I buy bundles of decorative scarves and cloth bags at my local thrift stores, and use those instead of wrapping paper. At second hand stores the scarves are usually two or three for a dollar, and they make really pretty gift wrap!

When I was little we used the funny papers from the local paper. Now that I am grown I really see how my parents cared for the environment. Today, we use gift bags that we press and reuse for the next year. This goes for all celebratory times throughout the year. When tissue paper is used, we repress it and reuse it.

I use old newspaper to wrap Christmas gifts))

today

I used white IKEA boxes with side handles and just wrapped a fabric bow under the lid and top of the lid. Both the box and bow are able to be used over and over again.