Family Life Fun Arts & Crafts Kid Crafts Homemade Holiday Wrapping Paper Whip up ink stamps for pennies and create a bevy of beautiful gift wrap, cards, and more. By Parents Editors Parents Editors The Parents Editors byline means there is an experienced group of editors and journalists behind the scenes of the article. Learn more about the Parents team, our core values, and editorial guidelines. our editorial guidelines Published on November 21, 2013 Share Tweet Pin Email 01 of 05 Wrap Stars Photograph by Aaron Dyer Make your own one-of-a-kind wrapping paper, perfect for packaging all of your gifts this season. Originally published in the December/January 2014 issue of FamilyFun magazine. Copyright © 2013 Meredith Corporation. 02 of 05 Craft Foam Stamps Photograph by Aaron Dyer These easy stamps leave a nice, sharp image. Draw your design in reverse on adhesive-backed craft foam. Cut out the shape and stick it to a wood block or sturdy cardboard. Stamp with an ink pad. Originally published in the December/January 2014 issue of FamilyFun magazine. Copyright © 2013 Meredith Corporation. 03 of 05 Clay Stamps Photograph by Aaron Dyer You can sculpt a stamp, too! Roll air-drying modeling clay into a ball. Create a flat surface by pressing the ball onto a table. For letters, push a plastic letter magnet, magnet side out, into the flat circle. Or form a shape, like the cat shown. Add details with improvised tools, such as a fork, pencil point, and marker cap. Use the stamp with an ink pad before the clay dries. Take It Further: For a longer-lasting clay stamp, use Model Magic, which still has some give when dry. Follow the clay instructions above and let the stamp dry before using. Originally published in the December/January 2014 issue of FamilyFun magazine. Copyright © 2013 Meredith Corporation. 04 of 05 Found Object Stamps Photograph by Aaron Dyer Experiment with gluing household items to wood blocks or cardboard and "inking" them in a shallow dish of paint. We love the look of bubble wrap (top), rubber bands wrapped around a block (middle left), corrugated cardboard with the top layer peeled off (middle right), and clothesline (bottom). Originally published in the December/January 2014 issue of FamilyFun magazine. Copyright © 2013 Meredith Corporation. 05 of 05 Stamped Snowman Card Kids love stamping, and this easy craft helps them turn out tons of cards, gift wrap, and more. Originally published in FamilyFun magazine. Copyright © 2013 Meredith Corporation. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit