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Painting Christmas gift wrapping paper

November 22, 2017 by Kate 1 Comment

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Christmas is a time for giving and our family loved to go to the effort of painting Christmas gift wrapping paper. It’s so simple and children as young as toddler age can do it. 

Painting Christmas gift wrapping paper

I was at the store the other day because we are slowly starting to turn our head to Christmas and I was absolutely floored by the price of wrapping paper. Some of the rolls were only 3 metres long and were up around the $6 mark. Is that just in Australia? 

I couldn’t believe it and knew that we could paint our own Christmas gift wrapping paper, which would likely be a lot more appreciated than what I could buy at the store. 

Recommended age: 2 years + 
(Strict and active supervision is required at all times) 
Painting gift wrapping paper for christmas gifts

Painting Christmas gift wrapping paper

To get your child to paint their own wrapping paper, you will need :

  • Plain roll of paper 
  • Paint (Christmas colours preferred)
  • Paint brushes or painting tools
  • Drop sheet

Task:

Roll out a large piece of paper on the drop cloth and ask your child to paint it. You might like to have them paint what Christmas means to them or add traditional Christmas images, but for little ones, allow them to be as creative as they like! 

Here is a quick little video of what we got up to.

Boo (aged 3 years) had so much fun with this activity. She loved having the large space to paint and didn’t feel she needed more paints that what I was offering her.

As you can see, this activity is incredibly simple to set up and is stress free so you don’t have to worry too much about mess, especially if you have a drop mat under your paper. I also had a wet cloth on hand (as always) and we really didn’t have any issues with spills. 

More reasons why I love this activity –

  • People really appreciate things that are handmade
  • It’s simple for little ones to do independently
  • It encourages creativity and developing a ‘have a go’ attitude
  • Simple to set uplarge scale painting wrapping paper for christmas

Learning achieved from this activity – 

  • boosting creativity
  • learning how colours can mix together
  • developing language skills through conversation
  • building excitement around Christmas
  • and more! 

drying wrapping paper for christmas

We have (finally) started to enjoy some warmer Melbourne sunshine and so I simply hung the large sheet of decorated paper on the washing line to dry. Of course if you are not experiencing warm temperatures over the Christmas season, you can simply keep it indoors to dry. 
gift wrapping paper for christmas

I’m sure you’d agree that people really so appreciate when something is handmade, especially when it’s done by a child. This hand painted Christmas wrapping paper is a gift in itself! Lets just say I’m so glad I didn’t spend the $6 for a roll of Christmas paper and chose to have Boo make it instead.

Would you like your presents wrapped in hand painted wrapping paper?  

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If you like this idea then try – 

Christmas sensory bottle for babies and toddlers  How to make a simple Christmas craft using paper plate as a Santa beard  Reindeer food for Christmas 
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Filed Under: 1 - 3 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 10 years, activities for children, activities for preschoolers, activities for toddlers, Art, Christmas, Messy Play, Outdoor Activity, Paint Tagged With: Christmas, paint

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  1. Christmas Craft Time Fun – Learning With Miss Irene says:
    December 16, 2020 at 11:21 am

    […] is a link to something I was thinking would be fun to do with the kids while on Christmas break. https://laughingkidslearn.com/painting-christmas-gift-wrapping-paper/ This is a fun craft that you can do with the kids and indeed of throwing it away you can wrap gifts […]

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