- Easy
- 20–30 minutes
- No glue
- about 3.5 × 3.7 in (9.0 × 9.4 cm)
Stack up the sweetness with this cute fruit chews pack featuring yellow, pink, and orange wrapped candies, complete with a happy kawaii face right in the middle! When you download this free candy paper squishy template, you get 3 versions in both US Letter and A4: full color, a coloring page, and a blank outline. Pair it with our fruit taffy bar squishy to build your own pretend sweet shop.
What you need
How to make it, step by step
1Print the template
Print your fruit chews pack sheet at 100% scale on plain printer paper (make sure “fit to page” is turned off). Check the test line in the top corner: it should measure exactly 2 inches (50 mm on A4). Picked the coloring page? Color the 3 stacked candy wrappers in your favorite fruit flavors now, and let any marker ink dry completely.
2Tape the pieces
Lay wide clear packing tape over both fruit chew stacks—just cover the two pieces, not the whole sheet. Smooth each strip from the middle pink wrapper outward without pulling or stretching the tape, because stretched tape will wrinkle later. This glossy coat gives the candy wrappers a shiny look and makes your squishy strong and extra squishy.
3Cut out both pieces
Use your scissors to cut out the front and back pieces right along the solid black outer line. Take your time steering around the wavy indents where the 3 candy wrapper ends meet on the left and right sides, and be sure to keep the narrow white border intact.
4Add a tape border to the back
Place the back piece printed side down onto strips of tape so the sticky side faces up. Cut the tape about 1 cm (½ inch) past the paper edge, then snip into this sticky border every 2 cm (1 inch) right up to the paper. These little flaps will hold your fruit chews pack together around all the wrapper corners.
5Join front and back
Line up the front piece on top of the back piece, white sides together, matching the yellow, pink, and orange rows. Fold the sticky flaps over the front edge one by one and press them down firmly. Leave a 3.5 cm (1½ in) gap open where the pink line in the picture shows—you will stuff through here.
6Stuff it
Tear plastic bags, cotton, or fiberfill into small pieces and push them through the open gap. Fill the far wrapper corners and bumpy side edges first, then fill the cute pink face in the center. Stop once the pack feels soft and puffy; too much stuffing will make the seams pop.
7Close the gap
Fold the last tape flaps neatly over the open edge and tape the gap shut with an extra strip of regular clear tape. Run your finger all the way along the bumpy candy edges and the top and bottom to press the tape down well.
8Squish!
Done! Your fruit chews pack is ready—squeeze the kawaii stack and watch the wrappers puff right back up. If you want a slow-rising squishy, gently prick one tiny pinhole into the back of the pack.
Free Fruit Chews Pack 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
- Bumpy wrapper edges pop open. The little indents between the 3 stacked candies get extra tension when squished. Reinforce any splitting edge by pressing a new short strip of clear tape right across it, overlapping the old ones.
- The candy pack feels too hard. If your fruit chews pack feels hard, there is too much stuffing inside. Gently open the stuffing gap, take some filling out, and tape the edge shut again.
- Wrinkles across the cute face. Wrinkles happen when packing tape is pulled tight while you lay it down. Use shorter strips across the yellow, pink, and orange sections and lay them on without pulling.
- Marker colors smeared under tape. Bright fruit-colored markers need a moment to set on plain paper. Always let your markers dry fully before taping; regular printer ink is fine right away.
Questions
What are some fun candy paper squishy ideas for the coloring page?
Try coloring the 3 wrappers in classic lemon, strawberry, and orange, or switch it up with pastel grape, blue raspberry, and green apple! You can also combine this pack with a gummy candy bag squishy to create a whole sweet-themed collection.
Can I use glue instead of tape to seal the candy edges?
Not for the edges. Glue does not stick to the slick tape-covered paper, so your seams would open when you squeeze it. The snipped tape border folded over the edge holds best.
What paper and stuffing work best for a food paper squishy?
Plain printer paper (80–100 gsm / 20–24 lb) works best, because cardstock makes the squishy stiff and it won’t squish as nicely. For stuffing, plastic grocery bags feel crinkly and light, cotton balls or fiberfill feel soft, and small pieces of memory foam make a slow-rising squishy.
Can I make this fruit chews squishy bigger?
Yes! Print the page at a larger scale, for example 120%, and print the front and the back together on the same sheet so they match.
Is this printable paper squishy template good for a group or class?
Yes, it is great for parties or classrooms—just print 1 sheet per person and cut the tape strips in advance. Kids can color the coloring page while you help with taping; plan about 30 minutes.
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