Many people find wrapping gifts tedious and a waste of time and money. But, with some creativity, it can be fun and sometimes save some money, and also provide the person receiving the gift something as nice as the actual gift.
Comic pages – a great way to wrap gifts, especially for kids, is to use the comic section of the newspaper. They will have fun (hopefully) trying to read some of the strips while waiting to open their gifts.
Towels – Inexpensive holiday themed hand towels, for either the kitchen or bath, are a great way to wrap a gift for any lady on your list. They are cute, and something someone might not buy for herself. This is especially nice; if the gift they are wrapping is something they can pamper themselves with in the bath, like lotions or bath gels, or cute kitchen gadgets.
Brown paper bags or newsprint – wrapping a gift in brown paper bags or newsprint provides a wonderful canvas for creative minds to decorate. Use markers, crayons, rubber stamps, etc, and let the kids draw all over them. Grandparents, or aunts and uncles would love it, and will probably not even want to open the gift, so be sure to take pictures of the...