A bib has a front side and a rear side, a top and a bottom and opposite side edges. The bib is made from a layer of plastic and two layers of absorbent paper laminated and together. An adhesive is coated on the rear side of the bib adjacent its top and extending between the opposite side edges. A release tape covers the adhesive. A pocket extends between the opposite side edges formed at the bottom of the bib on its rear side having plastic on the inside of the pocket and paper on the outside of the pocket, so that when the pocket is turned inside out, it comes to the front side of the bib and maintains an opened condition. A method for making the bib.