Food Paper Squishy Templates: 10 Free Kawaii Printables

Ten kawaii foods to print, tape and squish: a pizza slice, a taco, a hot dog, a sandwich, a waffle with jam, a chocolate donut and a little table set — a ketchup and a mustard bottle and a salt and a pepper shaker. Every design comes as a color template, a black-and-white version to color yourself and a one-page instruction sheet with its own pictures. You need paper, clear tape and some soft filling — that’s it.

What’s in the set

The six foods have big kawaii faces on the front; the backs show the other side — the pizza crust, the taco shell, the sesame bun, the waffle and the donut ring. The bottles and shakers have smiling labels on the front and a plain label on the back. Most pieces are 11–12 cm across, and the taco and hot dog are a little wider.

How to make a food paper squishy

1. Print the color or the coloring template at 100% (“actual size”) on Letter or A4. The guide line should measure 2 cm.
2. Tape over the printed side of both pieces with clear packing tape.
3. Cut along the dotted line and keep the white border — the halves are taped together on it.
4. Join the front and the back, blank sides together, with small strips of tape. Leave a 2–3 cm opening.
5. Stuff loosely with cotton wool or polyester filling, then tape the opening shut.

The donut has a hole in the middle with its own dotted line: cut it out too, and tape around the hole before the outer edge. Every instruction sheet shows the steps with that design’s own pictures.

Play ideas

Open a pretend diner: pizza, tacos and hot dogs on the menu, ketchup and mustard on the table, salt and pepper for the finishing touch. Make a lunchbox for a teddy bear, or a squishy food truck from a shoe box. Fill the pantry with the butter squishy and grocery packs and the fruit and vegetable squishies.