You really can wrap a beautiful gift for super cheap. Don’t spend lots of money on expensive wrapping paper. Instead, try these ideas for wrapping presents:
Buy brown paper. Brown postal-type paper is much cheaper than wrapping paper and it can look really nice given the proper embellishments. For instance, ask your children to draw holiday decorations on the paper with crayons, markers, stamps, or watercolors. Or, simply tie a ribbon around it. For an added touch, tie on a jingle bell, an inexpensive ornament, or even a light bulb from a burnt-out strand of large Christmas lights.
Or try this easy idea….
Cut out the amount of brown (or other inexpensive) paper that you need for wrapping your gift. Find a good spot for a cutout by roughly wrapping the paper and marking a location with a pencil. Cut out a Christmas tree, ornament, menorah, or whatever you’d like. Under the cutout, tape a piece of more expensive holiday paper on the inside. This makes for a beautifully-wrapped gift without the cost of wrapping it entirely in the more expensive paper.
Buy other versatile paper. When you buy wrapping paper, you might want to look for paper that extends beyond the holiday season. Look for solid colors or other prints that aren’t holiday-specific. Then, your paper will double for other holidays or events, like birthdays or weddings. I like to use solid-colored or other versatile paper anytime of the year. It’s nice to always have wrapping paper on hand that can be used for any occasion. If you’d like, find a way to use a solid-colored paper in a way that fits the holiday or event. One idea would be to buy a red wrapping paper and use a green bow or ribbon to make it festive for Christmas. This same red wrapping paper can be used in different ways for other holidays or events as well.
Check the square-footage. Make sure to compare the square-footage between similarly-priced rolls of wrapping paper. You may notice that the more plain (and versatile) prints are generally cheaper.
The main rule when wrapping gifts is to not settle for expensive paper that will only be thrown out in a few weeks. You can save money and wrap a nice gift at the same time.
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