I’ve posted on this idea before, but I wanted to bring it up one more time. Child artwork makes great wrapping paper. Not only does it help clear out your cabinet full of salvaged artwork, but it’s a money-saver (no need to buy a new roll for a special occasion), it’s unique and thoughtful, and of course, it’s a green solution for wrapping a package.
Photo by hoyasmeg.
Smaller packages work best when using artwork as wrapping paper. However, if you have several larger pieces that are color coordinated (from the last paint session where your child created 8 different masterpieces), you can easily tape pages together to wrap a larger gift.
Turn it into a project! Gather several pieces of large paper and spend an afternoon creating wrapping paper for the upcoming gift-giving season. You’ll be giving your kids a constructive activity while making cheap and one-of-a-kind wrapping paper.
Heck yeah! I save my son’s art work through out the year in a “wrapping paper” bag and whenever we have a birthday party or a holiday, we dig around in there and see what we find. He’s usually proud to have his work so neatly displayed. There are no arguments over “recycling” his art work. I save a few bucks and the recipient is usually tickled over the wrapping paper. Win! Win!
Oh, we buy the butcher paper which is longer and can wrap bigger packages.
What a great blog and I agree absolutely 100% with your aims.
London Mayor Boris Johnson is urging Londoners to recycle and give up taking plastic bags. I have done this for 18 months and it is really easy.
Pictures of wild life choking on plastic are so distressing and we need to reduce carbon emissions and land fill.
Plastic bags have been banned in South Africa.
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