Montessori Practical Life Activities - Furoshiki: Environmentally Friendly Holiday Wrapping Material

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens;
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens;
Brown paper packages tied up with strings;
These are a few of my favorite things.
~ Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers

Oh, I do love seeing presents under the Christmas tree. We decorate our home soon after the Thanksgiving holiday is over. I have collected many beautiful and sentimental ornaments over the years and I enjoy displaying them for all to see. It is our family tradition that, as soon as the tree is up, there must be at least one wrapped present placed under it. For, how sad is a Christmas tree with no presents? As Christmas approaches, more presents miraculously appear, each one wrapped in beautiful paper and shiny ribbons and bows.

In an attempt to be more environmentally conscious, we have begun looking for ‘greener’ ways to wrap presents. Brown paper packages might sound good in song, but they leave something to be desired under my Christmas tree. Here is a beautiful and environmentally friendly holiday wrapping material that will double as a practical life activity for your Montessori students!