- Easy
- 20–30 minutes
- No glue
- about 3.5 × 3.9 in (9.0 × 9.9 cm)
This happy yellow potato chips bag features starry kawaii eyes, rosy cheeks, a red banner, and a pile of golden rippled chips. Grab the free printable chips paper squishy template in US Letter or A4, which includes 3 versions: full color, a coloring page, and a blank bag to invent your own flavor. Pair it with a tortilla chips squishy or a cheese puffs squishy for a full snack stash!
What you need
How to make it, step by step
1Print the template
Print your potato chips bag template at 100% scale on plain printer paper with “fit to page” turned off. Check the scale line in the top corner to make sure it measures 2 inches (50 mm on A4). If you picked the black and white coloring page or want to write a custom flavor name on the red banner, color it in now and let any marker ink dry completely.
2Tape the pieces
Cover both the front and back bag pieces with wide clear packing tape, leaving the rest of the sheet bare. Smooth each strip from the middle of the yellow bag outward without pulling, since stretched tape can wrinkle later. The tape gives your potato chips bag that shiny snack-pack look and makes the paper strong and extra squishy.
3Cut out both pieces
Cut out the front and back pieces right along the solid black outer line. Keep the narrow white border all the way around, taking your time along the wavy side indents and the pointy corners of the bag so the shape stays neat and clean.
4Add a tape border to the back
Flip the back piece printed side down onto strips of regular clear tape with the sticky side facing up. Trim the tape about 1 cm (½ inch) past the paper edge, then snip into this tape border every 2 cm (1 inch) right up to the paper, especially around the curved sides and bag corners.
5Join front and back
Place the front piece right on top of the back, white sides together, lining up the crinkled top and bottom seals. Fold the sticky tape flaps over the front edge one by one and press them flat. Leave a 3.5 cm (1½ in) gap open on one side where the pink line in the illustration shows.
6Stuff it
Tear plastic bags, cotton, or fiberfill into small bits and push them through the side gap. Poke the first pieces all the way into the pointy corners of the potato chips bag, then fill the middle until it feels puffy and soft—too much stuffing will make the side seams pop.
7Close the gap
Fold the remaining tape flaps over the open side and seal the gap shut with one extra strip of clear tape. Run your finger firmly around all the edges of the potato chips bag so every seam holds tight.
8Squish!
Your potato chips bag paper squishy is ready to squeeze! Give it a press and watch the yellow bag puff right back up. If you want a slower rise, prick one tiny pinhole into the back of the bag.
Free Potato Chips Bag Squishy Template
- Color
- Coloring page
- Blank, design your own
- Step-by-step guide
One free PDF: the template in three versions (pages 1–3) and the step-by-step guide (pages 4–5). Print the template at 100% on plain printer paper.
Tips for the perfect squish
- Make it sound like chips. Stuff your potato chips bag with torn plastic grocery bags instead of cotton so it makes a fun crinkly sound every time you squeeze it. If the bag feels too hard, open the gap, pull a little stuffing out, and tape it shut again.
- Smooth tape over the face. Lay shorter tape strips across the kawaii eyes and rippled chips without stretching them so the shiny surface stays wrinkle-free.
- Corner seams popping open. The pointy corners of the bag take the most pressure when you squish it. If an edge splits open, press a fresh short strip of clear tape right across the seam, overlapping the old tape.
- Customizing the red banner. If you write a flavor name or color the black and white bag with markers, let the ink dry fully before taping so the bright colors don’t smear. Printer ink is ready to tape right away.
Questions
Is there a black and white chips paper squishy template to color?
Yes! The PDF includes 3 versions: the yellow color potato chips bag, a black and white coloring page with the cute face and chips, and a blank bag outline so you can draw your own snack design.
What stuffing works best for a paper squishy chip bag?
Torn plastic grocery bags are extra fun for a chips paper squishy because they feel light and make a real chip-bag crinkle sound. You can also use cotton balls or fiberfill for a soft pillow feel, or tiny pieces of memory foam for a slow-rising squish.
Can I use glue instead of tape to seal the bag?
No, glue won’t stick to the tape-covered paper and the seams would pop open when you squeeze it. Folding the snipped tape border over the edges holds the bag together best.
What kind of paper should I print the template on?
Use plain printer paper (80–100 gsm / 20–24 lb) so the bag stays flexible and squishy. Cardstock is too stiff and won’t puff up nicely.
Can I make a bigger bag of chips?
At 100% scale, the finished bag measures about 3.5 × 3.9 in (9.0 × 9.9 cm), or you can print the sheet at 120% for a jumbo family-size bag. Always print the front and back together on the same sheet so both sides match.
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