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Turn cereal boxes…

   

… into gift bags!

 

The short version…

 

Cut across the top.   Punch holes.  Add ribbon or t-shirt yarn.

The longer version…

You might need to flatten the box to get a straighter line.

Then glue or tape back into place.

 

You can also cut a handle into your design and not worry about the string.

 

You can choose to focus on whatever part of the box you’d like.

 

You can cover the boxes with old wrapping paper or calendar pages or book pages from damaged books. 

Wrap the boxes inside out and decorate them or let your kids decorate them.

You can make a bunch of these at once and store them for future use or give some to friends who would appreciate using them too.  You can reuse them, just as you would reuse any gift bag.

 

These unique and fun gift bags are a great upcycling project.  We can save money, practice our creativity, find a second use for an everyday item, and reduce our consumption of the glossy, expensive, non-recyclable gift bags. 

What creative ideas will you add to this project?