- Easy
- 20–30 minutes
- No glue
- about 3.7 × 4.1 in (9.4 × 10.4 cm)
This adorable hazelnut spread jar makes the cutest chocolate paper squishy for your desk or backpack! It features a white ribbed lid, rich brown cocoa spread, a cream label with two little hazelnuts and green leaves, plus a kawaii face with heart-shine eyes. Download the free printable template in US Letter or A4 with 3 versions included: ready-to-make color, a coloring page, and a blank jar. Pair it with our croissant paper squishy for a sweet breakfast set!
What you need
How to make it, step by step
1Print the template
Print your hazelnut spread template at 100% scale on plain printer paper, making sure to turn off the “fit to page” setting. Check the scale line in the top corner—it should measure exactly 2 inches (50 mm on A4). If you picked the coloring page, color the rich chocolate spread, green leaves, and rosy cheeks now, and let marker ink dry completely.
2Tape the pieces
Cover only the front and back jar pieces with wide clear packing tape, rather than taping the entire page. Smooth each strip down from the middle of the cream label outward without pulling or stretching, because stretched tape wrinkles later. This glossy layer makes the chocolate jar shiny, strong, and extra squishy.
3Cut out both pieces
Use your scissors to cut out both the front and back jars right along the solid outer black line. Take your time curving around the indented neck right under the white ribbed lid and along the rounded bottom corners. Be sure to keep the small white border intact all the way around.
4Add a tape border to the back
Lay the back jar piece printed side down onto strips of clear tape with the sticky side facing up. Cut the tape about 1 cm (½ inch) past the paper edge, then snip this border every 2 cm (1 inch) right up to the paper. These little flaps around the lid and curved jar sides will hold your squishy together.
5Join front and back
Place the front jar on 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 lid and sides. Leave a 3.5 cm (1½ inch) gap open where the pink line shows in the picture for your stuffing.
6Stuff it
Tear plastic grocery bags, cotton, or fiberfill into small pieces and push them in through the open gap. Fill the far corners of the white lid and the bottom curves of the jar first. Stop when the jar feels soft and puffy, since too much stuffing makes the seams pop.
7Close the gap
Fold the last tape flaps neatly over the stuffing gap and tape the gap shut with an extra strip of regular clear tape. Run your finger along all edges of the hazelnut jar, especially at the curve under the lid, to press the tape down well.
8Squish!
Done! Squeeze your hazelnut spread squishy and watch the plump chocolate jar puff right back up. Want a slow-rising squishy? Gently prick 1 tiny pinhole in the back of the jar so the air escapes slowly.
Free Hazelnut Spread 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
- Edge splits at jar neck. If an edge splits open at the curve below the white ribbed lid, put a new short strip of regular tape across the edge, overlapping the old ones.
- Keep the label smooth. Wrinkles show up easily on the light cream label and shiny dark brown eyes. Use shorter strips of wide packing tape and lay them on without pulling.
- Jar feels too hard. If your hazelnut jar feels hard instead of soft and puffy, it has too much stuffing. Open the gap, take some filling out, and tape it shut again.
- Dark brown marker smears. Rich cocoa brown markers put down a lot of wet ink that can smudge onto the cream label. Let markers dry fully before taping, whereas printer ink is fine right away.
Questions
Where can I find more chocolate paper squishy ideas?
If you love sweet cocoa crafts, you can pair this hazelnut jar with our milk chocolate bar squishy for a whole dessert collection! You can also use the blank template version in the PDF to draw white chocolate swirls or custom candy labels.
What paper works best for a chocolate paper squishy template?
Plain printer paper (80–100 gsm / 20–24 lb) works best. Cardstock makes the hazelnut jar stiff and it won’t squish as nicely.
Can I use glue instead of tape to seal the jar?
Not for the edges. Glue doesn’t stick to tape-covered paper, so the jar seams would open when squeezed. The snipped tape border folded over the edge holds best.
What can I stuff my paper squishy with?
You can use plastic grocery bags for a crinkly and light feel, or cotton balls and fiberfill for a soft texture. Small pieces of memory foam also work great for a slow-rising squishy.
Can I make this craft with a class or group?
Yes! Print 1 sheet per person and cut the tape strips in advance. Kids can color the hazelnut jar coloring page while you help with taping—plan about 30 minutes.
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