- Easy
- 20–30 minutes
- No glue
- about 3.7 × 3.7 in (9.4 × 9.4 cm)
Turn up the heat on your craft table with a glossy red bag of spicy cheese puffs, complete with yellow-orange flames, crunchy orange curls, and a happy blushing face. This free printable chips paper squishy template comes in US Letter and A4 sizes with 3 fun versions: full color, a coloring page, and a blank bag for your own design. Pair it with our classic cheese puffs squishy or a fiery rolled tortilla chips squishy for the ultimate snack stash.
What you need
How to make it, step by step
1Print the template
Print your spicy cheese puffs template at 100% scale on plain printer paper—make sure to turn off “fit to page” in your printer settings. Check the scale line in the top corner to see that it measures exactly 2 inches (50 mm on A4). If you chose the coloring page, color the fiery flames and crunchy puffs in bright reds, oranges, and yellows right now, then let any marker ink dry completely.
2Tape the pieces
Cover only the two snack bag pieces with wide clear packing tape instead of taping the whole sheet. Smooth each strip from the middle of the blushing face outward toward the edges without pulling or stretching, because stretched tape will wrinkle later. This clear layer gives your spicy cheese puffs bag that authentic glossy wrapper look while making the paper strong and extra squishy.
3Cut out both pieces
Grab your scissors and cut out both the front and back pieces right along the solid black outer line. Take your time curving around the pinched corners of the snack bag and along the slightly curved sides, making sure to keep the narrow white border intact all the way around.
4Add a tape border to the back
Lay the back piece printed side down onto strips of regular clear tape so the sticky side faces up toward you. Cut the tape about 1 cm (½ inch) past the paper edge, then snip this sticky border every 2 cm (1 inch) right up to the paper line. These little flaps around the curved bag edges and corners will hold your squishy together.
5Join front and back
Put the front piece right on top of the back piece with the white unprinted sides together. Fold the sticky tape flaps over the front edge one by one and press them down firmly around the top crimp, corners, and bottom seal. Leave a 4 cm (1½ inch) gap open on one side—the pink line in the picture shows where—so you have your gap for the stuffing.
6Stuff it
Tear plastic grocery bags, cotton, or fiberfill into small pieces and push them inside through the open gap. Fill the far pointy corners of the snack bag first so they puff out nicely, then fill the center and stop when your 3.7 × 3.7 in (9.4 × 9.4 cm) pillow feels soft and puffy—too much stuffing makes the seams pop.
7Close the gap
Fold the last tape flaps neatly over the open gap and tape it shut with an extra strip of clear tape. Run your finger firmly along all edges and pinched corners of the bag to press the tape down well so no stuffing can sneak out.
8Squish!
Done! Give your spicy cheese puffs bag a big squeeze and watch the glossy pillow puff right back up. Want a slow-rising squishy? Prick one tiny pinhole in the back of the bag so the air escapes slowly.
Free Spicy Cheese Puffs 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
- The bag feels too stiff. If your snack bag feels hard instead of pillowy, it has too much stuffing inside. Open the side gap, take some filling out, and tape the edge shut again.
- Wrinkles across the red wrapper. Wrinkles happen when packing tape gets pulled tight while you lay it down. Use shorter strips and lay them gently across the flames and puffs without pulling.
- A pointy bag corner splits open. The pinched corners of a snack bag take the most pressure when you squeeze. Put a new short strip of clear tape right across the splitting edge, overlapping the old ones.
- Red and orange markers smeared. Bold fiery marker colors need a moment to set on plain paper before you tape over them. Let your markers dry fully before taping; printer ink is fine right away.
Questions
What makes the best stuffing for a paper squishy chip bag?
Plastic grocery bags are amazing for a chip bag squishy because they are crinkly and light, making a realistic snack-wrapper sound when you squeeze it! If you prefer a soft pillow, use cotton balls or fiberfill, or try small pieces of memory foam for a slow-rising squishy.
Is there a black and white paper squishy template chips version for coloring?
Yes! Inside the free PDF download, you get a black-and-white coloring page version alongside the full-color spicy cheese puffs and a blank bag outline. You can color the flames and puffs in classic fiery reds or invent your own flavor.
Can I use glue instead of tape to seal the bag?
Not for the edges. Glue doesn’t stick to tape-covered paper, so the seams would open when you squeeze the bag. The snipped tape border folded over the edge holds best.
What kind of paper works best for this template?
Plain printer paper (80–100 gsm / 20–24 lb) works best. Cardstock makes the snack bag stiff and it won’t squish as nicely.
Can I make these spicy snack squishies with a class or a group?
Yes! Print 1 sheet per person and cut tape strips in advance. Kids can color the coloring page while you help with taping, and you should plan about 30 minutes.
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