Spruce up your gifts with this hand-printed brussels sprouts wrapping paper!

Get your sprouts out

The quintessential Christmas dinner veggie – or little green trump machines? Love ‘em or hate ‘em, we can all agree on one thing. The humble garden sprout makes a gorgeous stamp for gift wrap. Go on… give it a go with your little sprouts.

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You will need:

  • Brussels sprouts (obviously)
  • Plain craft paper (we’ve used brown, but you can use any colour)
  • Paints
  • Plate
  • Felt Pen
  • String
  • Knife

Step-by-step brussels sprouts gift wrap

Step 1

Step 1

Gather together everything you need. Don’t let those sprouts get away.

Step 2

Step 2

Assemble your stamping station. Roll out your wrapping paper. Cut your sprouts in half. And squirt your paint onto plates. (Go for a dainty dollop rather than a massive splurge.)

Step 3

Step 3

Dip the flat side of your sprouts into the paint. But wait! Not that much. Just a little bit of paint so you can see the pattern when you stamp it. You can always practice on a piece of scrap paper first.

Step 4

Step 4

Stamp away! You can get creative with your own design. Lots of spots? Loads of colours? Go wild!

Step 5

Step 5

Keep your spots as they are for a more traditional look. Or for a more ‘veggie’ design (veggie… edgy… oh we know, it’s awful) you can add some fun doodles with your pen. Suddenly your sprouts look like Christmas lights… or even royalty!

Step 6

Step 6

That’s a wrap! Wrap up your Christmas pressies and give them to your favouritest people in the whole world.