Giftwrapping with a Brown Paper Grocery Bag

Save money, entertain the kids, and recycle a common item by using a brown paper bag to create unique wrapping paper.

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How to Wrap a Gift

Step 1 Supplies

Gather the following:

• 1 paper grocery bag
• scissors
• clear tape
• crayons, markers, etc
• gift to be wrapped (pictured is the dutch oven for my mother's birthday)
• optional: children to do the decorating (this adds to the cuteness, especially for relatives of said children)

Comments

[luvit]

 i do this all the time! i also use newspapers or old underclothes!

[Diabala]

You can also, re-cycle your own paper, and add some natural tint into the mix, it makes beautifull color papers, and also, is very entertaining for the kids....
Remember they allways appreciate a way to get all messy and dirty... XD
In addition, you can make the papers, and ones they are finished, give it to the kids, so they make their own designs of cutted paper.. some cutted paper, some glue, and voilá.. the wraping could never be more fun...

ow!.. and remember: All the paper that it's left, you can allways re-re-cycle it! ^_

[niceday8888]

I always thought wrapping gift is a waste of paper, but this is so much better. By the way your children are very cute too.

[hippie_mama]

Thank you! I'm sure my own drawings on the paper wouldn't have been as special to the recipient. :P

[LinuxH4x0r]

*cough*freebrownpaperathomedepotorlowesiforgotwhichone*cough* I do this all the time. Great job!

[hippie_mama]

Thanks! Any paper is good, so long as it's free paper. :D

[thewoodcarver]

Use to use the funny papers from Sunday papers as a kid still do on some friends presents .....works well like a paper bag .... good reuse

[Mr. Rig It]

I did this when I was a kids too. Great idea, can you still get paper bags though? They are also good for wrapping packages for the mail.

[hippie_mama]

Most smaller locally-owned grocery stores still give you the option (at least in the midwest).

[SWV1787]

I wrap gifts in brown post paper all the time... drives my girlfriend nuts...

[hippie_mama]

Hehe, maybe you should draw cute pictures on hers and win her over to the dark side. :P