Pinching pennies this Christmas? Or maybe you just like putting a little extra love into wrapping your packages. Either way, you’ll have fun creating and using this practially free wrapping paper for your Christmas presents.

What You Need: 

• Paint
• Paper. Butcher paper is a plus.
• A potato or a glass
• A knife (optional)

Potato Stamping

Potato stamping is super fun, and it’s a great craft to do with kids. It’s cheap, and not too messy. You don’t have to use potatos for your stamp; you can also use the rim of a glass, a fork, your hands, or other interesting-shaped items around your home.

Instructions

• Pour paint onto a plate
• Cut potato in half. If you’re really creative, you can cut interesting shapes into the potato. I did stars.
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• Stamp the potato into the paint. Don’t get too much!
• Stamp the potato all over your paper. Be creative!
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• Let it dry.
• If you like, you can use a sharpie to draw cool designs. Maybe you can make the potato shapes into ornaments or snowmen.
• Wrap your gifts and decorate! 

Looking for another thrify idea? Check out this homemade newpaper Christmas tree— an eco-friendly alernative to the plastic kind!

What do you do to save money or be craft this Christmas? Let us know in the comments!