- Easy
- 20–30 minutes
- No glue
- about 3.7 × 3.7 in (9.3 × 9.4 cm)
Topped with creamy green mash, a peppered fried egg, and a rosy kawaii smile on the sunny yolk, this 3.7 × 3.7 in (9.3 × 9.4 cm) avocado toast squishy looks good enough to eat! Grab our free bread paper squishy template to craft your own puffy breakfast pillow. The PDF download comes in US Letter and A4 sizes with 3 versions: full color, a coloring page, and a blank outline. Pair it with our crispy bacon paper squishy for a full brunch set!
What you need
How to make it, step by step
1Print the template
Print your chosen avocado toast page at 100% scale on plain printer paper—make sure to turn off the “fit to page” setting. Check the scale line in the top corner to confirm it measures exactly 2 inches (50 mm on A4). If you picked the coloring page, color the golden crust, green avocado mash, and bright egg yolk now, then let marker ink dry completely.
2Tape the pieces
Cover only the front and back avocado toast designs with wide clear packing tape rather than taping the entire sheet. Smooth each strip down from the middle of the sunny egg yolk outward toward the crust, being careful not to pull or stretch the tape so it won’t wrinkle later. This glossy coat makes your paper toast shiny, strong, and extra squishy.
3Cut out both pieces
Use your scissors to cut out the front and back toast slices right along the solid black outer line. Take your time curving around the rounded top corners and the slight dip where the top crust meets the sides. Be sure to keep the narrow white border intact all the way around both pieces.
4Add a tape border to the back
Lay the back toast piece (the side without the kawaii face on the yolk) printed side down onto strips of regular clear tape, 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 crust. These little flaps will hold your squishy together.
5Join front and back
Put the smiling front toast piece right on top of the back piece with the unprinted white sides together. Fold the sticky tape flaps over the front edge one by one and press them firmly down along the crust. Leave a 3.5 cm (1½ in) gap open along one side (shown by the pink line in the illustration) so you have a gap for the stuffing.
6Stuff it
Tear plastic bags, cotton, or fiberfill into small, fluffy pieces and push them inside through the gap in the toast. Fill the far corners of the golden crust and the curved top lobes first, then fill the center under the egg yolk. Stop when the slice feels soft and puffy—too much stuffing can make the seams pop.
7Close the gap
Fold the last tape flaps neatly over the open toast edge and tape the gap shut with an extra strip of clear tape. Run your finger firmly along all the edges and the curved top crust to press the tape down well.
8Squish!
Done! Squeeze your kawaii avocado toast right on the smiling egg yolk and watch it puff back up. Want a slow-rising squishy? Prick one tiny pinhole in the back of the toast.
Free Avocado Toast 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 toast feels too hard. You packed a bit too much stuffing inside the crust. Open the stuffing gap, take some filling out until the pillow feels soft, and tape the edge shut again.
- Wrinkles across the egg yolk. Pulling the packing tape while laying it down causes ripples over the flat graphic. Use shorter strips and smooth them gently onto the paper without pulling.
- A crust edge splits open. The rounded top curves of the bread take the most pressure when you squeeze. Put a new short strip of clear tape right across the split edge, overlapping the old ones to lock it shut.
- Smudged green or yellow marker. Taping over damp marker ink can smear the bright avocado and yolk colors onto the white egg border. Always let markers dry fully before taping, though printer ink is fine right away.
Questions
How do you make a bread paper squishy without glue?
You don’t need glue for the edges at all—glue doesn’t stick to tape-covered paper, so the seams would open. Instead, the snipped clear tape border folded over the edge of the toast holds best.
What paper works best for a toast paper squishy?
Plain printer paper (80–100 gsm / 20–24 lb) works best because it bends easily when you squeeze the stuffed slice. Cardstock makes the squishy stiff and it won’t squish as nicely.
What can I use to stuff my avocado toast squishy?
Plastic grocery bags make it crinkly and light, while cotton balls or fiberfill make a soft pillow. You can also use small pieces of memory foam for a slow-rising squishy.
Can I print this bread paper squishy template in a bigger size?
Yes! Print the page at a larger scale, for example 120%, and print the front and the back together on the same sheet so the two toast pieces match.
Can I make these breakfast paper squishies with a class or group?
Yes! Print 1 sheet per person, cut the tape strips in advance, and plan about 30 minutes—kids can color the coloring page while you help with taping, and you can even add our cute avocado paper squishy for a full brunch set.
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