Custom Chip Bags Step By Step

It’s the little details that take a kids’ party from fun to unforgettable. While most focus on themed food and decorations, few think to turn everyday items into personalized, theme-matching touches — and that’s what makes all the difference.

Last Updated: May 27, 2025  |  7 min Read

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Turning ordinary chip bags into unique party items is a step in the right direction to make your party stand out. All you need is our simple step-by-step guide to create DIY custom chip bags.

Let’s start with the idea for your themed chip bag.

1. How to come up with the best idea for a personalized chip bag

If you have already set your mind on a particular theme for your kid’s party, then go with that theme and make your DIY chip bags to fit that theme. 

If, on the other hand, you are not planning to go for a particular theme, then we have a simple process to come up with the best idea for personalized party printables and decorations, and in this case, a chip bag.

1. Picture the person or occasion you’re planning the party for.

2. Write down 3–6 words or phrases that come to mind — think of:

• • Their likes or hobbies

  • Favorite color or sport

  • A milestone or special wish they’ve shared

3. If it’s a family or national observance, consider:

• • Its meaning and symbolism

  • Common colors, numbers, or display items

4. Turn those words into visual ideas — these will guide what to include on your custom chip bag.

We go into more detail and examples on how this process works in, How To Make An Eye-Catching Party Banner.

Next comes the design of your personalized chip bag.

2. How to design a custom chip bag quickly

The quickest and easiest way to design a custom-made chip bag is using a word processor. Here’s how we do it.

Step 1

Download our free printable chip bag template. It is a transparent (png) file.

Step 2

Open a new blank document in Word, Pages, or Google Docs, and choose landscape from page setup.

Step 3

Drag our transparent chip bag template on the blank page.

Step 4

Resize the chip bag template by extending it to the limits of the whole page. In doing so on an A4/Us Letter page you will end up with the right measurements for a custom chip bag that will hold a 1oz (28g) chip bag, like the ones found in the Frito Lay Classic Assorted Box.

Step 5

Change the page background to the color you have in mind for your DIY chip bags.

If you are using Microsoft Word go to Design > Page Color > Theme Colors or Standard Colors.

If you are working on Pages (Mac), click on Document (top right-hand corner) > Section > Background > Color Fill.

If you are editing on Google Docs, select File > Page Setup > Page Color.

Step 6

Add text and image/s to the front of the chip bag. For ease of use, we have outlined where you can add a text box and the front image. Don’t worry about the text and markings of the template. When you finish with your customizations you can remove the template.

Next, add more text on both back flaps, as shown in our template. We have provided some fun nutrition facts and a barcode in the same download if you wish to use them.

Consecutively, add two rectangles covering all the top and bottom borders and you are done with the design of your chip bag.

Step 7

Remove our transparent (png) chip bag template and spend time looking at your finished product tweaking any element if necessary.

3. How to assemble a DIY chip bag effortlessly

Finally, you are ready to assemble your DIY custom chip bags.

Step 1

Print your DIY chip bag, preferably on thin, glossy (A4/Us Letter) paper.

Adjust your printer settings to glossy paper and borderless printing.

Step 2

Cut out any white outer border.

Step 3

Use double-sided roller tape (or glue stick) to go over the bottom and inner side border.

Step 4

With the chip bag facing down, fold the back flaps until they overlap just a little over each other. Press on the side edges to make the back flaps stick together.

Step 5

Press together the bottom borders, starting from the middle and moving outwards on both sides of the custom chip bag.

Step 6

Put a 1oz (28g) chip bag or any other treats that fit in your DIY bag and seal off the top borders in the same manner as you did with the bottom ones.

Step 7

As an option, you can use paper crimper to make creases on the upper and lower edges of your personalized chip bag. Your bags will look incredibly realistic.

Your personalized chip bags are ready to be displayed and served at your party.

Last thoughts on how to make DIY custom chip bags

If you are after a memorable celebration, no detail is too small. Personalizing chip bags is one of the few efforts you can make to stand out from the ordinary way of doing parties at home. You can make DIY custom chip bags quickly and easily.

Follow our step-by-step instructions to come up with a good idea of what your homemade chip bags will look like, design them without necessarily being a designer, and assemble them in no time. We have prepared a free downloadable custom chip bag template to make things easier for you.