Talking Trash Day 7: Artful Giftwrap

Coinciding with my talk trash project was my husband’s 3*the birthday. Since he’s already going green in so many ways, I thought Annabelle and I could go one step further and wrap up his birthday gift in an eco-friendly way. To box his new bike shorts, we placed them in tissue paper and an old strawberry container (I happened to give in to a craving for strawberry’s on a recent trip to the grocery store). We then spent several afternoons crafting our own wrapping paper out of old newspaper, a tempera wash, and accentuated tempera designs (including Annabelle’s hand and foot prints). And what would any gift be without a ribbon or bow? We used pipe cleaners left over from another project to give these packages that special bling.

Painting newspaper and creating gift packaging are some of the more earth friendly and fun ways that our family goes green. How do you get your kids in on some environmental action? If not in creating things, what other kinds of activities does your family participate in to care for our planet? I love hearing from you. Thank you for sharing!