Free PDF + editable BoboCreate template

How to Design Your Own Blind Bag Collectible

Invent your own blind-bag collectible: color one of ours or design one from a blank shape, stick on faces and hats, then decorate a bag to hide it in. Everything prints in black and white.

Download the free PDF Download the editable .bobo

Both downloads are the free edition. The .bobo file opens in BoboCreate Desktop.

The editable file imports in BoboCreate Free 0.3.19 or later. It uses one of Free's three design places, and its own artwork does not count toward your three uploaded images. Older versions of the app need BoboCreate activated to import it, so update BoboCreate first.

Design Your Own Blind Bag guide: what is inside, the steps and safety notes

Pictured steps (renderings) for making the collectible and the bag

Color Us + Two Blanks: collectibles with cut and fold lines and a blank to design

More Blank Shapes: collectibles with cut and fold lines and a blank to design

Two Bags to Decorate: bag templates with cut, score and glue lines and a 1-inch square

Everything in this set is free: no email, no sign-up. A grown-up helps with the cutting.

Print the PDF as it is, or open the .bobo file in BoboCreate Desktop to change the words before you print.

What the free template includes

2 Pocket Pals to color
8 blank shapes to design
36 stick-on faces, hats and extras
Design sheet + 2 bag sizes to decorate
A print-ready US Letter PDF
An editable .bobo file for BoboCreate Desktop

Print at true size

Print on US Letter at Actual Size / 100% — never Fit to Page — and measure the 1-inch square before you cut. Bags: 24–32 lb paper or 65 lb light cardstock. Collectibles: plain 20–24 lb printer paper folds and tapes easily (best for squishies); cardstock makes stiffer flat charms.

Make it

Invent it. Plan your Pocket Pal on the design sheet (page 3): its shape, face, name and secret trick.

Draw, color, stick. Color both sides of a blank shape before you cut it out. Glue on faces and hats from pages 4–5, or draw your own.

Fold, bag, swap. Fold your collectible (page 2), then decorate a bag on page 6 — small bag 2.4 × 3.4 in, big bag 2.9 × 4 in. Every collectible is shown in this file. The surprise happens when one person packs and seals the bags and someone else opens them.

Safety

A grown-up should help with scissors and do any craft-knife cutting. Paper pieces, stuffing and seal stickers can be choking hazards for children under 3. Keep them away from babies and toddlers. Use a glue stick or tape — no hot glue for children.

Edit in BoboCreate

Open the .bobo starter in BoboCreate Desktop to change names and words, then print your own PDF at 100%.

Open the editable template in BoboCreate

Download and install BoboCreate Desktop for Mac or Windows.
Download the free `design-your-own-blind-bag.bobo` file.
In BoboCreate, choose Open or Import and select the file.
Type your own names or words where you want them.
Export a PDF and print it on US Letter at Actual Size / 100%, then check the 1-inch square before you cut.

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