Today, what to do with leftover gift packaging.
- give the boxes to the children and let them build a fort, a town, a robot, here is a link with some fun cardboard projects
- give little boxes to the children to store their treasures
- save and reuse the twist ties
- iron plastic bags together to create a workable fabric and then make yourself a New Year's Eve dress or suit (or tote bag)
- white packing foam and peanuts make great play snow for kids to play with
- white packing foam and peanuts make great snow for holiday displays
- plastic display "windows" make great dollhouse windows and clear craft project backdrops (and one of my sons is looking for some for a windshield for his pinewood derby car)
- use boxes to label, organize, and store items
- save the boxes and tissue to reuse next year
- if you find no practical use for the insane quantity of packaging that comes with a Barbie and most things made by Fisher Price ... recycle
