- Skip wrapping paper whenever possible. Wasting an entire roll of paper disguising a new bike, for instance, is a real waste.
Try hiding gifts around the house and then giving kids clues as to where they are—if a gift is well hidden, it needn't be wrapped at all.
- Recycle magazines, fabric, newspaper, or paper bags into wrapping paper.
- Get even more creative by using old maps, posters, kids' coloring book pages, or sheet music to wrap gifts.
- Make the wrapping part of the gift by using scarves, kitchen towels, pillowcase or tablecloths. A canvas bag can hold gifts and be reused for grocery shopping throughout the year. A tin full of cookies can be used again. A pair of earrings could be placed in a wooden box used later to store buttons, jewelry, or safety pins.
- Reuse bows.
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