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Wild gift wrap

Presents that smell of the woods. Wrap gifts in brown paper and decorate with nature.

  • 20 min total
  • Low mess
  • Ages 3–5*
  • Indoors
  • Winter, birthdays
Let's do this

*Illustrative age guidance. Your child's development and circumstances matter more than a number.

A tiny plan for your day

Estimated time: 5 min to gather · 12 min to wrap · 3 min to tidy. It's fine to stop early.

Before you start

What you’ll need

  • Brown paper or old newspaper
  • String or twine
  • Sprigs of evergreen, pine cones, dried leaves or cinnamon sticks

Let's begin

Five simple steps

That's the whole activity. Tick each step off as you go, and stop whenever you like.

  1. Grown-up job

    An adult wraps the gift in paper.

  2. Little one leads

    Your child chooses nature finds to decorate it.

  3. Hold them on top while an adult ties the string.

  4. Tuck extra bits under the string.

  5. Add a drawing or name tag.

All done!

That's every step. However it went, you made a little moment together.

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