ages.
The younger kids may want to just color the shapes on paper, then just cut and glue to the box. Our preferred way is to cut out each shape and use it as a tracer for a craft foam piece. Scroll down to use the pictures below as a guide to which color foam goes with each piece.
Just click on the templates to print.
SpongeBob Valentine Box Template Pg. 1
SpongeBob Valentine Box Template Pg. 2
Now, let’s get a little crafty!
SpongeBob Valentine Box
Equipment
- X-Acto knife
- Pink markers
- Black markers
Materials
- Printable template page 1
- Printable template page 2
- 12 oz regular size cereal box if you use a bigger box, you’ll need bigger yellow craft foam sheets
- 3 sheets yellow craft foam 9"x12" or larger
- 1 sheet white craft foam
- 1 sheet pink craft foam
- 1 sheet brown craft foam
- 1 sheet light blue craft foam
- 1 sheet light green craft foam
- 1 sheet black craft foam
- 1 sheet red craft foam
- Bead button or marble – a spare button will work just fine)
- String or yarn approx 4-6 inches
Instructions
- Start by wrapping your cereal box in yellow craft foam. We used a regular sized cereal box but it you use a family sized one, you'll need more foam.3 sheets yellow craft foam, 12 oz regular size cereal box
- Trace around the box to make pieces to cover the back, the two sides and the top of the box. Don't cover the front yet.
- Glue the foam pieces to the sides and back of the box.
- Use a craft or X-acto knife to cut a hole in the top of the box. (Younger children will need their parents to do this part)
- Take your last piece of foam and use the scissors to scallop the edges. Glue that piece to the front of the box, making the bottom edge flush with the bottom of the box. The other three edges will extend slightly over the sides.
- Measure about 1/3 up the side of the box and cut the yellow foam so that it’s even with the sides. Leave the top 2/3rds extending out. This will give the SpongeBob valentine box a defined head.
- Cut equal size strips of white and brown foam to make the shirt and the pants. Glue them on, with the white above the brown.1 sheet white craft foam, 1 sheet brown craft foam
- Glue the belt pieces, then the tie. Finally, use a black marker to make the collar. You can draw it with pencil first to make sure it's even.
- To make the face, print and cut out the template pieces and use them to trace onto the corresponding colored craft foam. Make small black strips for the eyelashes.Printable template page 1, 1 sheet pink craft foam, 1 sheet light blue craft foam, 1 sheet light green craft foam, 1 sheet black craft foam, 1 sheet red craft foam, Printable template page 2
- Place all the pieces on the yellow foam without gluing, to get a feel for how they will all fit. Then you can start by gluing the mouth, the teeth and the tongue.
- To make the eyes, glue the blue circles inside the large white ones, slightly off-center. Next, glue the black circles inside the blue ones. Glue the eyes to the yellow foam, then add the nose so that it just overlaps the bottom of the eyes .If you want it to stand out more, trace around it with black marker first. Finally, cut out strips for eyelashes and glue at the top of the eye.
- Before adding the cheeks, use a pink marker (red works too) to outline it and draw the dots. Use black marker to make a smile line. Glue cheeks to the outer corner of the mouth.
- Finally glue the green circles and ovals around the face.
Notes
- You won’t use the entire foam sheet for most of these shapes so if you have scraps from a previous project, you may be able to use those instead.
- We typically don’t cover the bottom with craft foam because it can make the box a little wobbly.
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That’s it…easy, right? You now have your very own SpongeBob Valentine Box!
Next up? Chewbacca! Since I had extra fur left over from the Monster Book Of Monsters and Chewbacca also happens to be my five year old’s favorite character, it just makes sense!
More Valentine Box Ideas
More Fun Valentine Box Ideas:
- Baby Yoda Valentine Box (with matching Valentine cards)
- Among Us Valentine Box
- Gnome Valentine Box
- Robot Valentine Box
- Spiderman Valentine Box
- Monster Book Of Monsters Valentine Box
- Harry Potter Valentine Box
- Owl Valentine Box
- Panda Valentine Box
- LEGO Valentine Box
- Chewbacca Valentine Box
- Unicorn Valentine Box
- Dog Valentine Box
- Heart Shaped Valentine Box
- SpongeBob Valentine Box
- Shopkins TV Valentine Box
- Donut Valentine Box
- Minion Valentine Box
- Cat Valentine Box
- Shopkins Calculator Valentine Box
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I wanted to thank you for sharing your SpongeBob Valentines box idea and patterns. I wasn’t able to print out the template due to not having enough printer ink, so i cut everything out by sight. I think it turned out really good. Instead of making an opening in the back, I just left the top open and it worked really well.
I’m so glad it worked out! I hope your little one had fun with it! 🙂
Can you make a scooby doo and Patrick the star Valentine’s box
Thanks so much for the suggestions…those are great ones. It’s a little late for this year but I’ll add them to my idea list for next year 🙂
What size box did you use for the minion Valentine’s box?
Most of my valentine boxes are made from 12 oz cereal boxes 🙂