So, when I went to Target to get wrapping for his present and I couldn't find an "affordable" plain boy bag or one with dinosaurs... by affordable, I mean something under $3.00. I know $3 doesn't seem like that big of deal, but to me, it was. I finally settled on a "PLANES" bag with "Dusty" on it (since my son wouldn't stop saying, "Dusty, Dusty!" Then, I turned... and the spotlights came on shining on the end cap (where all the clearance stuff is "stuffed.") Okay, spotlights didn't really come on, but some plain brown paper attracted my attention because it was $0.75... Yep! Less than a dollar... AND it would wrap more than one present. Then my wheels got turning... How could I make this personalized for my nephew? An idea that I had seen on Pinterest popped in my head and I knew it was perfect... Especially for the price!!!!!
When I got home from the store, got my little guy down for a nap, I set to work. Here are my supplies...
It took me a sharpie, paper, ribbon, crayons and 30 minutes to make THIS!
What 4 year old wouldn't want to color his own wrapping paper?!?!?!?!
So all I did was take the paper and I started drawing. Then, I wrapped his gift (with the least amount of tape possible), added ribbon and crayons. So for a fraction of $0.75 cents, I created my own interactive wrapping paper.
Okay... NOT an original idea.... but I made it my own.
Then I started getting creative! Although a child is the primary ideal recipient, why not wrap other things with other themes for adults?!? i would love it if I received this and would probably take the time to color my paper and save it!
Here are a few ideas to get you started! The best suggestion I have is to just have fun and use your creativity! (also if you need ideas for fonts, you can easily google fonts or look at my favorite website ... www.dafont.com.)
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