- Use reusable containers like gift bags, holiday tins or sturdy gift boxes.
- If you received a bag at the store when you purchased the gift, use that paper or plastic to wrap it.
- Use old scarves, cloth napkins or fabric scraps for an infinitely reusable gift wrap
- Look for “reuse” gift wrap around your house, such as newspaper, maps, magazines, wallpaper samples, or grocery bags
- Use yarn or kitchen twine to tie up your package
- Make gift tags our of cereal boxes or other boxes
- Any container can become a gift bag just by adding a bow or glueing a bit of holiday paper
- Make a gift box out of cereal box (Look for our tutorial on how to do it in our treasure box blog post)
And most importantly!
- After the big unwrap, do not be ashamed to gather up all the gift bags, gift boxes and ribbon to use next year. It’s like giving the earth a big ‘ol gift just from you!
Here’s a small sample of our reuse wrappers.