Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Wrapping gifts for the Holidays? Consider this...


Luna Moms Club tip of the week!

The average consumer wraps 20 gifts during the holidays. If just 3 of those gift were wrapped in reused paper or a paper alternative, the paper saved could cover 45,000 football fields!

* Use decorative newspaper ads, colorful pages from magazines, old book pages, music sheets, old maps, calendars, or Sunday comics to wrap with.
* Use children's drawings and paintings that you don't want to throw away for wrapping paper.
* Cut wrapping paper or children's art to fit the top and bottom of a gift box and permanently attach it, so it may be reused.
* Reuse old ribbons and wrapping paper (if wrinkled, press with a warm iron)
* Use flowers, evergreen sprigs, rosemary, pinecones, yarn or reusable hair ribbons instead of plastic bows.
* Use the fronts of old holiday cards as name tags for this year's gifts.
* Create a scavenger hunt in your home by hiding unwrapped gifts and giving each of your family members clues to find them.

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