Printable craft guide
Fold and fill a butter block squishy
The butter template is a boxy build. Crisp scoring and a light fill give it neat corners while keeping the finished block soft-looking.
Butter squishy guide
How to make your butter template
The butter template is a boxy build. Crisp scoring and a light fill give it neat corners while keeping the finished block soft-looking.
Get these ready
- *A4 printer paper or light card stock (90-120 gsm)
- *Child-safe scissors
- *A ruler and a blunt scoring tool, such as an empty pen cap
- *Clear tape or double-sided tape
- *A small amount of tissue paper or soft scrap paper for filling
What to put inside
Use loosely crumpled tissue, concentrating a little more in the centre than the corners.
What to stick with
Use double-sided tape or a glue stick on the marked tabs, then reinforce the outside corner seams with clear tape.
- 1
Print and score
Print the wrapper and end-cap pieces at 100%, then gently score every dashed fold line.
- 2
Cut the outer outline
Cut around the solid lines and keep all glue tabs intact.
- 3
Pre-fold every panel
Fold each panel inward along the scored lines before adding any tape or glue.
- 4
Join the long seam
Make the rectangular body first by joining the long wrapper seam with double-sided tape or a glue stick.
- 5
Add filling and end caps
Add a small amount of tissue through one open end, then attach the end tabs one at a time.
- 6
Reinforce the corners
Use short clear-tape strips over the outside corner joins for a tidy butter-block shape.
Print note: Print at 100% scale. Score fold lines with a blunt tool before cutting the end tabs.
Finish it: Do not overfill the ends. A little empty space lets the block keep its clean rectangular silhouette.
Use scissors with adult help when needed. Keep filling light and dry: do not use food, liquid, rice, beads, or anything heavy inside a paper squishy.
Print and make
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