Convertible tote bag

A convertible bag for holding articles therein and arranged to be opened to provide a clean and soft surface for diapering an infant thereon, said bag comprising a front and rear panel, each formed of a flexible material and having a pair of side edges, a top edge and a bottom edge, said panels being connected to each other along said bottom edge, said panels also being secured to each other along said side edges via respective releasable securement means extending continuously along said side edges, whereupon when said panels are secured together along their side edges, they form a hollow chamber for said articles, handle means connected to at least one of said panels, each of said panels having an inside surface, moisture impervious barrier means in the form of a web of flexible plastic material having a top edge and a bottom edge and releasably secured to said inside surface by releasable securement means located adjacent said top and bottom edges, and a pad formed of a web of soft and absorbent material having a top edge and a bottom edge and being disposed over said barrier means and releasably secured by releasable securement means located adjacent said top and bottom edges to said panels, said side edges of said panels being arranged to be disconnected from each other to enable said panels to be laid flat on a surface with said inside surface thereof facing upward to thereby expose said pad, with said barrier means already located thereunder and held flat by said releasable securement means, said releasable securement means also holding said pad flat when said panels are laid flat, whereupon a baby can be placed on said pad for diapering and with said barrier means protecting the inside surface of said panels from soiling, said pad and said barrier means being separately removable to enable each to be cleaned, when desired.