- Easy
- 20–30 minutes
- No glue
- about 3.7 × 3.7 in (9.4 × 9.4 cm)
Topped with glossy brown caramel glaze, a swirl of whipped cream, and a shiny red cherry, this smiling golden caramel pudding looks good enough to eat! Grab our free pudding paper squishy template to craft your own puffy dessert pillow, measuring about 3.7 × 3.7 in (9.4 × 9.4 cm) when finished. The printable PDF comes in US Letter and A4 with 3 versions: full color, a coloring page, and a blank outline. Pair it with our jelly pudding squishy for a cute café set!
What you need
How to make it, step by step
1Print the template
Print your caramel pudding 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). If you chose the coloring page or blank version, color the golden pudding, dark caramel drips, and red cherry now, then let marker ink dry completely.
2Tape the pieces
Cover only the front and back pudding pieces with wide clear packing tape, rather than taping the entire sheet. Smooth each strip down from the middle outwards without pulling or stretching—stretched tape will wrinkle on the round pudding belly later. This shiny layer makes your caramel pudding strong and extra satisfying to squeeze.
3Cut out both pieces
Use your scissors to cut out the front and the back along the solid black outer line. Take your time curving around the cherry top, the whipped cream bumps, and the wide pudding base, making sure to keep the small white border intact all the way around.
4Add a tape border to the back
Place the back piece printed side down onto strips of clear tape with the sticky side facing up. Cut the tape so it extends 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, especially around the curved top and sides. These little flaps will hold your squishy together.
5Join front and back
Put the smiling front piece on top of the back piece, white sides together, matching the cherry and wide base. Fold the sticky tape flaps over the front edge one by one and press them down. Leave a 4 cm (1½ inch) gap open along one side (the pink line in the picture shows where)—that is your gap for the stuffing.
6Stuff it
Tear your plastic bags, cotton, or fiberfill into small pieces and push them inside through the open gap. Fill the far corners first—tucking a little into the cherry peak and bottom curves—then fill the wide pudding belly until it feels soft and puffy. Stop before it gets too tight so the seams don’t pop.
7Close the gap
Fold the last tape flaps over the stuffing gap and tape the gap shut with an extra strip of clear tape. Run your finger along all edges—from the cherry top down around the curved pudding base—to press the tape down well.
8Squish!
Done! Give your caramel pudding paper squishy a squeeze on its round golden belly and watch it puff right back up. Want a slow-rising squishy? Gently prick one tiny pinhole in the back of the pudding.
Free Caramel Pudding 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 pudding belly feels hard. It has too much stuffing packed inside the wide base. Open the gap, take some filling out, and tape the edge shut again.
- Wrinkles across the cute face. Use shorter strips of packing tape across the pudding and lay them on without pulling. Stretching the tape makes it wrinkle later.
- An edge splits near the cherry. Put a new short strip of clear tape across the split edge around the whipped cream or cherry curve, overlapping the old strips.
- Dark caramel marker smeared. Rich brown and red markers need a moment to set, so let markers dry fully before taping. Printer ink is fine to tape right away.
Questions
How do I use this pudding paper squishy template?
Print the pudding paper squishy template at 100% on plain printer paper, cover both pieces with wide clear packing tape, and cut them out. Join the front and back with a snipped tape border, stuff the pudding through a 4 cm (1½ in) gap, and tape the gap shut.
Can I make a bigger caramel pudding or jellyfish paper squishy?
Yes! Print the template sheet at a larger scale, such as 120%, making sure the front and back stay on the same sheet so they match in size. If you are also looking for a jellyfish paper squishy template, check out our pastel jellyfish squishy for another cute design.
Can I use glue instead of tape to seal the edges?
Not for the edges. Glue doesn’t stick to tape-covered paper, so the seams around the pudding would open when squeezed. The snipped tape border folded over the edge holds best.
What paper and stuffing work best for a paper squishy?
Plain printer paper (80–100 gsm / 20–24 lb) works best because cardstock makes the squishy stiff. For stuffing, use plastic grocery bags for a crinkly feel, cotton balls or fiberfill for a soft pillow, or small pieces of memory foam for a slow-rising squishy.
Can I make these paper squishies with a class or group?
Yes! Print one sheet per person and cut the tape strips in advance. Kids can color the caramel pudding coloring page while you help with taping—plan about 30 minutes for the activity.
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