Creative wrapping paper - Arts, Crafts and DIY

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Home made wrapping paper handmade by your child which doubles as a creative outlet for them. A unique gift for family members or for your child’s friends.

Material

1 large sheet of blank paper
1 small portion of paint of your choice
stamps or paintbrushes

Method

Cut out a large sheet of blank paper.
Portion out the paint and let your child decorate as they like with stamps, paintbrushes or their fingers.
Let dry, then wrap up a present.

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- mom19782016
- 25 Jun 2016
  4:53 pm

32 Comments

- - ChiWren said
  - 06 Sep 2024
    9:44 am
Very clever and cute! Great idea. But when I first glanced at the picture I thought it was blood haha! Perfect for Halloween

- - nadine_hill said
  - 03 Jun 2021
    12:30 pm
We love making our own design wrapping paper!

- - mom19782016 said
  - 15 Oct 2020
    12:53 pm
Add green paint and you’ve got Xmas wrapping done!

- - mom462038 said
  - 07 Apr 2020
    10:10 am
Home made wrapping paper, always done by my kids. And they can create these from a very young age. Speaking from experience, grandparents adore it

- - littlehandsofmine said
  - 25 Mar 2020
    8:51 pm
a clever idea

- - Mummyofone77 said
  - 11 Jan 2020
    9:27 am
I’m always using my little ones painting as wrapping paper

- - Angie1981 said
  - 04 Oct 2019
    1:50 pm
Love this idea. Makes it really personal too so great for family members ????

- - mom152736 said
  - 10 Sep 2019
    9:13 am
gorgeous idea . personalized wrapping paper for Christmas!

- - mom129591 said
  - 02 Jul 2019
    9:54 am
You can get stuck with having no wrapping paper. A great idea!

- - MrsA said
  - 13 Mar 2019
    2:24 pm
I recently wrapped a present for my husband with one of our toddler’s paintings. Husband loved it.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 12 Mar 2019
    2:47 pm
Also try using different colours for a different effect!

- - kjgarner said
  - 29 Jun 2018
    9:34 pm
Stamps would be cool, all different shapes and colours
- kjgarner replied
  
  30 Jun 2018 , 9:55 pm
  Grandparents would love seeing what their grandchildren have made
- - mom81879 said
  - 23 Jun 2018
    4:12 pm
I’ve done this and had it done for me. As a proud grandparents. I loved it

- - caramello said
  - 09 Jan 2018
    9:35 am
when my son was little I used to do this, it is an amazing idea. but now that he’s older, he doesn’t paint as much.

- - maddisonmelkie@gmail.com said
  - 06 Nov 2017
    9:20 pm
I cant wait to try this its such a good idea and so creative.

- - deannepritchard said
  - 03 Aug 2017
    7:58 pm
I did this recently and made a stack of different ones with the kids, it is great to grab one out and use it – makes the kids feel special and the person receiving generally loves it too!

- - Haylz89 said
  - 02 Jun 2017
    10:10 pm
We love to do this with all the art miss 5 brings home from kinder, she thinks it’s really special.

- - Stef said
  - 25 Feb 2017
    1:46 pm
I really appreciate nice or creative wrapping paper..sometimes I treasure it along with the gift. I can see myself making this in the future.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 09 Oct 2016
    2:44 pm
I just saw this in my newsfeed and the red splotches on the white background made me think of Halloween. You could also make this a Halloween craft (maybe for older kids!) of bloody hand prints – if that’s not too much for your kids.

- - mom119776 said
  - 15 Sep 2016
    11:22 pm
I have done this with my with daughter for the last few years. She loves doing and it gives more of a personal touch to a present.