I just realized today that I’m running low on my favorite way to make the holidays easier (and more sustainable!): reusable gift bags! No, I’m not talking about paper gift bags that you use over and over until they become trash. I’m talking about actual fabric gift bags.
These can actually cost about the same as a paper gift bag, and they can be used many, many more times. Normally I try to keep these in the family so I can be the one to reuse them, ha, but this year I am running low.
I love to have a big stash of gift bags because it makes the wrapping go so much more quickly. (If you’re like me and anything your child asks for starting in . . . about October . . . is saved to be a Christmas or Hanukkah gift, you do a lot of wrapping.
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