Wrapping paper with tiny-maker energy

STARTER GUIDE · AWAITING MAKER TESTING

Let’s make something lovely.

Before you begin: Stay within arm’s reach. Use age-rated washable materials; grown-ups handle cutting. Skip beads, buttons, loose magnets, batteries and other small parts around children who mouth objects.

1. 01

   Tape a large sheet flat to a protected table. Offer two or three crayon colors.

2. 02

   Invite your child to make dots, roads, circles or any marks they enjoy. There is no pattern to copy.

3. 03

   Turn the sheet occasionally so different areas receive some color. Stop before the child tires.

4. 04

   An adult writes the maker’s name and year near one edge. Photograph the full sheet before wrapping.

5. 05

   Use the paper around a dry gift and add a handwritten tag. Grown-ups handle scissors and ribbon away from children.

Make it personal

Grandparents might love a small framed square of the paper as much as the gift.

The diagram illustrates the project idea; it is not a maker-tested result. Allow additional drying time. Estimated materials cost excludes equipment. Check your equipment and material instructions, verify template dimensions, and make a sample before a batch.